Both honeysuckle and chrysanthemum are cold in nature and have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying the body, and are often used as herbal teas in the hot summer months to clear heat and remove fire.
Honeysuckle and chrysanthemum have their own strengths
Honeysuckle and chrysanthemum both have a good effect on fire, but there are differences between the two, so you should choose honeysuckle or chrysanthemum to remove fire according to your own situation.
Honeysuckle is good at removing lung fire
Honeysuckle is sweet in taste, cold in nature, and belongs to the lung, heart and stomach meridians, which is good at removing lung fire, and has the function of dispersing wind-heat, clearing heat and detoxifying anti-inflammatory.
It is suitable for symptoms such as wind-heat colds, fever, sores and carbuncles, redness, swelling, heat and pain, etc. It is also effective for dizziness, dry mouth and thirst, sweating and boredom.
Chrysanthemum is good at clearing liver fire
Chrysanthemum is bitter and pungent, slightly cold in nature, and belongs to the liver and heart meridian. Chrysanthemum is pungent, dispersing and bitter, and is good at clearing liver fire, and its effects include clearing heat and detoxifying the liver and calming the fire.
It is suitable for symptoms such as wind-heat cold, hyperactivity of liver yang, painful red eyes, dizziness and sore throat caused by liver fire.
Honeysuckle and chrysanthemum together to reduce fire
Honeysuckle and chrysanthemum both have the effect of clearing heat and removing fire. For the symptoms of real fire, the combination of the two is more effective in preventing sore throat, sores on the tongue, treating summer fever, diarrhea and dysentery, influenza, sores and swellings.
Honeysuckle Chrysanthemum Tea
Ingredients: 12 dried chrysanthemums, about 40 honeysuckle.
Directions: Add dried chrysanthemum and honeysuckle to 300ml of boiling water, cover and brew for 5 minutes.
Effects: Clearing heat and lowering fire, treating wind-heat colds, sore throat, tonsillitis, etc.
What to pay attention to when using chrysanthemum and honeysuckle to remove fire
1, the spleen and stomach cold people should not use honeysuckle and chrysanthemum to fire, both are cold, will aggravate the symptoms of the spleen and stomach cold, easy to cause diarrhea, and chrysanthemum and promote the role of bowel movements.
2, menstruation should not use honeysuckle and chrysanthemum to remove fire, menstruation should avoid eating cold drugs and food, and honeysuckle and chrysanthemum are cold in nature, taking easily lead to menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea and other diseases.
