1, the benefits of cassia seed
(1) Reducing blood lipid
Cassia seed can inhibit the increase of serum cholesterol and the formation of atherosclerotic plaque, and has a good effect on reducing blood lipid in patients with hyperlipidemia.
(2) lowering blood pressure
Cassia seed is tea brewed with boiling water. Long-term drinking can effectively lower blood pressure and has a good effect on cardiovascular diseases.
(3) Treating constipation
Cassia seed contains emodin, which has a positive effect on clearing away heat and moistening intestine in view of heat and dryness in intestine. It can treat the gastrointestinal and constipation problems of modern people and help patients defecate smoothly.
(4) Clearing liver and improving eyesight
Cassia seed can not only clear liver and gallbladder, but also disperse wind and heat. It can be used together with Fructus Tribuli, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Fructus Lycii and Radix Rehmanniae in Shayuan, and can be used for treating green blindness and cataract.
(5) Weight loss effect
Cassia seed can inhibit the synthesis of fat and decompose excess fat in the body. Taking cassia seed10g every day for soaking in water is a good way to keep fit, so it is a good way to lose weight. But it should be noted that if you have a cold, you should drink less of this tea.
(6) Prevent colds
Cassia seed is effective for colds and heatstroke. Making tea or boiling water with mulberry leaves, bamboo leaves, mint, chrysanthemum and cassia seed can prevent sore throat and colds.
(7) Antibacterial effect
Cassia alcohol extracted from Semen Cassiae can effectively fight against Escherichia coli, diphtheria bacillus, staphylococcus, paratyphoid bacillus and so on.
2, cassia taboo
(1) Cassia seed mainly contains chrysophanol, emodin and other compounds, which can cause intestinal diseases or intractable constipation if taken for a long time.
(2) Cassia seed must not be used at will, let alone soaked in water, it will make you dizzy, and it may lose weight with other materials, which has the effect of improving eyesight, but you can't drink it casually.
(3) Drinking Semen Cassiae for a long time will cause irregular menstruation, but it will also cause abnormal endometrium.
(4) Cassia seed is cold, which has the effect of stopping diarrhea and lowering blood pressure. If you drink it because of spleen and stomach weakness and diarrhea, it will aggravate your condition.
3. How to eat cassia seed?
(1) cassia seed tea:
Practice: directly brew15g single-flavored fried cassia seed or crushed cassia seed into tea until the tea is colorless.
Efficacy: Drinking cassia seed tea for the elderly can not only help defecate smoothly, but also have health care functions such as improving eyesight, lowering blood pressure and regulating fat. For the elderly with yin deficiency and less blood, 9 grams of Lycium barbarum, 5 grams of Chrysanthemum and 5 grams of Radix Rehmanniae can be added and soaked together; If the elderly have symptoms of qi deficiency, it is advisable to add 3 grams of raw ginseng by soaking.
Reminder: People with severe qi deficiency and loose stool should not use it, and pregnant women should not take cassia seed tea.
(2) Cassia seed honey drink:
Ingredients: fried cassia seed 10 ~ 15g, honey 20 ~ 30g.
Practice: Mash cassia seed, add 300 ~ 400 ml of water, decoct for 10 minute, pour honey and mix well, and take it once in the morning and evening.
Efficacy: It has the function of relaxing bowels and can be used to treat patients with prostatic hyperplasia and habitual constipation.
(3) Hawthorn cassia seed tea
Raw materials: hawthorn 15g, lotus leaf 15g, cassia seed 10g,
Usage: decoct in water to get juice.
Efficacy: used for diabetes.
(4) Chrysanthemum cassia porridge (empirical formula)
Raw materials: chrysanthemum 10g, cassia seed 10g- 10g, 50g of japonica rice, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Usage: Stir-fry Semen Cassiae in a casserole until it is slightly fragrant, take it out, let it cool, stir-fry it with chrysanthemum, remove residues to get juice, add japonica rice to cook porridge, add rock sugar when porridge is cooked, and then cook it with 1-2 until it is cooked. Every day 1 time; 5-7 days is 1 course of treatment.
Efficacy: clearing liver, improving eyesight, lowering blood pressure and relaxing bowels. It is suitable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia and habitual constipation.
Note: people with diarrhea should not take it.
(5) Cassia green tea:
Ingredients: 5 grams of cassia seed and 5 grams of green tea.
Method: Stir-fry Semen Cassiae with low fire until the fragrance overflows, take it out and let it cool. Put the fried cassia seed and green tea into a cup, add boiling water, soak for 3 ~ 5 minutes and drink. Drink with water until the taste fades.
Efficacy: This tea is cool and moistens the throat, with proper taste, and has the effects of clearing away heat, calming the liver, lowering blood fat and lowering blood pressure, relaxing bowels, improving eyesight and benefiting eyes.
Indications: Suitable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, constipation, blurred vision, etc.
Note: The name of the tea "Hui Jiang" is Luo Song, who is good at melting food; Those who produce Zhejiang Shao are cast in Japan, longer than; Fujian produces tea every day, specializing in addiction; Those who produce Liuhe are hardworking and specialize in stopping dysentery; If Pu 'er tea is produced in southern Yunnan, it can help digestion and stop dysentery. "Therefore, Anhui Luosong tea and Yunnan Pu 'er tea are the best choices for lowering blood fat and promoting digestion. Cassia seed is even, full and yellowish brown. When fried, the aroma is overflowing. Don't fry, so as not to affect the curative effect. The bitter cold in cassia seed tea hurts the stomach. Therefore, people with weak spleen and stomach and insufficient qi and blood should not take it.