#medicine and food originate from the same source#Lesson 75 "Shen Yan Ling" Imperata Imperata Root

#Everyone Pays Attention to Kidney Health# The weather is hot in summer. Many people may suffer from excessive sweating due to the hot weather and insufficient water replenishment after exercise. They may experience small and painful urination, dark yellow color, or even hematuria. In severe cases, it will damage our kidney cells. We all know that the kidney is an important metabolic organ of the human body. More than 90% of the sodium and potassium salts in the human body need to be transported and metabolized by the kidney. The damage to kidney cells is irreversible. Bad living habits cause acute and chronic nephritis. , improper treatment may even require life-long medication, which may eventually cause kidney failure and require hemodialysis treatment. Today, in the small class of traditional Chinese medicine, we will take you to learn about a traditional Chinese medicine: Imperata cognac. It is a very good traditional Chinese medicine, and it is also a source of medicine and food. It has a certain therapeutic effect on acute and chronic nephritis.

Imperata cogongrass root is also known as silk grass root, cogongrass root, hairy grass root, sweet grass root, hairy root, Imperata cogongrass and sweet root. It tastes sweet and is cold in nature. Returns to the lung meridian, stomach meridian, and bladder meridian. It has the effects of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, diuresis and treating stranguria. Traditional Chinese medicine is often used to treat hematemesis, epistaxis, hematuria caused by excessive blood heat, as well as febrile diseases such as polydipsia, jaundice, edema, hot stranguria and astringent pain. Corianthrum root is sweet in taste and cold in nature. It is good at clearing away heat and diuresis. It can clear away accumulated heat in the lungs and stomach. In modern clinical practice, it is mostly used for febrile diseases such as polydipsia, vomiting due to stomach heat and cough caused by lung heat. The root of Imperata cognac is sweet and cold, clearing away heat, not greasy and hurting the stomach, and is a diuretic. It does not damage body fluids, can cool blood and stop bleeding, produce fluids and stop vomiting, clear away dampness and heat, and is a good product for treating dampness and heat accumulation.

Modern research shows that the root of Imperata cognac contains triterpenoids such as arunthin, Imperata, fernol, isoarborol, and sagool, as well as soluble calcium, glucose, sucrose, A small amount of fructose and xylose, potassium salts, carotene, chlorophyll, Pulsatilla, palmitic acid and other nutrients. Its water decoction can increase the conversion rate of hepatitis B surface antigen from positive to negative, has a certain anti-hepatitis effect, and can improve the cure rate of hepatitis B patients. Imperata cogongrass root is rich in soluble calcium, which can shorten the time for plasma recalcification. It can also enhance the phagocytosis ability of macrophages in the body, improve immunity, inhibit Shigella dysenteriae, and have antibacterial effects. Imperata cognac root contains potassium salts, which has a diuretic effect. It has a good therapeutic effect on symptoms such as oliguria, hematuria, and edema caused by acute and chronic nephritis. Its juice also contains a large amount of polysaccharides, which can regulate and control blood sugar and blood lipid levels, and reduce the body's three highs. It is very suitable for patients with cardiovascular diseases. In addition, Imperata Imperata root can promote blood coagulation, replenish body fluids, produce sperm and quench thirst, reduce inflammation and relieve pain, have the effects of reducing qi and relieving vomiting, relieving cough and vomiting, and also has a certain therapeutic effect on throat pain. The special compounds it contains can also inhibit metabolism, delay movement, and have a calming effect.

Let’s share with you some dietary remedies about Cogongrass root:

1. Cogongrass Pork Ribs Soup: 250g spareribs, 60g Cogongrass root, 50g carrots, 50 grams of yam, 100 grams of corn, appropriate amount of salt. Wash the ribs and cut them into pieces, put them into the pot, add water to boil, rinse off the blood foam, remove and wash them and set aside. Wash and cut the Imperata root into sections, wash and cut the carrots, yams, and corn into pieces, and put them into the pot together. In it, add 1500ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for one and a half hours, add salt to taste, eat meat and drink soup, which can clear away heat, promote fluid production, remove dampness and reduce yellowing.

2. Imperata root porridge: 200g of fresh cogongrass root or 60g of dried cogongrass root, 30g of carrot, 50g of yam, 250g of japonica rice. Wash the carrot and yam and cut them into pieces for later use. Wash and cut the cogongrass root. section, put it into a pot, add an appropriate amount of 1200ml of water, simmer for half an hour, remove the medicinal residue, then add the washed japonica rice, carrots, and yam, bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer over low heat to make porridge. Take it 1-2 times a day for 1 week to clear away heat, detoxify, diuresis and reduce swelling.

3. Imperata root sugar water: 100g water chestnuts, 50g Imperata root, 200g sugar cane, 50g carrots. Wash and cut the above ingredients into pieces, put them into a pot, add 1500ml of water, boil in water and take it in the morning and evening. Once for 7 days, it can clear away heat and cool blood, relieve cough and sore throat.

Imperata cogongrass root is a very common food in our daily life, and it is also a kind of medicine and food. It is rich in nutrients, has a wide range of medicinal uses, and is also very simple to make into dishes. However, it is worth noting that Imperata Imperata root is cold in nature and can easily damage the spleen yang. Patients with spleen and stomach deficiency and symptoms such as diarrhea and loose stools should not take it. People with blood without heat should not take it. Since Imperata Imperata root is rich in potassium salts, long-term consumption will aggravate the condition. The excretion burden on the kidneys causes the kidneys to work for a long time, weakening kidney function and even damaging kidney cells. Therefore, patients with acute and chronic nephritis should take Imperata cognac correctly under the guidance of a doctor to avoid irreversible damage to health caused by incorrect consumption.

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