"Ma Dong is cold, thirst quenching, nourishing the heart and clearing the lungs, and self-soothing for virtual heat." With these four sentences, the efficacy of Ma Dong is clear.
In the dry winter weather, people who understand health often use Ma Dong to soak in water. Ma Dong is divided into "Hang Ma Dong" and "Chuan Ma Dong" in the herbal market. Hang Ma Dong from Zhejiang has the best quality, while Chuan Ma Dong from Sichuan is longer and thinner, with lower quality.
Ma Dong is also called Ma Men Dong, Cun Dong, and has the alias of wild leek.
It has a sweet and slightly bitter taste, enters the heart, lung, and stomach meridians, has a soft and juicy texture, can nourish yin and benefit the stomach, clear heat and moisturize dryness, and also has strong antibacterial properties. It is suitable for those with Yin deficiency who have hidden pain in the epigastric region and dry stool, as well as those with pulmonary tuberculosis and hemoptysis.
In the dry autumn and winter seasons, people often feel thirsty, dry throat, dry skin, and dry stool. You can use 30 grams of Ma Dong to decoct water and drink it instead of tea. To treat sore throat, you can use 6 grams each of Ma Dong and Pang Da Hai, and drink it frequently instead of tea.
Usually, Ma Dong, glutinous rice, and rock sugar can be cooked into porridge, and long-term consumption has no side effects.
Ma Dong also has a health care effect on the elderly, as well as patients with heart disease and diabetes.
Modern pharmacological research believes that Ma Dong can significantly improve the body's tolerance to hypoxia, and its effect on improving angina symptoms may be related to this; it has a dual-regulating effect on blood sugar and can promote the self-repair of insulin cells.
The Sheng Mai San, which is mainly composed of Ma Dong, has the effects of strengthening the heart, combating endotoxins of Gram-negative bacteria, improving immune function, dilating coronary arteries, and anti-shock. It has a good effect in treating coronary heart disease and heart failure.
