Can Fritillaria be soaked in water and drunk?

Fritillaria cirrhosa is a common food with Chinese medicinal value in our lives. People mostly use it as a prescription for moistening the lungs and relieving coughs. It can usually be boiled into soup with pears, but can Fritillaria cirrhosa be soaked in water and drunk? Of course, you can soak it in water and drink it, and for people with poor lung function, you can soak Fritillaria cirrhosa in water and drink it every day. If you have symptoms of lung heat, cough and phlegm, you can also choose to make Fritillaria cirrhosa soup or soak it in water. The effect will be better if you insist on drinking it.

Pharmacological Action

Fritillaria cirrhosa is a commonly used Chinese medicine. Its traditional effects are moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, and resolving phlegm. From ancient times to the present, only its underground bulbs have been used for medicine. Through the study of modern pharmacological effects, new directions for its clinical application have been discovered; through the study of substitutes and trace elements, it has a positive significance in solving the shortage of natural resources and expanding the source of medicine.

Effects on the respiratory system

Antitussive effect: Fritillaria cirrhosa has an antitussive effect. Ammonia-induced cough test was conducted on mice. Tissue cultured Fritillaria cirrhosa and wild Fritillaria cirrhosa were gavaged at 3.0 g/kg. The antitussive effect was the strongest at 30 minutes, with a cough suppression rate of more than 50%. The effect began to decline after 1 hour, but remained significant until 2 hours. When the drug was administered at 1.5 g/kg and 3.0 g/kg, the antitussive effect increased with increasing doses. Tissue cultured Fritillaria cirrhosa and commercial Fritillaria cirrhosa have similar cough and phlegm-relieving effects. .

Can Chuanbei Mu be soaked in water and drunk for a long time?

Chuanbei can be soaked in water and drunk, and it has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving cough, reducing phlegm and relieving asthma, as well as clearing away heat and reducing phlegm. The general way to drink it is to smash the Fritillaria cirrhosa into powder and then drink it with a small amount of boiling water. If it is a child, he will not want to eat it because of the bitter taste. At this time, mix the Fritillaria cirrhosa powder with a small amount of boiling water to make a paste, and then add some white sugar, even infants and young children will be willing to take it. However, it is best to stew it with pears, as that will have the best cough-relieving effect. If you find it bitter, you can add some rock sugar to stew it together! But Sichuan Fritillaria is so hard that soaking it in water is a bit of a waste. Then you can mash the Fritillaria cirrhosa into powder and steam it together with the chopped pears for 10 minutes. This effect is also very good.

As for whether Chuanbei can be taken for a long time, generally speaking, long-term use of a drug may gradually lose its effect and lead to drug resistance, so it is recommended that you change it after taking it for a period of time. The side effects are not very clear at present, but Chuanbei contains calcium, which may cause stones, so pay attention to observation.