Burdock tea burdock effect

Everyone just knows that burdock can be used to make tea, and it is very good for our body. Many people don’t know the effect of burdock tea, because burdock is a very unfamiliar term in the eyes of modern people. Such Chinese medicinal herbs are not sold in many places. So it is normal that people don’t know the effect and function of burdock. People drink burdock tea mainly for defecation. So let’s take a look at the effect and function of burdock in burdock tea.

1. Lubricates the intestines, promotes bowel movements, and fights and prevents cancer

The roots of burdock contain a large amount of dietary fiber (also known as crude fiber) that can promote large intestine peristalsis, and also contain an enzyme that can promote the growth of beneficial bacteria in the large intestine. At the same time, as a Chinese medicinal material, its pharmacological functions are to dispel wind and heat, detoxify, reduce swelling, and remove fire (according to Chinese medicine theory, constipation is a symptom of "fire"). Therefore, eating burdock often is very beneficial to the improvement of constipation, and the effect is fast. While it is beneficial to health, it also has a good effect on preventing and treating hemorrhoids and rectal cancer.

2. Reduce fat and lose weight to treat stones

Burdock root is rich in water-soluble dietary fiber and inulin, which can increase the excretion of cholesterol, block the enterohepatic circulation of cholesterol, interfere with the formation of small intestinal microparticles, and reduce the absorption of fat, thereby achieving the purpose of lowering blood lipids and losing weight. It can absorb bile acids, increase the excretion of bile salts and cholesterol, and thus has the effect of preventing and treating stones.

3. Assist in lowering blood pressure

The main cause of high blood pressure is excessive sodium content in the human body, and eating burdock regularly has a significant effect on high blood pressure. The dietary fiber in burdock root has the function of absorbing sodium and excreting it from the body with feces, thereby reducing the sodium content in the body; the calcium content in burdock root is the highest among root vegetables, and calcium has the function of directing sodium into urine and excreting it from the body; the protein content in burdock root is also extremely high, and protein can make blood vessels flexible, separate sodium from cells, and excrete it from the body; the arctiin contained in burdock root can dilate blood vessels and achieve the effect of lowering blood pressure.

Above we introduced all the functions and effects of burdock when used to make tea. The functions and effects of burdock tea are very powerful for us now. If you drink burdock tea frequently, it will have the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Burdock tea is not only that, it also has very good effects on the treatment of some diseases. It is recommended that you must use burdock tea appropriately.