At this time, the sore throat is inflamed, so try fresh longan leaves.

Author: Peng Lanying, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Pharmaceutical Society.

The weather changes rapidly at this time of year, and some people with poor immunity are prone to symptoms such as dry throat, sore throat and cough.

When cooking soup in the south, add a little Dioscorea nipponica leaves. Has the functions of clearing away lung-heat, resolving phlegm, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis. Xian Yi, young and old.

Aralia elata leaves, also known as Aralia elata leaves, Aralia elata leaves in Longli, Aralia elata leaves in Wei Long and Aralia elata leaves, are mostly grown in valleys, hillsides and moist and fertile jungles, and are cultivated and distributed in Guangdong and Guangxi.

In traditional medicine, the mature leaves of Dioscorea nipponica Makino are generally used as medicine, which are sweet in taste, light in nature and flat. It has the effects of clearing away heat, moistening lung, relieving cough, resolving phlegm, moistening intestine and relaxing bowels. It is often used to treat lung dryness, cough, bronchitis, asthma and constipation, and it is also one of the raw materials of Jiawei Sanye Decoction and Guangdong Herbal Tea.

1, relieving cough and asthma

Rhizoma Dioscoreae Septemlobae has the function of relieving cough and asthma, and has a good therapeutic effect on common diseases such as acute bronchitis, upper respiratory symptoms and asthma.

2, moistening the intestines and relaxing the bowels

The natural volatile oil contained in Dioscorea nipponica leaves can moisten the intestines to relieve constipation, promote intestinal peristalsis and accelerate defecation, and has therapeutic effect on constipation.

Step 3 clear away heat and reduce fire

The leaves of Dioscorea nipponica Makino also have the function of clearing away heat, and can relieve symptoms such as excessive internal heat, heatstroke, fever, gingival swelling and pain, oral ulcer, redness and swelling, blurred vision, sore throat and so on.

The medicinal components of Dioscorea zingiberensis are mainly concentrated in the leaves and roots of Dioscorea zingiberensis, including polypeptides, polysaccharides, glycosides, saponins, tannins, organic acids, alkaloids, coumarins, lactones, flavonoids, coumarins, lactones and volatile oils. Modern pharmacology has proved that Dioscorea zingiberensis leaves have antitussive, expectorant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial, antiallergic and anti-HBe Ag effects.

Aralia elata leaf is a traditional dietetic medicine, which is the most common in herbal tea. Southerners often use it to make soup. The weather is getting hotter, so use different ingredients to cook soup to relieve discomfort such as dry throat, cough due to excessive internal heat and bronchitis.

It is recorded in Lingnan Materia Medica that eating longan leaf pork soup can cure phlegm-fire cough.

1, longan leaf fig lean broth

Ingredients: 300g lean pork, loquat leaf 1 0g, Sydney10g, 2 figs, 60g Siraitia grosvenorii, and salt1.

Exercise:

(1) Peel and core Sydney, cut into pieces, wash Siraitia grosvenorii, break it open, and wash the leaves of Aralia elata, Loquat and Ficus carica for later use;

(2) Add water to the pot to boil, add the cut lean meat, soak for 1 min, and take it out for later use;

③ Put all the ingredients into the pot together, add enough water, cook for 10 minute on high fire, simmer for 1 hour on low fire, and season with salt before taking out.

Features: moistening lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough.

2. Three-leaf soup

Ingredients: 20g of ginseng leaves, 0g of Dioscorea nipponica Makino leaves10g, 5g of loquat leaves15g, 2 candied dates, 3 slices of ginger, 250g of lean pork and a proper amount of salt.

Exercise:

① Wash Ginseng Radix, Rhizoma Dioscoreae Nipponicae and Folium Eriobotryae, and cut lean meat into pieces.

(2) Add a proper amount of water to the pot and bring to a boil. Put all the above materials into a pot, simmer 1 hour, and season.

Features: It has the effect of clearing away qi and diminishing inflammation, and it is also a good choice as a health food for clearing heat, resolving phlegm and relieving sore throat in summer.

3, longan leaf soybean white crucian carp soup

Ingredients: 20g turmeric leaves, soybean 100g, white crucian carp 1 strip, 3 slices of ginger, and appropriate amount of water.

Exercise:

(1) Wash the leaves and soybeans and soak the soybeans slightly;

(2) Slaughter the white crucian carp, dry the water, heat it in a wok and fry it with slow fire until both sides are slightly yellow;

③ Pour water into the casserole and bring to a boil. After all the ingredients are put into a pot and boiled, turn to medium-low heat for one and a half hours. Season with salt and serve.

Features: dispel lung dryness and strengthen spleen and stomach.

1, pregnant women and menstruating women should not take it.

2, longan leaves can clear away heat and remove fire, moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, and people with cold constitution and diarrhea are not suitable for eating.

Reviewer: Wei Li, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Pharmaceutical Society.

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