What is good to soak saffron with?

Female friends should know that saffron is actually a traditional Chinese medicine that is very beneficial to the female body. Therefore, women who are conscious of health care will drink some saffron water in their daily lives. However, it is not suitable for women who are menstruating or pregnant to drink saffron water, as it may lead to serious consequences. What ingredients can be combined with saffron to make it more effective when soaked in water?

1What is the best way to soak saffron in water?

Saffron and chrysanthemum

1. Take 5-8 saffron filaments and 3-5 chrysanthemums.

2. Put both ingredients into a cup and add boiling water.

3. Cover and simmer for about 3 minutes before drinking.

Efficacy: Saffron can promote blood circulation and nourish blood, remove blood stasis and relieve pain, while chrysanthemum can clear away heat and detoxify, clear the liver and improve eyesight. Soaking the two together in water can promote blood circulation and improve eyesight, nourish the skin, lower blood pressure and protect the heart.

Saffron and honey

1. Put 5-8 saffron roots into a cup and add boiling water to brew.

2. Wait for the water temperature to cool down to about 40 degrees.

3. Add honey and stir well, then drink it instead of tea.

Efficacy: Drinking saffron and honey together in water helps to beautify the skin, nourish yin and moisten dryness, and moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements.

Saffron and Goji Berries

1. 5-8 saffron roots and 10-15 wolfberries.

2. Put saffron and wolfberry into a cup and add boiling water.

3. Allow to cool slightly before drinking.

Efficacy: Saffron can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, while wolfberry can nourish the liver, nourish yin, and improve eyesight. Using the two together can help lower blood pressure and improve eyesight.

2. What should not be soaked in water with saffron?

tea

Tea contains tea polyphenols, which can affect the efficacy of saffron and the absorption of saffron by the stomach and intestines, and can reduce the effect of saffron in promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis to a certain extent.

Blood-activating drugs

Blood-activating drugs such as Salvia miltiorrhiza, Ligusticum chuanxiong, and Cyathula capitata, when used together with saffron, will greatly enhance the blood-activating effect, increase stimulation to blood vessels, and may cause bleeding.

Tonic drugs

Saffron has a strong blood-activating effect. If it is soaked in water together with warm and tonic medicines such as deer antler, wild ginseng, and red ginseng, the body may not be able to tolerate it and cause symptoms of getting angry and nosebleeds.