What are the effects of soaking arborvitae leaves in water?

The leaves of Platycladus orientalis contain volatile oils, and also contain various trace elements, such as potassium, sodium, calcium, etc. Platycladus orientalis also has certain auxiliary effects on antitussive, expectorant, and sedative. At the same time, Platycladus orientalis leaves have the effects of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, eliminating rheumatism, and dispersing swelling and toxins. However, Platycladus orientalis leaves should not be consumed frequently. If consumed too much, it will cause nausea and other symptoms. Next, let us learn about some of the main functions of Platycladus orientalis leaves and the effects of drinking them after soaking in water.

①Treatment of vomiting blood: 15 grams each of cypress leaves and dried ginger, and three handfuls of moxa. Take the above three ingredients, add five liters of water and one liter of Ma Tong juice, boil them together, take out one liter, divide into portions and drink while warm. (Baileye Decoction from "Golden Chamber")

②For treating vomiting blood due to worry and anger, restlessness and shortness of breath, and pain in the chest: grind cypress leaves into powder and take 10 grams with porridge at any time. (Sheng Hui Fang)

③Treat nosebleed of several liters and unconsciousness: pomegranate flowers and cypress leaves in equal parts. Grind into powder and blow into nose. (Puji Fang)

④Treat hematuria: cypress leaves, coptis root (roasted and ground). Take 15 grams with wine. ("Xian Fang Ji Ji")

⑤ Treat dysentery with black blood in the abdomen, the color of tea pods, or pus and blood like indigo: cypress leaves (roasted and ground into powder), coptis root. Boil the two ingredients together into juice and drink it. (Compendium of Materia Medica)

Platycladus orientalis leaves (3)?⑥ Treat dysentery in children: Boil the leaves in water and drink it instead of tea. (Experience Prescription)

⑦For the treatment of hemorrhoids, intestinal wind, internal toxins, and persistent bleeding: burn cypress leaves and mix them into ashes for oral administration. ("One Hundred and One Prescriptions")

⑧For treating intestinal wind, visceral poison, dysentery due to alcohol, and persistent bleeding: 100g of young cypress leaves (steamed and dried nine times), 50g of old Sophora japonica flowers (fried until half black). Grind the above ingredients into powder, and make pills with refined honey, the size of sycamore seeds. Take 40 to 50 pills each time, on an empty stomach with warm wine. (Puji Fang, Platycladus orientalis powder)

⑨To treat women with prolonged menstruation: 50g each of peony and cypress leaves (roasted). Coarsely pound and sieve the above two ingredients. Take 15 grams each time, add half a cup of water and half a cup of wine, boil until seven parts are left, remove the residue and drink it warm. (Peony Decoction from Shengji Zonglu)

⑩ Treats rheumatoid arthritis, pain as if bitten by a tiger, spreading throughout the body, unable to move, extreme pain when moving, restless day and night: 25 grams of Platycladus orientalis leaves, 10 grams each of Akebia, Chinese Angelica, Safflower, Notopterygium wilfordii, and Saposhnikovia divaricata. Decoction in water. ("Compendium of Materia Medica")

?To treat pain in the joints caused by rheumatism: boil the juice of Platycladus orientalis leaves, and mix it with koji rice to make wine to drink. (Compendium of Materia Medica, Cypress Leaf Wine)

?To treat burns and burns in adults and children: Put Platycladus orientalis leaves into a mortar and pound them into a paste. Mix with cold water to make a paste. Apply to the wound and secure with a silk cloth. The wound will heal within two to three days and the scar will disappear. (Compendium of Materia Medica)

The above is a detailed introduction to drinking water soaked with Platycladus orientalis leaves and the effects of Platycladus orientalis leaves. I believe everyone has already understood the benefits of Platycladus orientalis leaves. For people who need to eliminate rheumatism and relieve swelling and toxins, they can often use Platycladus orientalis leaves to soak in water and drink it as an auxiliary treatment. However, it should be noted that you should not use too much Platycladus orientalis leaves. Excessive use can cause nausea and other symptoms.