But in fact, there are many sweet Chinese medicines that we usually use, and sweet Chinese medicines can also be used for health care and treatment. Raising these sweet Chinese medicines at home can not only be used for dietotherapy and health preservation, but also for adjuvant treatment. You may wish to buy some at home for a rainy day.
First, medlar: cure dry eye.
The taste of top functional manna, and I know that a spoonful can prolong the age. "This is a good Lycium barbarum poem written by Liu Yuxi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty. Long ago, the ancients praised Lycium barbarum!
Li Shizhen, a famous doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in Ming Dynasty, recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that "long-term service strengthens the bones and muscles, and the intellectual man is fit and not old, and he is resistant to cold and heat".
Chinese medicine believes that Lycium barbarum is sweet in taste and flat in nature, and has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney and benefiting smart people.
Second, Boat-fruited Sterculia: Treating sore throat
Boat-fruited Sterculia tastes sweet and cold, acts on lung meridian, is good at clearing throat, can clear lung heat, and is very suitable for treating sore throat.
Whether using tea alone or in combination with other traditional Chinese medicines for clearing away heat and toxic materials and relieving sore throat, it is very effective.
Boat-fruited Sterculia can not only clear the throat, but also be good at opening it. It can be used to treat hoarseness and aphonia, whether acute or chronic. It should be noted that boat-fruited Sterculia is not suitable for long-term drinking.
Third, licorice: detoxification and pain relief
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. belongs to the twelve meridians. Has the effects of detoxicating, resolving phlegm, relieving pain and spasmolysis.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that licorice can tonify spleen and qi, relieve cough and moisten lung, detoxify urgently and harmonize hundreds of medicines. Clinical application is divided into "raw use" and "honey preparation".
Can be used for treating sore throat, sore, ulcer, gastrointestinal ulcer, antidote and food poisoning. Honey baking is mainly used to treat hypofunction of spleen and stomach, thin stool, fatigue and fever, cough and palpitation.
Fourth, Siraitia grosvenorii: moistening dryness
Siraitia grosvenorii is the fruit of a perennial vine of Cucurbitaceae. Alias Lahanguo, fake bitter gourd and soft-shelled turtle with smooth fruit, it is known as "fairy fruit".
Siraitia grosvenorii is sweet and cool in nature, and enters the lung and large intestine meridian. It has the effects of clearing away heat, moistening lung, relieving sore throat, opening throat and relaxing bowels. In particular, it has a certain nourishing effect on the lungs and intestines, and it is easy to dry in autumn and winter. Take Siraitia grosvenorii to moisten dryness.
Siraitia grosvenorii is easy to take. It can be drunk by decocting and brewing in water, or it can be directly chewed and brewed 10g twice a day. Sticking to taking it can keep your skin moist and healthy.