What are the medicinal values ​​of Osmanthus fragrans

The sweet osmanthus is fragrant in October. Sweet osmanthus is a very common plant. Its flowers are very small, but the fragrance is strong and can be smelled from far away. Osmanthus fragrans is a type of osmanthus, which also includes Osmanthus fragrans, Osmanthus sinensis, etc. Osmanthus fragrans is not only a very ornamental plant, but also a traditional Chinese medicine and can be made into food. Let’s take a look at the medicinal value of Osmanthus fragrans, such a magical plant.

Osmanthus fragrans is a natural medicinal material. Osmanthus fragrans is warm in nature and spicy in taste. It has the effects of invigorating the stomach, resolving phlegm, promoting the production of body fluid, dispersing phlegm, and calming the liver. It can treat cough with excessive phlegm, bloody diarrhea due to intestinal wind, toothache and bad breath, loss of appetite, amenorrhea and abdominal pain. "Dangui Lu" obtained by distilling osmanthus has the effects of soothing the liver and regulating qi, invigorating the spleen and stimulating appetite. It can cure bad breath, dry throat and other diseases. It is a superior beverage. Cinnamon twigs, cinnamon seeds, and cinnamon roots can all be used as medicine. Cinnamon twig decoction, made from cinnamon twigs, peony, ginger, jujube, and licorice, is specifically used to treat exogenous wind-cold, kidney deficiency, and other symptoms. Gui root can treat muscle and bone pain, rheumatism, numbness and other symptoms.

Winter is here. When the cold wind blows, many people often feel stomach discomfort or even cold pain. At this time, drinking some osmanthus tea can effectively relieve the symptoms. Relieves dry mouth and tongue, moistens the intestines and promotes bowel movements, reduces bloating and gastrointestinal discomfort; whitens the skin and removes toxins from the body; is used for bad breath, toothache caused by wind and fire, toothache caused by stomach heat, and toothache caused by dirty teeth; warms and replenishes Yang Qi, and is mainly used to treat hypertension caused by Yang deficiency.

The ancients said that cinnamon is the best of all medicines, so the wine brewed with cinnamon can achieve the effect of "drinking it will make you live a thousand years." Osmanthus fragrans is warm in nature and pungent in taste. It enters the lung and large intestine meridians. It can be taken orally as a decoction, tea or wine. It has the effects of warming the middle and dispersing cold, warming the stomach and relieving pain, and resolving phlegm and dispersing blood stasis. It has certain effects on loss of appetite, phlegm and cough, hemorrhoids, dysentery, amenorrhea and abdominal pain. Black tea is warm in nature and can warm the spleen and stomach, aid digestion, and promote appetite; brown sugar has the effects of invigorating qi and nourishing blood, strengthening the spleen and warming the stomach, dispelling wind and cold, and promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It is especially suitable for postpartum women, children and people with anemia. Therefore, people with weak spleen and stomach function can drink osmanthus tea to warm the stomach. However, it is not suitable for people with damp-heat in the spleen and stomach who have symptoms such as burning pain in the stomach, dry mouth, hunger but no desire to eat, yellow urine, and sticky stool.

After reading the introduction, we understand the medicinal value of Danhui. To our surprise, it not only has high medicinal value, but it is also very popular when made into snacks such as osmanthus cake. Because of its unique fragrance, some people extract it into spices and make it into cosmetics such as perfume, which are also very popular. It really has many uses that are beyond our imagination.