What are the effects of chrysanthemum tea?

Chrysanthemum tea has the effect of dispersing wind-heat, calming liver-yang, clearing away heat and detoxifying.

1. Dispersing wind-heat

chrysanthemum tastes pungent, sweet and bitter, and is slightly cold in nature. Drinking chrysanthemum tea in moderation can disperse wind-heat and improve fever, headache and cough caused by wind-heat cold.

2. Suppressing liver-yang

chrysanthemum enters liver meridian, clearing away heat and calming liver-yang. Drinking chrysanthemum tea in moderation can improve headache, dizziness, excessive heat of liver meridian, extreme heat and wind caused by hyperactivity of liver-yang.

3. Clearing away heat and detoxifying

chrysanthemum tea tastes bitter, is slightly cold in nature, can clear away heat and detoxify, and can be used to treat carbuncle swelling, eye swelling and other symptoms.

Note that people with spleen and stomach deficiency should not drink chrysanthemum tea excessively.