The efficacy and function of Huangjizi

Huangjizi has great efficacy in traditional Chinese medicine. It is also known as 'yellow gardenia' and is the fruit of a plant. It has high value in traditional Chinese medicine. It can clear away heat and detoxify and treat diseases caused by internal heat. In addition, the soup made with yellow radish and tofu is especially suitable for diabetics and is very beneficial for the treatment of diabetes. Huangjizi also has the effect of lowering blood pressure. This article introduces in detail the effects and functions of Huangjizi. Let’s learn about it together.

1. The efficacy and function of Huangjizi

【Nature, flavor and efficacy】:

It tastes bitter and is cold in nature. Efficacy: Clears away heat, detoxifies, and cools blood.

[Traditional Application]: It is mainly used to treat fever, restlessness, jaundice, pyrexia, red eyes, sore throat, hematemesis, epistaxis, hematuria, bloody dysentery, and sores and swellings. It has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, and relieving jaundice, and is often used to treat diseases such as hepatitis and jaundice.

2. Foods that clear away heat and dampness

1. Mung bean: It is the most commonly used food for clearing heat and detoxifying. It also has the effects of lowering blood lipids and protecting the liver. It is a natural medicine for people with damp-heat constitution. 2. Job's tears: It is a mild product that clears heat and removes dampness. Chinese medicine often uses it to treat spleen deficiency diarrhea, muscle soreness, joint pain, edema, athlete's foot and other symptoms.

3. Red beans: It is a good product for diuresis, swelling reduction and heat clearing. It is especially suitable for consumption in summer. It can dissipate heat and dampness, nourish the heart and spleen, and nourish the liver and kidneys. 4. Cucumber: It can clear away heat and detoxify, promote salivation and quench thirst, and it is rich in vitamins and fiber. It is a rare detoxifying food. Cucumber can also promote metabolism, whiten skin and inhibit fat formation.

5. Bitter melon: It has the effects of cooling and quenching thirst, clearing away heat and detoxifying, clearing the heart and improving eyesight, invigorating qi and relieving fatigue, and benefiting the kidneys and promoting urination. Bitter melon contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, as well as special ingredients that can clear fat and lose weight, and can accelerate detoxification. According to research, it also has good blood sugar lowering, antiviral and anti-cancer effects.

6. Winter melon: It has the effects of diuresis, eliminating phlegm, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It can be eaten by people with damp-heat constitution who suffer from edema, fullness, excessive phlegm, heat and depression, thirst, eczema, carbuncle, etc., and can also help to relieve alcohol.

3. Folk remedies for treating jaundice

1. Decoction of 15g Centella asiatica, 6g Gardenia jasminoides, 9g Artemisia capillaris, and 3g Licorice root in water. Suitable for neonatal jaundice.

2. 20g each of Artemisia capillaris and Poria cocos, 15g each of Gardenia jasminoides and Atractylodes macrocephala, and 5g of Akebia trifoliata. Decoction in water. For patients with dry stool, remove Atractylodes macrocephala and add 5g of Rhubarb and 5g of Citrus aurantium. For patients with fever, irritability, and crimson tongue, add 20g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 15g each of Cortex Moutan and Paeonia lactiflora. Suitable for neonatal jaundice with damp-heat syndrome.

3. 45g goldenrod and 15g water lilac. Decoction in water and take all at once.

4. 15g dried dianthus and 1 raw fish. Take it in decoction, once a day. This recipe is used for jaundice.