Dosage of saffron soaked in water

In real life, people's awareness of health care is constantly improving, so more and more people will take some health care products in their daily lives to achieve the purpose of health care. For example, red dates and wolfberries are some relatively common health-care Chinese medicinal materials, and saffron is also a medicinal material that can play a good health-care function for the human body. So how much saffron should be used to make tea?

Usage and dosage of saffron

1. Saffron tea, first prepare about 400 ml of hot water, put 6-8 saffron roots into water at about 80℃, wait for 5 minutes and then drink it. It can be taken repeatedly. It is recommended to eat the saffron at the end.

2. Saffron porridge

First prepare about 100 grams of rice, add 10-20 saffron roots, add appropriate amount of pure water, cook porridge, and take it once a day.

3. Saffron wine

First, prepare about 4 pounds of white wine (the higher the alcohol content, the better), add 2-4 grams of saffron, and soak it for 1 week before drinking. It is best to drink 20-30 ml per day.

The efficacy and function of saffron

When talking about the effects of saffron, the first thing that comes to mind is blood tonic, blood nourishing, blood circulation, sexual blood, etc. In fact, in addition to these, regular consumption of saffron can also prevent a series of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, regulate endocrine disorders, prevent female gynecological diseases, beautify and nourish the skin, promote body metabolism, increase immunity, regulate the three highs, calm the nerves and nourish the brain, prevent tumors, cancer and other diseases, it has many effects.

How to distinguish real saffron from fake

Compared with other health teas, saffron is relatively expensive. In recent years, a lot of counterfeit and inferior saffron has been on the market, so everyone must learn to distinguish saffron when purchasing. The following editor will explain in detail how to distinguish real and fake saffron: 1. Smell method: Real saffron has a strong floral scent, while the adulterated saffron has a very light floral scent, which is almost invisible, or has a very strong flavor of essence.

2. Soaking method: Take a small amount of saffron and soak it in water. The water will be dyed into gold and spread straight downward. The genuine product will swell into a trumpet shape at one end and have a crack on one side.

3. Finger pressure method: Wrap a small amount of saffron with tissue paper and squeeze it hard. Fake saffron will leave oil marks on the paper after being squeezed.

Saffron does have many benefits and effects on the human body, but it is worth noting that saffron cannot be taken for a long time. Because saffron is cold in nature, long-term use will cause certain side effects to the human body, so everyone should pay attention to the time and dosage when consuming saffron.