Plants become valuable Chinese medicine instantly after being brewed

Processing can not only turn poison into good medicine, but also transform good medicine into something special, thereby enhancing the efficacy of the medicine or making one medicine have multiple uses, and making it easier to store and take. However, different preparations have different emphases on their efficacy and need to be treated differently.

Ginseng

There are generally three types of ginseng on the market now: fresh ginseng, raw sun-dried ginseng, and red ginseng. They all come from the same thing, but the processing methods are different, and they are basically artificially cultivated products, called "garden ginseng".

The general processing method of fresh ginseng is to wash the harvested ginseng and then package it directly. Raw sun-dried ginseng is made by digging out the ginseng together with the roots, removing all the dirt, and drying it. The method of preparing red ginseng is to take garden ginseng, cut off the branch roots and fibrous roots, wash them clean, and steam them for 2-3 hours until the roots turn yellow and the skin becomes translucent. Then take them out and dry them in the oven or sun. The main finished products include red ginseng, ginseng and so on.

Ginseng is a well-known tonic, but its misuse and abuse can be harmful to your health. Some people experience headaches, dizziness, dry nose, nosebleeds, chest tightness, abdominal distension, etc. due to improper use of ginseng. This is called "ginseng abuse syndrome", which can even be life-threatening in severe cases.

The application of traditional Chinese medicine has its applicability, and we should choose to use traditional Chinese medicine according to the needs of specific diseases or physical conditions. First of all, ginseng is a tonic and strengthening medicine. It is only suitable for people who are weak and healthy. It should not be abused by infants. It is not suitable for people with yin deficiency, hyperactivity of fire or internal heat. Secondly, raw sun-dried ginseng and red ginseng each have their own suitable groups of people.

The medicinal properties of raw sun-dried ginseng are relatively mild, neither warm nor dry, and are suitable for people with qi deficiency who have thirst, dry throat, lack of body fluid, constipation, and dark red tongue.

After steaming, red ginseng becomes sweet and thick in taste, and its nature becomes warm. It is suitable for people with cold limbs and chills due to both qi and yang deficiency, as well as women with metrorrhagia and heart failure.

hawthorn

Modern research has found that hawthorn has the effects of lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, anti-oxidation, and enhancing immunity. At the same time, as a traditional Chinese medicine that can be used as both medicine and food, it is becoming more and more popular among people.

There are four specifications of sweet and sour hawthorn in traditional Chinese medicine, namely raw hawthorn, fried hawthorn, burnt hawthorn and hawthorn charcoal. They each have their own strengths. Correctly choosing different preparations of hawthorn will be more beneficial to your health.

Raw hawthorn is hawthorn that is harvested, sliced ​​and dried when it matures in autumn.

To stir-fry hawthorn, heat the raw hawthorn over medium heat until the color becomes darker.

To make scorched hawthorn, heat it over medium heat and fry the raw hawthorn until the surface is charred black and the inside is yellowish brown.

Hawthorn charcoal is made by heating the hawthorn over high heat until the surface is charred black and the inside is burnt brown.

Application

Raw hawthorn is good at helping digestion, strengthening the stomach, promoting qi and relieving blood stasis, resolving turbidity and reducing fat. It is used for meat stagnation, stomach distension, diarrhea and abdominal pain, blood stasis and amenorrhea, postpartum blood stasis, stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, chest pain, hernia pain, and hyperlipidemia.

Stir-fried hawthorn can reduce its sour taste, alleviate irritation to the stomach, and is good at helping digestion and eliminating accumulation. Used for spleen deficiency, food stagnation and loss of appetite.

The charred hawthorn not only reduces the sour taste, but also increases the bitter taste, and its digestion and relieving constipation effects are enhanced. It is used for meat stagnation and spleen deficiency, diarrhea and dysentery.

Hawthorn charcoal has the effect of stopping diarrhea and dysentery, and has slight hemostatic and blood cooling effects. Used for gastrointestinal bleeding or spleen deficiency diarrhea and food stagnation.