Can lotus leaf tea reduce the effects of medicine?

Tea is a healthy drink, and traditional Chinese medicine has always believed that tea can detoxify. Today we will look at some of the effects and medicinal properties of lotus leaf tea. Lotus leaf tea has long been regarded as a good product for weight loss in China. Because we all know that lotus leaves themselves have their own effects. For example, lotus roots and lotus leaves can act as diuretics and laxatives, so lotus leaf tea made from lotus leaves is also very popular among people. However, some people may have such concerns, will lotus leaf tea reduce the medicinal properties?

The most common explanation for why tea breaks down medicinal properties is that the tannic acid contained in tea leaves can easily react with the bioalkali in the stomach to form insoluble precipitates, which prevents the medicine from being absorbed by the body and exerting its medicinal effects. The active ingredients of many traditional Chinese medicines are biological alkaloids. For example, ephedra contains ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, coptis chinensis and phellodendron both contain terpenoids, and stemona contains stemonae. The active ingredients of other herbs such as yanhusuo, cirsium, cirsium, cyperus, rhizoma achyranthis Bidentatae, and stramonium are also mainly biological alkaloids. Therefore, if medicines containing these ingredients are taken with tea, precipitation will occur and the efficacy of the medicine will be affected. In addition, the tannic acid in tea has an astringent effect, which will prevent the body from absorbing nutrients such as protein. Therefore, when taking tonic medicines such as Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, and yam, drinking tea, especially strong tea, will also reduce the efficacy of the medicine.

Lotus leaves are the leaves of the perennial aquatic herb lotus. Its chemical components mainly include nuciferol, citric acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, oxalic acid, succinic acid and other alkaline components with anti-mitotic effects. Pharmacological studies have found that lotus leaves have antipyretic, antibacterial and antispasmodic effects. After processing, the lotus leaves taste bitter and slightly salty, and are spicy and cool in nature. They have the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, raising yang and dispersing, removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding, and have certain therapeutic effects on many diseases. To make full use of the weight loss effect of lotus leaf tea, you need some tips. It must be strong tea. The second brew of tea has no effect. Although you can brew it as many times as you want as long as you can get the color. But except for the first soak, the others are unlikely to have any weight loss effect. Lotus leaf tea is best drunk on an empty stomach. Drink before meals. There is no need to go on a diet because after drinking it for a period of time, your taste for food will naturally change. Many people will not like to eat meaty and greasy food.

Because lotus leaf tea is different from ordinary tea, there is no need to worry that lotus leaf tea will reduce the medicinal properties. In addition, lotus leaf tea does not need to be boiled in water. Just put the tea bag in a large teacup or teapot and pour boiling water into it. But it would be better if you could cover it with a lid and simmer it for about five minutes. It will still be effective even if it is cold, so it will taste better after being chilled in the summer.