I have to watch! 15 Health-preserving functions of Coffee from the Angle of traditional Chinese Medicine

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From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the function of coffee is as follows:

The coffee bean is taken from the fruit of the coffee tree. It is red and red in color, enters the heart, is bitter, and merges into the path of the large intestine. The taste is bitter and bitter, fried and scorched. Glycol has nourishing and relieving effects, relieving pain, diverging pungent taste, passing through the brain-blood barrier, treating surface wind-heat, headache, bitterness, dryness and diarrhea, and treating fever or dampness.

15 health care functions:

one

Refreshing and refreshing

Caffeine flavor aromatic alcohol, very easy to pass through the brain blood barrier, stimulate the central nervous system, promote brain activity, so that the mind more clear, lively and sensitive response, thinking ability, concentration, improve work efficiency; can stimulate the cerebral cortex, promote sensation, judgment and enhance memory.

two

Strengthen muscles and bones, benefit waist and knees

Caffeine can make muscles contract freely, increase tendon strength, lower exercise valve, increase body sensitivity and improve exercise function.

three

Appetizer staple food

Caffeine stimulates sympathetic nerves, stimulates gastrointestinal acid secretion, promotes digestion, prevents gastric distension and gastroptosis, and promotes gastrointestinal hormones and peristaltic hormones to facilitate rapid defecation.

four

Eliminating lipid and eliminating accumulation

Caffeine can accelerate the decomposition of fat, increase the body's metabolic rate, increase heat consumption, and help reduce fat and tighten the skin. in addition, taking a bath with coffee powder is an excellent thermotherapy to help you lose weight.

five

Liqiao dehumidification

Caffeine can promote kidney function, expel excess sodium ions from the body, increase urination, improve abdominal distension and edema, and help lose weight.

six

Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis

Coffee contains linoleic acid, which has hemolysis and prevents thrombosis, enhances vasoconstriction, promotes blood circulation, and relieves vasodilation headaches, especially migraines. In addition, it can promote venous reflux, moisturize the skin, restore the elasticity of the muscle surface and prevent cardiovascular disease.

seven

Extinguish wind and stop spasm

Coffee can accelerate cholesterol metabolism, reduce atherosis of coronary arteries and reduce the risk of stroke.

eight

Coffee has the function of relieving alcohol.

Drinking coffee after drinking alcohol will lead to the rapid oxidation of acetaldehyde converted from alcohol, which will be decomposed into water and carbon dioxide and discharged from the body. (not suitable for too thick)

There are many advantages of coffee, among which you must know the important nine points.

one

Drinking coffee is good for the skin

Coffee can accelerate the metabolism of the skin, accelerate the discharge of waste cutin and dilute the dark circles under the eyes caused by poor circulation. In addition, it has the effect of anti-oxidation, regular drinking coffee can keep skin cells full of vitality, prevent cell oxidation, thus anti-aging.

two

Drinking coffee can prevent cancer and fight cancer

The polyphenols in coffee are strong antioxidants. Drinking some coffee every day has a certain effect on cancer prevention and anti-cancer.

Women who drank more than three cups of caffeinated coffee a day had a 21% lower risk of basal cell cancer than those who drank less than one cup a month. Caffeine can also inhibit tumor growth.

If women drank four cups of coffee a day, the incidence of breast cancer would be reduced by 25% and 70%, even for women with a family history of breast cancer. This is because coffee can reduce the production of carcinogenic estrogens.

three

Drink coffee after a meal to nourish the stomach and aid digestion

Drinking coffee after a meal is good for stomach health. On the other hand, if you drink coffee in an empty stomach, the secretion of gastric juice will damage the gastric mucosa, thus damaging the health of the stomach.

People who love meat had better have a cup of coffee after dinner, which has a good effect on relieving grease and aiding digestion. In addition, the content of soluble dietary fiber in coffee is higher than that in orange juice, and caffeine can stimulate intestinal peristalsis. Therefore, drinking coffee has the effect of relieving constipation.

four

Drinking coffee protects the liver

In recent years, there is growing evidence that coffee can reduce the risk of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. Coffee is rich in polyphenols that also protect the liver. Patients with hepatitis are advised to drink some coffee every day, which is good for the repair of liver cells. Drinking coffee can also help people with heavy drinking, overweight, diabetes or iron overload reduce the risk of liver disease, but there is no evidence that coffee and tea can reduce the risk of chronic liver disease from fatty liver or viral hepatitis.

five

Drinking coffee can prevent radiation injury.

Radiation injury has become a prominent pollution and harm at present. Especially the radiation of household appliances. Such as long-term operation of the computer, home microwave ovens, televisions and so on. Studies have clearly shown that coffee helps prevent radiation damage.

six

Drinking coffee can relieve sore exercise.

Having a cup of coffee after exercise can help relieve muscle soreness. Drinking coffee can help people relieve muscle pain caused by excessive exercise, according to a study. It is worth noting that although caffeine has the effect of relieving exercise pain, it is often only effective for people who do not drink coffee very often.

seven

Drinking coffee can relieve alcohol.

Chlorogenic acid in coffee can prevent alcoholism. Drinking the right amount of coffee after drinking can quickly oxidize acetaldehyde converted from alcohol, decompose it into water and carbon dioxide and discharge it out of the body.

eight

Drinking coffee can prevent gallstones

Some studies have suggested that caffeinated coffee can stimulate gallbladder contraction and reduce cholesterol in bile, which is prone to gallstone formation, thereby reducing people's risk of developing the most common gallstone disease.

nine

Drinking coffee to prevent depression

People who drink coffee regularly will feel less happy and irritable, and their mood will be improved. Studies have shown that having a cup of coffee can really calm your mood when you are irritable or depressed.