What are the effects and functions of Inula flower

We can see many flowers in our daily life. Generally, flowers are for us to appreciate, and each flower has its own unique fragrance. The flower of Inula is not just for us to appreciate, it also has certain medicinal value. Many Chinese medicine practitioners use it to make prescriptions because it can treat many diseases. So what are the effects and functions of Inula?

[Prescription] Inula flower 30g, Aster 45g (remove the seedlings and soil), Platycodon 30g (remove the reed head), Belamcanda 30g, Cimicifuga heracleifolia 30g, Licorice root 23g (roast until slightly red, file), Old tangerine peel 23g (soak in soup, remove the white part, pulp, and roast), Ephedra 23g (remove the roots and nodes), Citrus grandiflora peel 23g (file), Apricot kernel 23g (soak in soup, remove the skin, tip, and double kernels, and stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow)

[Preparation method] Pound and sieve the above medicines into powder.

【Functions and indications】 Treats cough, thick and sticky sputum, stuffiness in the shoulders and back, shortness of breath and loss of appetite.

[Usage and Dosage] 9 grams per serving. Use 300 ml of water, add 4 grams of ginger, boil until 180 ml, remove the residue and drink it warm at any time.

[Excerpt] Volume 46 of "Taiping Shenghui Fang"

[Prescription] Inula flower 15g, costus root 15g, red tuckahoe 30g, Atractylodes macrocephala 7.5-30g, ginseng 30g (remove the root), peucedanum 30g (remove the root), pinellia 30g (wash seven times with water, remove the slippery part), cinnamon heart 30g, green tangerine peel 23g (soak in water, remove the white part and pulp, and roast), angelica 30g, aconite 15g (cracked, peeled and navel removed), tangerine peel 15g (filed)

【Preparation method】Pound and sieve the above medicines into several pieces.

[Functions and indications] Treats diaphragmatic qi, phlegm in the chest, obstruction and inability to eat.

[Usage and Dosage] 9 grams per serving. Use 300 ml of water, add 4 grams of ginger, boil until 180 ml, remove the residue and let it cool down until it is slightly hot and fishy, ​​regardless of the time.

[Excerpt] Volume 50 of Taiping Shenghui Fang

The above is an introduction to the effects and functions of Inula japonica. If you want to prevent the occurrence of certain diseases in your daily life, you need to pay more attention to exercise and improve your body's immunity. In fact, medicine is only an auxiliary method. The most important thing is to exercise your body well.