Shixiantao is a wild herbaceous plant with high medicinal value. It can be used as medicine and food. It has a good effect in phlegm reduction and cough relief. Let's learn more about the efficacy and functions of Shixiantao!
【Efficacy and functions of Shixiantao】
1. Clearing heat and detoxifying
Shixiantao is a health ingredient with a balanced nature. It can clear heat and detoxify, prevent various symptoms of internal heat, and also enter the kidney meridian, with obvious nourishing Yin effects. It is especially suitable for people with kidney Yin deficiency, relieving their discomfort caused by kidney Yin deficiency.
2. Cough relief and phlegm reduction
Shixiantao is a traditional Chinese medicine that can relieve cough and reduce phlegm. It can nourish Yin and moisten dryness, relieve lung heat and dryness, and has a good therapeutic effect on common symptoms such as coughing, excessive phlegm, coughing up blood, and wheezing. It can be boiled and drunk directly when needed. In addition, it can also reduce swelling and relieve pain. When people experience discomfort such as mouth ulcers and sore throat, drinking boiled Shixiantao water promptly can alleviate the symptoms.
3. Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis
Promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain are the main effects of Shixiantao when used as medicine. It is a commonly used medicine in the clinical treatment of surgical diseases. When accidental injuries occur, causing blood stasis and pain, grinding Shixiantao into a paste and applying it directly to the injured area can reduce swelling and relieve pain, and help the blood stasis dissipate quickly.
【Methods of consuming Shixiantao】
1. Shixiantao porridge
Cooking Shixiantao porridge is the most common way of consuming it. When cooking porridge, prepare 20 grams of Shixiantao and a clean gauze. Wash the Shixiantao and appropriate amount of loquat leaves together, put them in the gauze, and then boil them in a pot with water. After boiling, take out the medicinal soup and put it into the porridge pot.
Prepare an appropriate amount of rice, wash it with clean water in advance, and soak it in water for half an hour. Then put it into the porridge pot together with the boiled medicinal soup. Heat and boil them together on medium-low heat for 40 minutes. After the rice becomes soft and sticky, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar to taste, mix well, and then the porridge is ready to be served. When cooking Shixiantao porridge, you can also add different ingredients according to your needs to make the porridge more delicious.
2. Shixiantao soup
Shixiantao is also suitable for making soup. When making soup, prepare an appropriate amount of pork bones, 50 grams of Shixiantao, ginger, red dates, edible salt, and other seasonings. Break the prepared pork bones into pieces and blanch them in boiling water for 5 minutes. Then put them into the soup pot with water, ginger, and red dates. After washing the Shixiantao, add it to the pot. Heat and boil them on low heat for two hours. Add edible salt to taste after cooking, and the soup is ready to be served.
