Lingnan people have a famous way to prevent influenza: "Hezi Tea" you must know

The weather has been changeable recently. Sometimes the temperature rises sharply, sometimes it rains heavily, and the humidity increases. People with low immunity are especially vulnerable to viruses. Hospital outpatient clinics across the country are once again flooded with flu patients. How to prevent influenza? People who have lived in the Lingnan area for a long time have their own traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. Herbal tea that clears away heat and removes dampness is the first choice for preventing influenza.

To fight against influenza, people in Lingnan use "Hezi Tea"

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that influenza is a type of warm-heat disease caused by the abnormal qi of the four seasons, internal stagnation of heat, and overtime. It spreads from the inside to the outside. It has an acute onset and is highly contagious. In ancient times, there was a lot of miasma in the Lingnan area. The special geographical location and humid and rainy climate characteristics led to the frequent occurrence of heat-related diseases such as summer heat and summer dampness. Over time, local doctors have studied many unique methods to deal with febrile diseases, among which the most highly regarded by the common people is "Hezi Tea".

According to historical records, during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, a plague (influenza) occurred in the Pearl River Delta and Hunan areas. At that time, people used a herbal tea called Yuanjilin Ganhe tea to prevent and treat the epidemic. According to legend, people who are not sick can prevent illness by drinking it, those who are mildly ill can be cured, and those who are seriously ill can be relieved. Since then, Jilin Ganhe tea has become an essential medicine for people in Guangdong and Guangxi to prevent and treat influenza. It has been passed down to this day and is affectionately called "Hezi Tea".

　(original site of Jilin Ganhe Tea Pharmaceutical Factory)

Mei Quanxi, director of traditional Chinese medicine at Zhongshan Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, believes that drinking herbal tea can remove the internal dampness and heat in the human body, eliminate the internal factors that induce influenza, cut off the disease process, and play a preventive role. Therefore, proper consumption of herbal teas that can clear away heat, detoxify, remove dampness and strengthen the spleen, such as Yuan Jilin Ganhe tea, can be of great help in preventing influenza.

Ancient herbal tea, clears heat and removes dampness without causing coldness

Origin Jilin Ganhe Tea was founded in the 18th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty and has a history of 124 years. It is a classic Lingnan Chinese patent medicine. It is widely recognized by people in Guangdong and Guangxi because of its excellent curative effect and convenient consumption. Once someone in the family has a cold or has diarrhea, mothers will cook a bowl of Ganhe tea for them to take, and the effect will be immediate.

Different from ordinary herbal teas with cold medicinal properties on the market, Jilin Ganhe tea is derived from There are 35 herbs in total, including mint to dispel wind and heat; mulberry leaves and perilla leaves to soothe wind and relieve the surface; kudzu root to relieve muscles and unblock collaterals; capsicum to dispel dampness and clear away heat, and aromatic patchouli to resolve dampness; hawthorn leaves for digestion and stagnation; plus some other traditional Chinese medicines for clearing away heat and relieving dryness, the combination of these herbs can achieve the effects of dispersing wind and heat, relieving heat and digestion, promoting body fluids and quenching thirst. It is a cold-cooling and warming medicine that integrates cold, heat, warmth and coolness into one, making the medicine mild in nature and can effectively remove dampness and heat without damaging the spleen and stomach. It can also be safely consumed by the elderly, children, women and other weak people with spleen deficiency and fear of cold.

After entering the new century, Sinopharm and Dezhong Pharmaceuticals have retained the traditional tea-making technology and processes to the greatest extent while strictly abiding by the GMP pharmaceutical production quality standards. As the inheritors of the ancient Ganhe tea recipe, they have continued to explore new ideas and improved the process. They have made Jilin Ganhe tea into small tea bags, that is, tea bags, which are convenient for brewing.

　(Source Jilin Ganhe Tea—Sinopharm Group·Dezhong)

Living in Guangdong, you have to adapt to the hot and humid climate in Guangdong. It is recommended to keep a box of Jilin Ganhe tea, which is adapted to the climate and water and soil of Guangdong.