The medicinal value of coffee Coffee is also a good "traditional Chinese medicine"

As an exotic tropical plant, coffee was introduced very late in China, and there are few records in traditional Chinese medicine books. However, in recent years, coffee, one of the three largest drinks in the world, is gradually loved by Chinese people and has become an important daily drink of fashion and delicacy. Today we 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 bitterness. According to traditional Chinese medicine, aromatic substances have the function of refreshing and refreshing, and bitterness often enters the heart meridian. Drinking coffee often has the effect of refreshing and relieving fatigue, which is very suitable for office workers. Modern medical 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 work efficiency.

Coffee pungent warm, pungent can dissipate dampness, warm can help yang, so it helps the role of kidney yang, diuresis, can increase urination, improve abdominal distension and edema. Its effect is similar to Cistanche deserticola and other warm traditional Chinese medicine, so modern Chinese medicine with coffee (daily drinking) to treat damp-heat dysentery or benign prostatic hyperplasia with damp-heat, the effect is good. Especially in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, drinking coffee often has the effect of relieving pain and anti-hyperplasia.

Coffee can also accelerate metabolism and has the effect of extinguishing wind and relieving spasm. Stroke, Parkinson's disease and other diseases with syncope, tremor and paralysis as the main manifestations, all belong to the category of wind syndrome and spasm syndrome of traditional Chinese medicine, and can drink coffee in the right amount. Modern Chinese medicine research believes that taking broad beans with coffee can effectively control tremors 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 affect normal sleep, reduce women's chances of pregnancy, and may also cause osteoporosis. In addition, it is best to add a little milk when drinking coffee, especially for the middle-aged and elderly, which can not only dilute and lubricate the taste, but also prevent the loss of bone calcium and prevent osteoporosis.