The Medicinal and Edible Value of White Pampas Root: A Cooling and Bleeding-Stopping Herb

White Pampas Root, originally named Maogen, is named after its white color. It is widely produced throughout the country, but more common in North China. It has the effects of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, clearing heat and diuresis. The buds, flowers, and roots of White Pampas Root all have high medicinal value, especially its roots, which are used to treat various bleeding disorders. In addition, White Pampas Root is often used in combination with other medicinal materials to make tea, and it has high edible and medicinal value.

【Tea-making Method】

White Pampas Root (60g) is used together with Plantago asiatica (25g), soaked and then squeezed for juice, add rock sugar (15g) to make tea. It has the functions of diuresis, cooling blood, and stopping bleeding.

Fresh White Pampas Root (60g) and lotus stem (60g) are boiled in water to make tea, which has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, and stopping bleeding. It can prevent and treat nosebleeds caused by excessive internal heat.

Fresh White Pampas Root (40g) and Honeysuckle (20g) are boiled in 1000ml of water, remove the residue, and add rock sugar (20g). It can treat viral gastroenteritis, acute and chronic tonsillitis, etc.

White Pampas Root (fresh or dried, 50g) is boiled in a bowl of soup, add rock sugar to taste, and take it on an empty stomach in the morning. Take it continuously for a week to treat bad breath.

White Pampas Root Sugarcane Carrot Tea: Take fresh White Pampas Root (50g), sugarcane (500g, cut into sections), and one carrot (peeled and cut into small pieces), add them to 1000ml of boiling water, boil on high heat for 20 minutes, then simmer on low heat for 1-2 hours. Remove the residue and drink. Drink 200ml each time, 2-3 times a day. It has the effects of clearing heat, moistening the throat, relieving thirst, and moistening the lungs.

【Medicinal Value】

It has anti-inflammatory, diuretic, liver-protecting, cough-relieving, and phlegm-expelling effects.

【Edible Value】

White Pampas Root tea is a practical health tea. White Pampas Root tea contains vitamin B, vitamin B2, vitamin C, glucose, fruit essence, sucrose, citric acid, and other active ingredients. These active substances, when absorbed by the body, can produce energy during the metabolic process, thereby protecting tissues and maintaining the balance of water and electrolytes in the body.

【Applicable Range】

Although White Pampas Root can "clear heat", its cold nature can damage yang qi. It should not be taken in large quantities for a long time.

During the hot summer, the lung fire is vigorous and dehydration can easily lead to nosebleeds, restlessness, dry and swollen throat, and dry stools. White Pampas Root boiled in water to make tea can truly clear lung heat, cool blood, stop bleeding, and promote diuresis. It is very suitable for combating the various symptoms caused by lung heat.