【The efficacy of boiling loquat leaves】
1. Clears the lungs and stops coughing
Drinking boiled water can clear lung heat and relieve coughing, treat inverted qi and wheezing. It is commonly used as a folk remedy for chronic cough that does not improve. However, this single ingredient remedy has limited effectiveness. Chinese patent medicine preparations such as loquat syrup and loquat paste are classic formulations that have been clinically proven to be more effective in treating coughs compared to single herbal remedies. Patients with coughs should avoid smoking and spicy, irritating foods in their diet.
2. Stomach heat and vomiting
Take 15g of loquat leaves, 20g of bamboo shavings, 10g of ophiopogon, 6g of pinellia ternata, decoct in water and take 1 dose daily.
3. Hoarse voice
Take 30g of fresh loquat leaves (without hair), 15g of light bamboo leaves, decoct in water and take 1 dose daily. Generally, 2-3 doses are effective.
4. Nosebleeds
Take an appropriate amount of loquat leaves, remove the hair, roast and grind into powder. Take 6g each time, dissolve in tea and take 2-3 times daily. Generally, after several doses, the effect will gradually become apparent.
5. Stopping lactation
Take 11-17 fresh loquat leaves or 60g of dried leaves, remove the hair, wash and chop them. Add 700ml of water and simmer on low heat until reduced to 350-400ml. Divide into 3 doses to be taken within a day. Take 1 dose daily and usually 2-6 doses are enough to completely stop lactation.
6. Plum pit qi
Plum pit qi refers to the feeling of a plum pit-like obstruction in the throat without difficulty swallowing. It is a disease name in traditional Chinese medicine and belongs to neurogenic dysphagia and chronic pharyngitis in modern medicine. This condition can be treated with 30g of loquat leaves, brushed to remove the hair, washed with water, and shredded and dried. Add 200ml of water for the first decoction, simmer until reduced to 100ml, filter the juice. Then add 160ml of water, simmer until reduced to 100ml, filter the juice. Mix the two decoctions and take it warm in two doses, morning and evening.
7. Pinworms
Take an appropriate amount of fresh loquat leaves, remove the hair, wash them, and boil them for 1 hour. Concentrate and filter the decoction, with 100g of raw herbs in 200ml of decoction. Children should take 100ml before bedtime and the next morning on an empty stomach.
8. Incessant vomiting in infants
Take 1g of loquat leaves (without hair, slightly fried and yellowed) and 1g of clove, grind them into powder, and apply a small amount on the nipple for the infant to suck, which can stop the vomiting.
9. Frozen shoulder
Frozen shoulder causes shoulder pain. Chop an appropriate amount of loquat leaves, roast them, wrap them in gauze, and apply them to the affected area. After 10 minutes, the pain will be relieved. Apply twice a day for 1 month to alleviate the condition. The method of using loquat leaves for hot compress can also eliminate breast lumps to prevent cancerous changes.
10. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a common disease in elderly men. Take about 10 loquat leaves, cut them into small pieces, add roasted coarse salt, wrap them in gauze, and fix them between the anus and scrotum. Steam with hot air for 30 minutes, which has a good effect and can prevent prostate cancer.
【How to boil loquat leaves】
Before boiling loquat leaves, they need to be brushed clean. If not cleaned properly, the hair on the leaves can worsen coughing.
Main ingredients: 5 loquat leaves, 1 piece of rock sugar
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