Digu Pi is a commonly seen traditional Chinese medicine in our daily lives. It is the root bark of the wolfberry plant, also known as wolfberry bark. Digu Pi has a wide range of applications, it can be used as medicine or directly steeped in water, and it has excellent lung moisturizing effects!
The Efficacy and Functions of Digu Pi
Digu Pi has a sweet and cold taste and belongs to the lung, liver, and kidney meridians. Regular consumption can cool the blood, reduce deficiency heat, and clear lung heat. It can effectively relieve symptoms such as restlessness, dry mouth, and red tongue with little coating.
Digu Pi contains coumaric acid, a large amount of phenolic substances, linoleic acid, and digupi methyl ether, which can lower blood pressure, slow down heart rate, and protect the cardiovascular system.
For some elderly people and children with weak resistance, drinking Digu Pi water can moisturize the lungs, relieve cough, and enhance the body's resistance.
Digu Pi also has a good effect on hemoptysis. It can promote the circulation of the respiratory system, remove waste from the respiratory system, and contribute to lung health.
Recipe for Digu Pi Porridge
Ingredients: 30g of Digu Pi, 15g of Mulberry Bark, 10g of Ophiopogon Root, 100g of wheat flour.
Method: Soak Digu Pi, Mulberry Bark, and Ophiopogon Root in a sand pot for 20 minutes, simmer for 20 minutes, remove the residue and take the juice. Mix the flour with water to make a paste and cook it into a thin porridge.
Efficacy: Nourishing yin, clearing heat and reducing fire, suitable for patients with diabetes and hypertension.
Usage of Digu Pi
1. Digu Pi should not be taken with iron.
2. Digu Pi can clear and eliminate lung heat. When lung heat is removed, lung qi will be clear and symptoms such as wheezing and coughing will be reduced. It is often used together with Mulberry Bark.
3. It can be used for vomiting blood, nosebleeds, and other conditions, and can be used with White Maogen, Cipressus Leaf, and other herbs.
4. For symptoms such as yin deficiency fever and persistent low-grade fever, it is often used with Artemisia Annua, Turtle Shell, White Jasminum, and other herbs.
