The dried roots and rhizomes of the Vietnamese locust tree, a leguminous plant, are called mountain bean roots. They have high medicinal value and can be used to improve digestion and boost immunity. Drinking mountain bean root tea can further enhance its nutritional benefits!
【Effects and Benefits of Mountain Bean Root】
1. Improves digestion
Mountain bean root is very effective in improving digestion. It enhances the function of our digestive system and promotes the secretion of gastric juices, as well as increases the peristaltic movement of the intestines. It can relieve the pain caused by gastric attacks.
2. Enhances immunity
Mountain bean root enhances the phagocytic function of our cells, leading to an increase in beneficial cells in our body. This significantly improves our body's self-repair and immune system defense capabilities.
3. Regulates blood pressure
Mountain bean root has the ability to regulate blood pressure by balancing it in both directions. Its active ingredients can promote blood circulation in tissues and balance factors that cause high blood pressure in our body.
【Medicinal Value of Mountain Bean Root】
Mountain bean root can be used as a traditional Chinese herbal medicine. It has a bitter and cold nature with toxic properties. It has the effects of purging fire and toxins, relieving throat inflammation and swelling, alleviating pain, and killing parasites. It can be used to treat various conditions such as sore throat, gum inflammation, hot cough, irritability, thirst, jaundice, and oral ulcers.
Mountain bean root has been a traditional Chinese herbal medicine with high medicinal value. Nowadays, many farmers in Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan, and other places cultivate it as a medicinal crop, and it has good economic benefits.
Modern pharmacological studies have shown that mountain bean root mainly contains alkaloids and flavonoids. The alkaloids include sophocarpine, sophoridine, and oxysophoridine, while the flavonoids include genistein and genistin.
The most common use of mountain bean root in folk medicine is boiling it in water to treat sore throat. However, mountain bean root has an extremely bitter taste, several times stronger than the bitterness of coptis. Many people find it difficult to drink.
In recent years, there have been more cases of mountain bean root poisoning, especially from excessive consumption. Mountain bean root is toxic, and excessive use can cause symptoms such as vomiting and abdominal pain.
【Uses of Mountain Bean Root】
Mountain bean root and Ophiopogon japonicus tea
Effects: Clears heat, detoxifies, and relieves throat discomfort.
Main uses: Relieves sore throat caused by wind and cold, mouth ulcers, and sores.
Ingredients: 1g of mountain bean root, 3g of Ophiopogon japonicus, 3g of Rhizoma Imperatae, 3g of Pollen Typhae, 5g of licorice, and 3g of green tea.
Method: Boil 300ml of water with mountain bean root, Ophiopogon japonicus, Rhizoma Imperatae, and Pollen Typhae until the water boils. Then, brew licorice and green tea for 5-10 minutes. Sugar can be added according to taste. It can also be directly brewed and consumed.
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