May 21, 2018
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【不快樂時你需要這花~】選對了花還有疏肝解鬱的作用!
#BlueMonday收花最開心
#收食得飲得的花更實際
#中醫花語解密
四大疏肝解鬱花
問女生是否喜歡收花？大多數都是「口裡說不，身體卻很誠實」。其實心情低落時更加需要收花！下次不妨送自己或朋友「四大疏肝解鬱花」，簡單令人心花怒放，心花日日開！
1. 玫瑰花、月季花
玫瑰花高踞女士想收花排行榜的第一位，與月季花同是疏肝花的重要一員。玫瑰及月季花看上去很像，屬性相約。性溫，具理氣解鬱，和血散瘀的功效，平常用來沖水泡茶，或者用入豆漿、甜品中，皆有活血調經，疏肝解鬱的作用。最適合壓力大，易有氣滯體質的事業型女性。＊注意氣血虛弱者及孕婦慎服。
2. 合歡花
合歡花性平，單是名字已叫人歡喜，遇上胸悶不舒、心情不悅，用少許合歡花泡水喝，就有寧神、鎮靜、舒肝理氣、解鬱安神的功效，如果因為心情憂鬱至失眠，合歡花亦有改善作用。
3. 茉莉花
花色潔白、香氣清雅的茉莉花，是不少人鍾愛的香水味道，從中醫角度來看，茉莉屬性溫，有理氣解鬱的作用，難怪清香的味道叫人著迷，我們上茶樓點叫的「香片」，就是在茶葉上薰以茉莉花香而成。
4. 桂花
桂花花團嬌小，但香氣馥郁，遠遠都可聞到讓人心曠神怡的甜美花香，原來桂花含有揮發性的芳香物質，難怪多用來做甜點、泡茶、浸酒。從中醫角度看，桂花性溫，有安心寧神，暖胃止痛的功效。
飲用花茶小貼士
花茶雖香又有養生功效，但要注意以下飲用禁忌：
・花茶要現泡現喝，避免隔夜
・最好以透明玻璃壼沖泡
・不宜空腹飲用
・飲用量一杯起兩杯止，多喝反會引起胃脹、腹瀉
・選購有信譽商戶購買花茶，怕農藥超標
Four flowers to relieve stress
If you ask a girl if she likes to receive flowers, most will say no even though they do, especially when they are feeling sad. Next time try sending yourself or your friends these four stress relieving flowers!
1. Rose/Chinese Rose
Rose is what most ladies like the most and, like Chinese Rose, it is great for stress relief. They look similar and have similar effects. They are warm in nature, can regulate qi and improve mood as well as dispel bruising. You can make a tea with them or add it into your soy milk or desserts. It is most suitable for those professional working ladies with intense stress and prone to qi stagnation body constitution. Note: those with asthenic qi and blood and those who are pregnant should consume with caution.
2. Albizia flower
Albizia is mild in nature and great for a cup of tea when you feel down as it can calm the mind, release negative moods, and regulate qi. If you are losing sleep due to your emotions, a cup of albizia tea can also help.
3. Jasmine
Jasmine has a refreshing aroma and is white in color, and a lot of people like it for their perfume. From chinese medicine perspective, it is warm in nature and can regulate qi and improve your mood. The scented tea commonly served in restaurants are smoked with Jasmine to achieve the floral fragrance too.
4. Sweet osmanthus
Sweet osmanthus is small but has a powerful aroma that can spread quite a distance. It is most commonly used in desserts, tea, and soaked in wine. It is warm in nature and can calm the mind, warm the stomach to relieve pain.
Tips for drinking floral tea
Floral tea is fragrant and healthy but it is important to note the following:
– try to drink your tea soon and do not store overnight
– use a transparent tea pot to make floral tea
– don’t drink it with an empty stomach
– keep to 1-2 cups per day, having too much can lead to abdominal bloating and diarrhea
– buy your floral tea from a reputable seller to avoid high amounts of pesticides
