The efficacy and taboos of boiling mulberry leaves in water

Mulberry leaves are a natural plant that can not only be used as a Chinese herbal medicine to promote health, but also as food for silkworms, the main raw material of silk. When we use mulberry leaves to soak in water, in addition to understanding the effects, we should also understand the taboos. So, what are the effects and taboos of boiling mulberry leaves in water?

The effect of mulberry leaves soaked in water

Treatment of wind-heat colds: Mulberry leaves belong to the lung and liver meridians, have the effect of dispelling wind-cold and wind-heat, and are used to treat wind-heat colds. Drinking mulberry leaf tea can effectively relieve symptoms such as fever, headache, and sore throat.

Remove lung heat: If you have symptoms of lung heat or heat damage such as cough with little sputum, dry nasopharynx, etc., drinking mulberry leaf tea can effectively remove lung heat.

Treatment of dizziness: Mulberry leaf tea can relieve the symptoms of dizziness caused by liver yang, red eyes and blurred vision. Mulberry leaf tea has the effects of regulating liver yang, clearing away heat and removing fire, and can treat headaches caused by hyperactivity of liver yang. It can be used together with traditional Chinese medicines such as chrysanthemum that clear away heat and detoxify.

Diuretic and remove athlete's foot: People with athlete's foot can effectively remove athlete's foot by soaking their feet in mulberry leaf tea. Mulberry leaf tea can often relieve dampness and swelling because mulberry leaves have the function of water, which can eliminate unnecessary water from body cells.

Spot removal: Mulberry leaf tea can also be used to remove spots. If women with facial spots wash their faces three times a day with mulberry leaf tea water, the pigmentation of the spots can be lightened, which has a certain effect on spot removal.

Lowering three highs: Mulberry leaves contain a variety of flavonoids, amino acids, sugars and other ingredients, which have obvious effects of lowering blood lipids, blood pressure and blood lipids. They are especially suitable for people with "three highs" and have good health care effects.

Taboos of mulberry leaf tea

Mulberry leaves are rich in chlorophyll, so whether they are boiled in tap water or boiled in boiling water, the leaves are green. In addition, mulberry leaves have a light fragrance, which feels very refreshing when you smell it, and basically have no side effects.

The application of mulberry leaves is very wide. Whether it is a patient with stomach pain or insomnia, it can not only be taken but also can help the body recover as soon as possible. However, in order to use mulberry leaves scientifically, some common problems still need to be mastered.

The common problems of drinking mulberry leaves in water are as follows:

Although mulberry leaf tea has many benefits for the human body and can treat inflammation, stomachache, insomnia and other conditions, it is not advisable to consume too much. There is a detailed description in the Compendium of Materia Medica that if mulberry leaf tea is taken too much, it will cause damage to the essence of the human body, and the stomach and intestines will become cold. If this continues for a long time, it will cause the physical fitness to deteriorate, and even cause illness, the complexion to deteriorate, and the spirit to become depressed. Therefore, when drinking mulberry leaves in water, you must pay attention to the appropriate amount and do not take too much.

In addition to the disadvantages of drinking too much mulberry leaf tea, which can easily damage the stomach and intestines as introduced above, it can also easily cause the complexion to become worse and worse, and even cause loss of appetite, dizziness and nausea; it may also cause thirst; if you take too much mulberry leaf tea on an empty stomach, the tea will directly pass through our spleen meridian, which is very bad for the kidney function.