What Chinese medicine is spicy?

Traditional Chinese medicine is a very commonly used medicine in people's daily life. People not only use it to treat their physical illnesses, but many people also use it to regulate and nourish their bodies. Many people find a spicy feeling when taking traditional Chinese medicine. This is because there is spicy taste in the traditional Chinese medicine they take. So what traditional Chinese medicine is spicy? Let’s introduce it in detail below.

1. Which Chinese medicine tastes spicy?

Chuanxiong

Pungent drugs have the effects of dispersing, promoting qi and blood circulation, which is what the saying goes "can disperse and promote". Pungent drugs are mostly used to treat superficial symptoms and symptoms of qi and blood stagnation.

Take the blood-activating and analgesic medicine Chuanxiong as an example: Chuanxiong is pungent and warm in nature, and its main effects are promoting blood circulation, promoting qi, dispelling wind and relieving pain. It can be used to treat irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain due to abdominal masses, stabbing pain in the chest and flanks, swelling and pain due to falls, headache, rheumatic pain and other symptoms.

2. Benefits of Chinese Medicine

2.1. Supplement trace elements needed by the human body

Trace elements act as cofactors of enzymes in organisms and participate in various metabolic processes. When the human body lacks the trace elements it needs, it will suffer from various diseases and lead to aging. Therefore, trace elements play an important role in maintaining human health. Chinese herbal medicine contains a large amount of trace elements needed by the human body. Eucommia ulmoides, Polygonum multiflorum, ginseng, Schisandra chinensis, yam, etc. contain high levels of zinc; Astragalus and human milk contain high levels of selenium; Deer antler, Rehmannia glutinosa, Asarum, Angelica sinensis, etc. contain high levels of iron; Atractylodes macrocephala, Alisma orientalis, and cinnamon contain high levels of manganese; honey contains 47 trace elements.

2.2. Enhance human immune function

The immune system plays an important role in maintaining the stability of the body's internal environment. When the human immune function declines, various diseases are prone to occur. Shiitake mushrooms, lilies, polygonatum, wolfberries, etc. can increase the number of peripheral blood lymphocytes. Epimedium, Codonopsis, Pangolin, Cordyceps sinensis, etc. can enhance cellular immune function. Rehmannia root can enhance the body's phagocytic cell ability. Ginseng has a bidirectional regulatory effect of both excitation and inhibition on the central nervous system, improving brain function, delaying brain aging, and enhancing the body's resistance to disease. Studies have shown that most Chinese medicines that nourish the kidney, strengthen the spleen, and replenish qi and blood have the function of regulating human immunity.

3. Methods of decoction of traditional Chinese medicine

3.1. Before decoction, rinse the herbs quickly with water, and then soak them in cold water for about half an hour. This will allow the water-soluble components to be separated into the decoction and increase the concentration of the decoction.

3.2. When decocting, it is best to use water to cover the surface of the medicinal materials by 2 to 3 cm. For Chinese medicine with normal heat, high heat should be used first, and then low heat should be used after boiling.

3.3. The first decoction should generally take about 20 to 25 minutes. After decoction, pour out the medicine soup and leave the residue in the pot.

3.4. Continue to soak and boil with cold water. The second boiling should generally take about 15 to 20 minutes. After boiling, pour out the medicine soup and leave the residue in the pot.

3.5. After re-decocting a dose of Chinese medicine twice, the effective ingredients contained in it have been greatly reduced. After decocting, pour out the medicine soup and discard the residue.

3.6. Finally, mix the three decoctions of Chinese medicine together and take the Chinese medicine according to the doctor's advice. Heat it before each use and do not take cold Chinese medicine.