What are the effects and functions of reed root

Reed root is a plant and has certain medicinal value, so reed root can also be said to be a Chinese medicine preparation. Reed root has many functions and effects, and is widely used in clinical practice. Reed root also has a blood pressure lowering effect for some patients with hypertension.

1. Sweet and cold in nature. Functions and indications: Clears away heat and produces body fluid; relieves restlessness and stops vomiting; promotes urination; and relieves rash. It is used to treat fever, thirst, stomach heat, vomiting, lung heat, cough, lung abscess, pus vomiting, stranguria, measles, and detoxification of puffer fish poison. It is rich in nutrition and delicious, making it an ideal health food. In recent years, the value of asparagus has doubled due to the discovery that asparagine in asparagus can effectively inhibit the growth and spread of cancer cells and normalize cell growth. Asparagus, which has the effects of lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids and preventing cancer, is paired with lily, which is sweet and slightly cold in nature, can moisten the lungs and relieve cough, clear the heart and calm the nerves, and clear away heat and detoxify. It has the significant effects of clearing heat, relieving restlessness and calming the nerves. It is suitable for auxiliary treatment of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, cancer and other diseases.

2. Asparagus, which can clear away heat, reduce blood lipids, lower blood pressure and fight cancer, is paired with winter melon, which is sweet, mild and slightly cold, clears away heat, promotes diuresis, detoxifies and promotes the production of body fluids. It is not only refreshing and delicious, but also has a good health care effect on the human body. Regular consumption has a good therapeutic effect on high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, cancer, edema, cough, kidney disease, edema, diabetes, obesity and other diseases.

3. Reed root can also treat bleeding gums. As long as we boil the reed root with water and drink it as tea, the medicinal effect can be achieved. "Quanzhou Materia Medica" records that reed root can also treat sore throat. Just mash the fresh reed root to extract the juice, then add honey and drink it.

4. When reed root is combined with mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum, platycodon and other medicines, it has the effect of treating wind-heat cough. Combined with mulberry bark, scutellaria baicalensis, fritillaria and other medicines, it has the effects of clearing heat, resolving phlegm and relieving cough for symptoms such as lung heat, cough, thick phlegm, lung abscess, and coughing up pus and blood.