It looks unremarkable, but its small body has great energy.

Cassia seed, also known as Cassia tora, is considered by Chinese medicine to be sweet, bitter, salty, slightly cold, and enters the liver and large intestine meridians, and has the effect of clearing the liver and improving eyesight. Modern research has also found that Cassia seed has the functions of lowering blood lipids, lowering blood pressure, moisturizing dryness and promoting bowel movements. It has so many uses~

What are the benefits of drinking Cassia seed

1. Treat constipation

Cassia seed contains rhein, which has an active effect of clearing heat and moistening the intestines, targeting heat and dryness in the intestines. It can treat modern people’s gastrointestinal and constipation problems and help patients defecate smoothly.

2. Clear the liver and improve eyesight

Cassia seed can both clear away liver and gallbladder fire and disperse wind-heat. When used together with Tribulus terrestris, Ligustrum lucidum, Lycium barbarum, and Rehmannia glutinosa, it can treat amblyopia and cataracts.

3. Lowering blood lipids

Cassia seed has the function of inhibiting the increase of serum cholesterol and the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, and has a good lipid-lowering effect on patients with hyperlipidemia.

4. Lowers blood pressure

Cassia seeds can be brewed with boiling water as tea. Long-term drinking can effectively lower blood pressure and has a good effect on cardiovascular diseases.

5. Prevent heat cold

Cassia seed is effective in treating heat stroke, colds, and heatstroke. Take mulberry leaves, bamboo leaves, mint, chrysanthemum and Cassia seed together to make tea or soak them in boiling water to prevent sore throat, heat stroke, and so on.

6. Antibacterial effect

Cassia alcohol extracted from Cassia seeds can effectively fight against Escherichia coli, diphtheria bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Paratyphoid bacteria, etc.

7. Weight loss effect

Cassia seed can inhibit the synthesis of fat and decompose excess fat in the body. Taking 10 grams of Cassia seed and soaking it in water to drink every day is a good way to maintain health, so using it to lose weight is also a good way. However, please note that if you have a cold constitution, you should drink less of this tea.

Cassia seed diet therapy

How do you make tea with Cassia seed? What is the best way to soak it? In fact, Cassia seed can also be used to cook porridge~

Cassia seed tea

Improve eyesight, lower blood pressure, regulate lipids

Preparation method: Use 15 grams of stir-fried or crushed Cassia seeds to make tea and drink it directly until the tea becomes colorless.

Efficacy: Drinking Cassia Seed Tea for middle-aged and elderly people not only helps to facilitate bowel movements, but also has health benefits such as improving eyesight, lowering blood pressure, and regulating lipids.

Cassia seed green tea

Clears away heat, soothes the liver, lowers blood lipids and blood pressure

Preparation method: 5 grams each of Cassia seed and green tea. Fry Cassia seeds over low heat until the aroma comes out, then take out, let cool, and pour boiling water with green tea before drinking.

Efficacy: Clears away heat and calms the liver, lowers blood lipids and blood pressure, moistens the intestines and promotes bowel movements, improves eyesight.

Cassia seed and wolfberry tea

Lowering blood pressure and lipids

Preparation method: 30 grams of Cassia seed and 30 grams of wolfberry, decoct in water to extract juice, and drink as tea.

Efficacy: Suitable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, constipation and other diseases.