How to cook basil leaves to treat cough

Loquat leaves have certain medicinal value. They have good therapeutic effects and are widely used in the medical field. In particular, loquat leaves can play a good role in treating coughs. You can take fresh loquat leaves, wash them, soak them in water, add rock sugar, crush the leaves and put them in the pot, boil them over high heat, turn to low heat, and cook for 20 minutes. Drink some every day, it has a good effect of relieving cough and reducing phlegm.

Is loquat leaf good for cough?

Loquat leaf is a traditional Chinese medicine with good medicinal value and efficacy. However, is loquat leaf good for treating cough? Now, let’s take a look together.

Loquat leaves are a good medicine for treating coughs, because loquat leaves contain a nutrient called amygdalin. Therefore, during the boiling process, they will produce hydrocyanic acid which has a cough suppressant effect. Therefore, if you feel uncomfortable in your throat or your cough is always not going away, you can choose to pick a few fresh loquat leaves and boil them in water instead of drinking tea, which can effectively relieve cough or throat discomfort symptoms. In addition, boiling loquat leaves in water can also treat hoarseness, milk recovery, plum pit qi, and pinworms.

It can be seen from this that loquat leaves can treat coughs, and their therapeutic effect is excellent. It is recommended that friends who suffer from coughs can drink them appropriately. Appropriate drinking can relieve the symptoms of coughs.

How to cook basil leaves to treat cough

Treatment method 1:

1. Take 5-6 fresh loquat leaves, rinse off the dirt in running water, and use a brush to clean all the fluff on the back (note, the fluff must be brushed clean, otherwise it will aggravate the cough).

2. Put them in a basin, add water to cover the loquat leaves, soak for 15 minutes, rinse with running water, drain and set aside.

3. Prepare a piece of rock sugar, yellow rock sugar is best, then cut the leaves into pieces, put them into a cooking pot, pour in about 800 ml of water, cook over high heat, after the leaves are boiled, stir the floating leaves with chopsticks, then turn to medium or low heat.

4. Add a piece of rock sugar at this time and cook for 20 minutes. Do not open the lid immediately after cooking, continue to simmer for a while.

5. Pour out the loquat leaf water. It is still tea-colored at this time, but will turn into wine red after a while, with a faint fragrance of loquat leaves. The boiled water can be used as daily tea. You can take a small amount every day, 3-4 times is fine. It has a good effect in relieving cough and reducing phlegm.

Treatment method 2:

1. Wash the loquat leaves and set aside, but note that the fluff on the back of the loquat leaves must be washed clean.

2. Then put loquat leaves, mulberry bark, and scutellaria into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, and boil over high heat. After the water boils, turn to low heat and simmer for a while. Do not open the lid immediately after cooking, continue to simmer for a while, and then pour it out and drink. This cooking method is very effective in treating lung heat and cough.