The efficacy of cooking raw and cooked rehmannia together

Rehmannia glutinosa is a common Chinese medicinal material. It is divided into raw rehmannia glutinosa and cooked rehmannia glutinosa. These two types have different effects and functions. What are the effects if raw and cooked rehmannia glutinosa are cooked together? Raw rehmannia has the effect of cooling blood. If there is blood heat, it can be used to treat it. Cooked rehmannia has the effect of tonifying the kidney. Patients with kidney deficiency can take cooked rehmannia. If raw rehmannia and cooked rehmannia are cooked together, it can not only nourish yin and tonify the kidney, but also tonify blood. Let's learn about it in detail.

1. What are the benefits of raw and cooked rehmannia soup?

There are many benefits of raw and cooked rehmannia soup to the human body. It can nourish blood and cool blood. It can also nourish yin and tonify the kidney. Especially suitable for health preservation. Moreover, these two medicines are not precious medicinal materials. They are cheap and easy to obtain. You can pay attention to taking some of them in your life. The following introduces the effects of raw and cooked Rehmannia.

Rehmannia root can be divided into two types: raw rehmannia root and cooked rehmannia root. "Compendium of Materia Medica" states: Raw rehmannia root is very cold and can cool the blood, so it is needed by those with hot blood; cooked rehmannia root is slightly warm and can nourish the kidney, so it is needed by those with weak blood. Men tend to have yin deficiency, so cooked rehmannia root is suitable for use, while women tend to have blood heat, so raw rehmannia root is suitable for use. "Especially Rehmannia glutinosa, which is used as medicine" to fill the bone marrow and grow muscles. It can produce blood, nourish the five internal organs, benefit the eyes and ears, blacken the hair and beard, and unclog the blood vessels. It is indeed a good product for curing diseases and prolonging life.

Shengdihuang is sweet, bitter and cold. It enters the heart, liver and kidney meridians. Functions: clearing away heat and nourishing yin, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, nourishing yin and promoting body fluid. Rehmannia root is sweet, slightly bitter, slightly warm, and enters the heart, liver, and kidney meridians. Function: Nourishes blood, regulates menstruation, nourishes yin and tonifies the kidney.

Cooked Rehmannia root is a replica of raw Rehmannia root that is mixed with rice wine, then dried and steamed, so their effects are different. Raw Rehmannia root is mostly used to clear heat and nourish yin, while cooked Rehmannia root is mostly used to nourish blood and tonify the kidney.

The above introduces the effects of raw and cooked rehmannia. Boiling the two together makes raw and cooked rehmannia soup, which is very helpful to people's health. However, it is best to boil the raw and cooked rehmannia soup instead of drinking it as tea, as the effect will not be as good as boiling it. You can also add some other Chinese medicines to the raw and cooked rehmannia soup, such as dragon bones, to help sleep. Adding astragalus can increase the effect of replenishing qi.

2. Can I drink raw and cooked Rehmannia soup during menstruation?

The menstrual period is affected by factors such as medication, eating cold food, mood, endocrine system, etc. The menstrual period is usually 3-7 days, which is normal. You should relax. It will not affect pregnancy. There are six things women should avoid during menstruation: avoid catching a cold, avoid drinking strong tea, spicy food, drinking cold food, avoid taking a bath and swimming, avoid having sex, and avoid excessive fatigue.

Raw and cooked rehmannia, also known as dried rehmannia, is sweet, bitter and cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing heat and cooling blood, nourishing yin and promoting body fluid, and is a heat-clearing and blood-cooling medicine. It is used for symptoms such as fever, dry mouth, crimson or red tongue in febrile diseases such as Qingying Decoction; it is used for symptoms such as vomiting blood, hematuria, metrorrhagia, etc. due to heat in the blood, forcing blood to flow. Therefore, it is not recommended to be consumed during menstruation.