Many people like to use fat sea tea to protect their throats, but some people not only have throat discomfort not been relieved after taking fat sea, but also have diarrhea. In the end, is fat sea suitable for everyone to take? What are the precautions for using Fat Sea? Let's get to know the fat sea.
Fat sea
Fat Sea, also known as Sea, Sea Seed, Big Hole Fruit, Daihatsu, is the dry and mature seed of the Fat Sea of the Sycamore family. The 2015 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia contains: Fat Sea, Sweet, Cold. Attribution to the lungs, large intestine meridians. It has the effect of clearing heat and moisturizing the lungs, opening the throat and moisturizing the intestines. Clinically, it can be used for lung heat hoarseness, dry cough without sputum, dry throat, hot knot closure, headache and red eyes.
"Compendium of Materia Medica": "(Fat Sea) cure fire and acne, and cure all fevers, exertion and vomiting blood, disinfection to remove heat, red eyes, wind and fire toothache, insect accumulation under food, hemorrhoids leaking tubes, dry cough without phlegm, bone steaming internal heat, three scorching fire disease."
Zhang Shouyi, a famous doctor of the Republic of China, "Materia Medica Justice", said: This medicine (fat sea) is also known as Dafa, with its boiling water, that is, the cracked skin is swollen, and several ying and one Ou are also so. Close to others use it. All are used to treat colds cough, nasal congestion and other symptoms... Good at opening the lungs, and can drain the fur, the wind and evil are closed, do not ask for the cold is hot, and all are the Lord... It can also open the sound to cure phlegm, cool cough and open phlegm... Light use of two or three pieces, such as the lungs are closed, cough can not make a sound, or gold suffocation hoarseness, can be used up to five or six pieces.
In layman's terms, the fat sea can not only clear the lungs, open the throat, but also moisten and laxative. Because of its sweet taste, not astringent and not bitter, into the medicine does not increase the bitterness of medicine, when tea drinking also has a flavor, for pediatrics, is a "gentleman's medicine".
In daily life, if it is caused by the wind and heat evil poison invading the throat caused by the hoarseness, using the fat sea to brew water instead of tea can play a role in opening the throat. If the sound caused by cold cough is hoarse, it is not advisable to use fat sea. In addition, if it is hoarse due to vocal cord nodules, incomplete vocal cord closure, or excessive tobacco and alcohol, it is also ineffective to use fat sea.
Dosage: Fat sea generally use 3 to 5 pieces, decoction or soaking. Fat sea has a small poison, long-term drinking will cause a burden on the liver and kidneys, but also may cause spleen and stomach weakness, resulting in diarrhea, diet reduction, body wasting and other side effects, generally people with bad stomach will behave more obviously. Therefore, continuous drinking of fat sea tea should not exceed 7 days.
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Who are not suitable for fat sea?
First, the spleen and stomach are weak and cold. Manifested by decreased appetite, cold pain in the abdomen, loose stools, at this time taking fat sea is easy to diarrhea;
The second is wind chills and colds. Manifested by cough, sore throat, accompanied by cold and cold, weak body, and viscous sputum;
The third is cough caused by lung yin deficiency. Manifested by dry cough without sputum, hoarseness, mostly chronic respiratory diseases;
The fourth is low blood pressure. Fat sea has a hypotensive effect, so people with normal blood pressure or low blood pressure may be in danger of low blood pressure if they take it for a long time;
Fifth, diabetics. Fat sea contains galacturonic acid, arabinose, galactose acetic acid, galactose, etc., so it is best for diabetics to use less.
Fat sea tea is recommended
Fat sea flower tea
Ingredients: 3 fat seas, 5g chrysanthemums, 5g licorice, for one day.
Method: The above materials are brewed together in boiling water, covered and baked for 15 to 20 minutes, and can be drunk frequently instead of tea.
Efficacy: Clear throat, relieve acute pharyngitis, tonsillitis.
Notes:
1. People with spleen and stomach deficiency, cold cough, and lung yin deficiency should not be suitable;
2, the fat sea has a small poison, and cold, can not be long-term, excessive drinking.
Fat sea goji berry tea
Ingredients and preparations: Fat sea 5 grams, goji berries 10 grams, Mai Dong 10 grams to make tea.
Effect: Nourishing yin and kidneys, blindness, detoxification and pharynx.
Suitable for people: yin deficiency internal heat with dry cough without sputum, dry mouth and throat, sore throat, blurred vision.
Contraindications: external fever, indigestion should not be suitable.
Fat sea sweet orange drink
Composition: Fat Sea 2 grains, licorice 6 g, platycodon 10 g.
Directions: Add an appropriate amount of water, fry for 20 minutes and drink.
Efficacy: This product uses fat sea to clear the lungs and dissolve phlegm, sharp pharyngeal sound, orange stem to rationalize qi, phlegm, cough, licorice root to clear heat and detoxify, and reconcile fat sea toxicity. It is commonly used to treat cough, sputum, shortness of breath, sore throat and hoarseness caused by lung fever. It is also suitable for people with hoarse voice, red throat, pain, cough, red lips, and red tongue after loud shouting (halving the amount of children).
Honey Fat Sea Tea
Composition: Fat Sea 2 grains, honey to taste.
Directions: Soak the fat sea in warm water until it swells before adding honey to the tea.
Effect: This product is made of fat sea to moisten the intestines and laxative; honey is hot and dry, and the stool is clear and dry. It can be used to treat constipation or loose stools caused by hot and dry intestines, and it is also beneficial to the auxiliary effect of pharyngeal laryngology. ■
【Source: The content of this article is synthesized from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine】