How many grains of Astragalus and Ophiopogon japonicus should be soaked in water?

Astragalus and Ophiopogon are very common. Both are the most common Chinese medicinal materials. They are very good for nourishing the body or treating diseases. However, most people like to drink Astragalus and Ophiopogon soaked in water. Drinking Astragalus and Ophiopogon soaked in water can improve people's physical condition, enhance body resistance, and treat many diseases. Therefore, it is very popular. However, how many grains of Astragalus and Ophiopogon soaked in water are generally better?

Soak Astragalus and Ophiopogon in water and drink it. You can put 4 Ophiopogon japonicus grains and 4 slices of Astragalus. It can moisten the lungs and nourish yin, benefit the stomach and produce fluid, clear the heart and eliminate restlessness, and moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. It can treat lung heat, dry cough, sticky phlegm, yin deficiency, cough and blood, thirst due to loss of body fluid, internal heat and thirst, heart yin deficiency, restlessness and insomnia due to excessive heart fire, dry intestines and constipation, spleen and lung qi deficiency, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, qi and blood deficiency, blood deficiency and sallow complexion. It can also delay aging, enhance immunity, regulate sugar metabolism, protect the liver, improve microcirculation, and have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects.

The effect of drinking Ophiopogon japonicus in water

I believe many people know that Ophiopogon japonicus can nourish yin, produce body fluid, moisten the lungs and clear the mind. It is often used for dry cough due to lung dryness, cough due to consumptive tuberculosis, thirst due to loss of body fluid, restlessness and insomnia, internal heat and thirst, dry intestines and constipation, diphtheria, thirst due to lack of body fluid, dry cough and hemoptysis due to deficiency of lung and stomach yin; palpitations due to insufficient heart yin, easy fright, and loss of body fluid due to heat in the late stage of fever.

In fact, soaking Ophiopogon japonicus in water can significantly improve the body's ability to tolerate hypoxia, and its effect in improving angina pectoris symptoms may be related to this. Soaking Ophiopogon japonicus in water has a bidirectional regulatory effect on blood sugar and can promote the self-repair of insulin cells. Shengmai San, which uses Ophiopogon japonicus as the main ingredient, has the effects of strengthening the heart, fighting against Gram-negative bacterial endotoxins, improving the body's immune function, dilating coronary arteries and resisting shock. It has a good effect in treating coronary heart disease, heart failure and other diseases.

In addition to nourishing yin and benefiting the stomach, clearing away heat and moistening dryness, soaking in water with Ophiopogon japonicus also has a strong antibacterial effect. Soaking in water with Ophiopogon japonicus is suitable for patients with yin deficiency syndrome with epigastric pain, dry stools, and patients with hemoptysis due to pulmonary tuberculosis.

The weather is dry in winter, and people often feel thirsty, dry throat, dry skin, and dry stools. At this time, it is recommended that you use 30 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus and boil it in water to drink instead of tea. Ophiopogon japonicus has so many benefits that we can usually use it instead of tea. However, in addition to drinking it, we must also be careful not to consume it in excess, otherwise it will cause spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness.