Everyone knows that watermelon is a summer staple, but winter melon is also a heavyweight player in cooling off during the summer.
However, what we are talking about today is not the fresh winter melon, but the winter melon peel. Have you ever been like me, throwing away the peel of winter melon every time you eat it?
In fact, it’s a waste to throw away such good stuff! Winter melon can clear heat, reduce swelling, promote diuresis, and nourish the body fluids. It is a treasure trove – not just the flesh, but the peel is also valuable, dried peel can be used as a medicinal herb.
Winter melon peel has a sweet taste and a cool nature, belongs to the spleen and small intestine meridians, it can promote diuresis, reduce swelling, clear heat, and is especially effective when combined with lotus leaf.
The winter melon and lotus leaf tea uses the winter melon peel.
Speaking of winter melon and lotus leaf tea, it is undoubtedly a refreshing drink for summer, combining the effects of removing dampness, reducing heat, and dispelling greasiness. On hot summer days, a cool cup of winter melon and lotus leaf tea not only helps in reducing oiliness but also penetrates deep into the body, gently removing moisture.
Ingredients: Winter melon (peel) 2g, lotus leaf 1g, mulberry leaf 1g, rose 2 pieces
Winter melon peel and lotus leaf complement each other, offering four benefits.
Firstly, the cool nature of winter melon peel can clear heat, reduce swelling, nourish body fluids, and lotus leaf also has the ability to clear heat. Together, they can effectively relieve heat, discomfort, making it a suitable drink for the hot summer.
Secondly, although winter melon peel may seem ordinary, it is an expert in dispelling dampness, known as the “number one melon for removing dampness in the summer.” Lotus leaf, although it grows in water, is also adept at dampness removal. Their combination enhances the ability to dispel dampness.
Moreover, the winter melon peel has diuretic properties, increasing urination frequency and aiding in reducing edema. In traditional Chinese medicine, there is a saying “treating skin with skin,” drinking water boiled with winter melon peel can alleviate various types of skin edema. Additionally, lotus leaf also promotes diuresis and bowel movements, further facilitating the elimination of waste from the body, aiding in fat reduction and colon cleansing.
Furthermore, winter melon itself can prevent the accumulation of body fat, helping to consume excess fat. Combined with the ability of lotus leaf to promote intestinal peristalsis, it helps in improving constipation and aids in weight loss.
As we all know, to achieve a beautiful figure, dampness removal is essential; however, this requires a healthy spleen and stomach.
During the dog days of summer, with overwhelming heat and dampness, it feels like being in a steam room. At this time, dampness can easily invade the body, lingering in the middle burner (spleen and stomach). Therefore, many people may experience symptoms like loss of appetite, fatigue, loose stools, edema, etc. By avoiding cold foods and tonifying spleen yang, you can help in digestion, invigorate the yang, nourish the body, and dispel coldness.
As mentioned earlier, both lotus leaf and winter melon peel are effective in dampness removal. Moreover, lotus leaf can clear and relieve summer heat, with a mild nature that does not harm the body’s normal state. It is an excellent product for dampness removal and tonification of the spleen, preventing thirst, dizziness, and diarrhea caused by summer dampness and heat. The aromatic nature of the lotus leaf can invigorate the spleen, open up the appetite, regulate the intestines and stomach, stop diarrhea, and relieve symptoms of spleen deficiency and diarrhea, promoting the removal of dampness.
Winter melon peel
Lotus leaf
Sangye, as characterized by its cool nature and bitter taste, is often said to “ginseng for heating up, mulberry leaf for clearing up.” The coolness of mulberry leaf combined with the diuretic properties of winter melon peel makes it an ideal choice for summer health. During the scorching dog days, it is easy to feel fatigued and over-stressed, the combination of mulberry leaf with winter melon peel effectively helps in clearing heat, refreshing the mind, relieving discomfort caused by summer dampness.
Rose petals regulate qi without being too drying, nourish blood without causing damage, with very gentle nature, they can nourish the heart and liver blood vessels in a person, relieve internal stagnation, soothe the liver and relieve stress, invigorate the spleen and reduce fire, invigorate blood circulation and dispel stasis. Lotus leaf clears summer heat, supplements qi, uplifts yang, stops bleeding, the combination of the two can regulate the liver and stomach. Additionally, rose petals can enhance beauty and nourish the skin, help in bowel regulation, lotus leaf can also promote intestinal health, urination, and defecation, a powerful synergy between the two.
Mulberry leaf
Rose petals
Winter melon with lotus leaf for heat clearing and dampness removal; winter melon with mulberry leaf for heat clearing and cooling; lotus leaf for tonifying the spleen and dampness removal, along with rose petals, cooperate to regulate the liver and stomach, clean the liver with spleen, remove dampness, clear heat, reduce fat, and cleanse the intestines. This combination is especially suitable for individuals with dampness and internal heat constitution, aiding in reducing fat. However, not everyone is suitable for consuming winter melon and lotus leaf tea, individuals with spleen and stomach deficiency coldness should avoid it.
When drinking, you can brew directly or simmer in a health pot for 20 minutes (simmering in a health pot is better).
For special groups such as the elderly and children, it is essential to control the dosage and frequency. Additionally, winter melon and lotus leaf tea cannot replace medicines, for individuals with severe illnesses, consult a doctor before consumption.
That concludes today’s sharing. How about winter melon and lotus leaf tea, have you ever tried it? To achieve health and beauty, give it a try, and make each day full of vitality and beauty!
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