Ascophyllum is a perennial herbaceous plant with high medicinal value. After being used as medicine, it has the effects of promoting yang and resolving rash and detoxification. Here are several recommended methods of consuming Ascophyllum!
【Effects and Functions of Ascophyllum】
3. Reducing swelling and relieving pain
Ascophyllum has a good analgesic effect. When used in combination with different Chinese medicinal materials, it treats different diseases. In the treatment of sore throat, it needs to be used with Scrophularia, Platycodon grandiflorum, and Arctium lappa.
2. Clearing heat and detoxifying
Ascophyllum is a cool-natured Chinese medicinal material, and its main effect is to clear heat and detoxify. It not only prevents internal heat, but also prevents symptoms such as heat rash, gum swelling and pain, and oral ulcers and bad breath. In addition, timely ingestion can alleviate the symptoms of abscess swelling and ulcer pain.
3. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
Ascophyllum contains a variety of medicinal ingredients, especially a high content of alkaloids and phenolic compounds. After being absorbed by the body, they can eliminate various pathogenic bacteria in the body, prevent the occurrence of inflammation in the body, and also eliminate skin fungi on the surface of human skin, which can effectively prevent skin itching, dermatitis, and skin rashes.
【Methods of consuming Ascophyllum】
1. Ascophyllum and bitter gourd drink
Ingredients: 20g of Ascophyllum, 200g of bitter gourd, 50g of Pueraria lobata, and honey as needed.
Instructions: Boil Ascophyllum and Pueraria lobata together, remove the residue and take the juice. Then extract the juice from the bitter gourd and mix it with honey while the medicinal juice is warm. After the medicinal juice cools slightly, add the bitter gourd juice and mix well. Drink as desired, once a day.
Effects: This product has the effects of promoting yang, resolving heat, and detoxifying. It is suitable for long-term diarrhea and prolapse of the uterus caused by qi deficiency, as well as ulcers, oral ulcers, and mouth sores caused by heat toxins.
2. Ginseng and Ascophyllum porridge
Ingredients: 30g of glutinous rice, 10g of ginseng, and 3g of Ascophyllum.
Instructions: Boil ginseng and Ascophyllum to extract the juice, and cook it with glutinous rice to make porridge.
Effects: Tonifying qi, nourishing blood, promoting yang, and raising the body. It is suitable for qi deficiency with excessive menstruation, continuous menstruation beyond the due date, pale color, thin consistency like water, pale complexion, shortness of breath, laziness in speech, palpitations, weakness in limbs, and other symptoms.