What are the traditional Chinese medicines for nourishing yin and moistening the lungs?

There are actually a lot of Chinese medicinal herbs that can nourish yin and moisten the lungs. People can choose some Chinese medicinal herbs to take according to their actual physical condition. These medicinal herbs will not have strong side effects on their bodies, so they can be taken as a health-preserving herb. If taken for a long time, the function of your lungs will become better and better, and you will not develop some lung diseases. It has a certain preventive effect on this.

Modern pharmacological research shows that Polygonatum odoratum can also help lower blood sugar by improving insulin sensitivity, and is particularly suitable for people with diabetes and autumn dryness. The usual dosage is 10-15 grams, decocted in water and drunk as tea, or cooked into porridge with rice.

Platycodon grandiflorum

Platycodon grandiflorum is bitter, pungent and slightly warm in nature. It can promote bronchial secretion and has the effects of relieving cough, reducing phlegm, and promoting lung function and discharging pus. It is used for symptoms such as chest pain caused by lung abscess, coughing up pus and blood, and yellow and smelly sputum, and has the effect of discharging pus. For example, the Platycodon Decoction in Synopsis of the Golden Chamber uses it together with licorice to discharge pus; Platycodon and White Powder (Platinum, Fritillaria, Croton) is particularly powerful in discharging pus. It is often used with Houttuynia cordata, Coix seed, wax gourd seeds, etc.

10 grams of Platycodon grandiflorum and 100 grams of rice. Select the Platycodon grandiflorum, put it into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, soak for 5-10 minutes, boil it in water to extract the juice, add rice and cook porridge when it is cooked. Take 1 dose per day. It can eliminate phlegm and relieve cough. It is suitable for cough caused by lung heat, yellow and sticky phlegm, or dry cough that is difficult to cough up.

Dendrobium

Dendrobium is sweet and slightly cold. It can nourish the stomach and produce body fluid, nourish yin and eliminate heat, improve eyesight and remove cataracts. It is especially suitable for people with autumn dryness accompanied by myopia, hyperopia, and mild cataracts. You can take an appropriate amount of Dendrobium (6-12 grams) and Chrysanthemum and boil them together as tea, which has a good effect of improving eyesight and moisturizing dryness. Because the active ingredients in Dendrobium can only work after long-term boiling, the Dendrobium should be boiled for 30 minutes first, and then the chrysanthemum should be added and boiled for 5-10 minutes.

In addition, because this product has the effect of restraining evil, it is not suitable for people who have just caught a cold. Large doses can suppress the heart and breathing, so do not increase the dosage without authorization.

American Ginseng

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that American ginseng is bitter, slightly sweet and cold in nature, and enters the heart, lung and kidney meridians. It has the functions of nourishing the lungs, reducing fire, nourishing the stomach and producing body fluids. "Bencao Congxin" says that it can nourish the lungs and reduce fire, produce body fluids, and eliminate restlessness and fatigue. It is suitable for those who are weak but have fire in their bodies. "Medical Records of Chinese and Western Medicine" says that it is cool in nature and nourishing. Anyone who wants to use ginseng but cannot tolerate its warmth can use this instead.

The following three points should be noted when taking American ginseng: First, it is not advisable to drink tea while taking it, because tea contains tannic acid, which can combine with the effective ingredients of American ginseng and reduce the absorption rate; second, it is not advisable to eat radish after taking it, because radish can break the qi, while American ginseng can replenish the qi; third, it is not suitable for people who are afraid of cold, have cold limbs, diarrhea, have cold and dampness in the stomach, and have greasy tongue coating.

lily

According to traditional Chinese medicine, lily is sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold in nature, and enters the heart and lung meridians. It has the effects of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, clearing the heart and calming the mind, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis. It can be used to treat chronic cough due to yin deficiency, blood in sputum, tuberculosis, emphysema, pharyngitis, gastritis, restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, and mental confusion.