According to General Practitioner Bui Dac Sang, Hanoi Oriental Medicine Association, in Oriental medicine, black xạ has a bitter taste, cold properties, and the effect of regulating menstruation, diuretic, treating boils, ulcers, anti-inflammatory, cooling the liver and gallbladder, reducing secretions and enhancing the body's resistance.
4 groups of people should not drink black tea
Although xạ đen is a fairly benign medicinal herb, it can also cause some unwanted side effects in some people. The following groups of people should not drink xạ đen water.
- Pregnant women and children under 5 years old.
- People with low blood pressure should not use the black tea plant because it can lower blood pressure, causing dizziness. In case of low blood pressure but still want to use black tea, you should add 3 to 5 thin slices of ginger when drinking.
- Xạ đen is also contraindicated for people with kidney failure or poor kidney function. The medicinal plant is good but can cause poor kidney function because it has to filter more impurities.
- People who drink alcohol should not drink black tea.
Black tea is a fairly benign medicinal herb. (Illustration photo)
Health benefits of black tea
The black tea plant is also known as the cancer plant because the chemical composition of the plant has the ability to inhibit cancer cells, especially liver cancer and lung cancer. The black tea plant contains chemical components including polyphenols (lithospermic acid and lithospermic acid B, rosmarinic acid, kaempferol 3-rutinoside, rutin); sesquiterpene and triterpene; other groups of compounds such as amino acids, quinones, flavonoids, tannins.
With these ingredients, the black tea plant has pharmacological effects including:
Anti-tumor: Polyphenol, flavonoid, and quinone compounds in the black ginseng plant inhibit the growth of cancer cells, liquefy cancer cells so they can be easily destroyed, thereby preventing tumor formation and metastasis.
Antioxidants: Chemicals in the black ginseng plant have the ability to fight free radicals and reduce the harmful effects of free radicals on cells.
Antibacterial: In particular, the triterpenoid saponin compound in xạ đen has the ability to protect the body against invading bacteria.
In Oriental medicine, the black xạ plant has a slightly astringent and bitter taste, cold properties and has effects such as supporting the treatment of hepatitis, cirrhosis, supporting the treatment of fatty liver causing jaundice; detoxifying, reducing inflammation, acne on the skin; stabilizing blood pressure, activating blood circulation; helping to relieve stress, calm the mind, increase resistance; treating tumors; treating bone and joint diseases, spine.
Depending on each prescription, the dosage of xạ đen will be corresponding, but the maximum dose should only be about 70g of xạ đen per day and you should consult your doctor for advice on the appropriate dosage.
Above is information about 4 groups of people who should not drink black tea as well as the effects of black tea. To achieve optimal use of black tea, it is best for users to consult a specialist.
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