What are the effects of burdock?

Burdock is a kind of Chinese medicinal herb, and it is not an ordinary Chinese medicinal herb. Using this burdock to make food can make the ingredients play a great role. Burdock can also be used in combination with some medicinal materials to improve various bad phenomena in the human body. Burdock also has a therapeutic effect on the human body, such as diabetes, and can also lower blood pressure. If there is constipation, then burdock can also have the effect of treating constipation. So what are the effects of this burdock?

Burdock is popular in the Southeast Asian market for its unique aroma and rich nutritional value, and is even more popular in Japan and Taiwan. People in Japan and Taiwan regard burdock as a holy product for nourishing the kidneys, strengthening yang, and nourishing yin. Al Mindell, a famous American health expert, pointed out in his book "The Anti-Aging Bible" that burdock is loved by people all over the world. It is a mild nutritional herb that can help the human body maintain a good working state and has a restorative effect on the balance of the body's systems. He also pointed out that the longest-lived Japanese people in the world are those who have used burdock for a long time.

Traditional Chinese medicine has long recognized the medicinal value of burdock. Burdock seeds can be used as a detoxifying and diuretic traditional Chinese medicine; burdock fruit can treat edema, sore throat, pneumonia, scarlet fever, epidemic parotitis, and colds; stewing burdock roots with large intestine can prevent hemorrhoids, and mashing the juice can prevent and treat irritability.

Because burdock can remove blood stasis, relieve depression and promote blood circulation, it is very suitable for office workers who sit for a long time. However, burdock is a strong alkaline food. People with contact dermatitis or eczema should use it less.

Currently, most of the burdock grown in China is exported, with a small amount supplied to the domestic market. There are some particularities in choosing and purchasing burdock. The best quality ones should be over 60 cm long, over 2 cm in diameter, with smooth and tender skin, and an upright and fresh shape. There are many ways to eat burdock. It can be cooked at will, mixed, fried, boiled, shabu-shabu, made into soup, and used as stuffing. Burdock tea, in particular, tastes best after boiling.

Chinese traditional medicinal burdock diet recipes

Burdock root stewed chicken is suitable for symptoms such as physical weakness, limb fatigue, thirst, edema, throat swelling and pus, and cough.

Burdock and pork ribs soup has a light broth and has the effect of reducing internal heat.

Burdock stew is suitable for symptoms such as dizziness, hot and swollen throat, yin deficiency, cough, thirst, physical weakness, fatigue, diarrhea, etc.

Burdock stewed with pig intestines is suitable for treating bloody stools, bloody diarrhea, hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, carbuncle, thirst, sore throat, etc.

Burdock porridge is suitable for symptoms such as sore throat, cough, poor appetite, constipation, etc. caused by lung and stomach heat.

Burdock and fish paste soup benefits: nourishes the spleen and stomach, suitable for cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension, coronary heart disease, etc.

Burdock pork tripe shreds effect: tonifies the spleen and replenishes qi, suitable for diabetes, thirst (patients should eat on an empty stomach for better results, drink the soup when thirsty.)

The effects of burdock and eucommia soup: nourishes the liver and kidneys, strengthens the kidneys and bones. Stroke sequelae

Burdock has many functions and effects in treating some diseases, and burdock has many benefits to the body when used to make tea and water. Burdock has the effect of clearing away heat when consumed in summer. If you drink burdock tea frequently, you must pay attention to the time and amount of tea drinking, avoid drinking too much tea, and also avoid drinking it at night, as this is very bad for sleep.