On the Nature and Taste of Coffee from the Angle of traditional Chinese Medicine

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As a kind of exotic tropical plant, coffee was introduced very late in our country, and there are few records in traditional Chinese medicine books. However, in recent years, coffee, one of the three largest drinks in the world, has gradually become popular among Chinese people and become an important daily drink with hot taste. Today, they will talk about the nature and taste of coffee and its relationship with health from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, coffee has a special aroma and bitter taste. Traditional Chinese medicine thinks that aromatic materials have a refreshing and refreshing effect, and bitterness often enters the heart meridian. Drinking coffee often has the use of refreshing and relieving fatigue, which is extremely suitable for office workers. At present, medical scientific research also believes that coffee is easy to pass through the blood-brain barrier and stimulate the central nervous system, which can make the mind more clear, responsive and improve professional efficiency.

Coffee is pungent and warm, which can dissipate dampness and help yang, so it is beneficial to the use of kidney yang and diuresis, which can improve the amount of urine and improve bloated abdomen. Its use is similar to that of Cistanche deserticola and other proprietary Chinese medicines, so there are currently traditional Chinese medicine with coffee in the treatment of damp-heat dysentery or increased prostate accompanied by damp-heat, the effect is very good. More and more patients with increased prostate, regular drinking coffee still has analgesic and anti-increasing use.

Coffee can also be metabolized rapidly and has the effect of relieving wind and relieving spasm. Stroke, Parkinson's disease, such as syncope, trembling, paralysis for the specific display of the disease, the average range of TCM wind syndrome, spasm syndrome, can drink the right amount of coffee. At present, some Chinese medicine scientific research thinks that eating broad beans with coffee can effectively control shivering and prevent Parkinson's disease.

Although coffee is good, drinking should be moderate, it is recommended to drink 1 cup every morning, excessive drinking will mean regular rest, reduce the incidence of pregnancy in women, and probably form osteoporosis. In addition, when drinking coffee, it is best to add a little milk, more and more middle-aged people, not only to dilute the use, so that the taste is better lubricated, but also to prevent bone calcium flow, prevent osteoporosis.