What is the nutritional value of Adenophora

Nowadays, people often receive gifts, but many gifts are foods we have never seen before. Therefore, many people do not know much about the therapeutic value of these foods and do not know how to eat them. Adenophora is a very common gift for us, but without understanding the nutritional value of this food, we do not know how to eat it. So what is the nutritional value of Adenophora?

Nutritional composition of Adenophora adenophora (nutrient content/per 100g)

Northern Adenophora contains volatile oil, coumarin, starch, bioalkaloids, triterpene acids, stigmasterol, sterols, adenophorin and other ingredients. Experiments have shown that Adenophora australis can increase the T cell ratio, increase the lymphocyte transformation rate, increase white blood cells, enhance macrophage function, prolong the existence time of antibodies, increase B cells, and promote immune function. Northern Adenophora can enhance positive energy, reduce diseases and prevent the occurrence of cancer.

Effects of Adenophora chinensis

Adenophora radix is ​​sweet and slightly bitter, and slightly cold in nature; it enters the lung and stomach meridians; it has a light and moist texture, and can rise or fall;

It has the effects of nourishing yin, clearing the lungs, benefiting the stomach and promoting fluid production;

It is mainly used to treat dry cough with little sputum, dry throat and nose due to damage to lung yin caused by dryness, long-term cough with blood due to pulmonary tuberculosis and yin deficiency, thirst, dry tongue and loss of appetite due to damage to stomach yin caused by heat.

How to eat Adenophora scabra

1. For those with dry lung and yin deficiency, dry cough with little sputum, dry throat and dry nose, it can be used with Ophiopogon japonicus, Polygonatum odoratum, Fritillaria thunbergii, Apricot kernel, etc. to moisten the lung and relieve cough.

2. It is often used for symptoms such as thirst, dry tongue, and loss of appetite caused by insufficient stomach yang in the late stage of febrile disease. Clinically, it is often used in combination with raw rehmannia, dendrobium, and ophiopogon to clear away heat, nourish the stomach, and produce body fluid.

3. If the stomach yin is insufficient, there is pain in the epigastrium and noisy feeling like hunger, it can be used together with Ophiopogon japonicus, White Peony Root, Licorice, etc. to nourish yin, produce body fluid and relieve pain.

4. For patients with concurrent Yin deficiency of the stomach and Yin deficiency of the liver and kidneys, and liver qi disharmony, with symptoms including pain in the ribs, abdominal distension, acid regurgitation, bitter vomiting, dry throat and mouth, and red tongue with little fluid, it can be used together with Ophiopogon japonicus, Rehmannia glutinosa, and Lycium barbarum.

We not only need to understand the nutritional value of Adenophora radix, but also need to pay more attention to its dietary taboos, so as to prevent blindly eating this food from causing serious harm to the body. Although many foods are rich in nutrients, they do not seem to be suitable for everyone, so we need to pay attention to it.