Ophiopogon japonicus Schisandrae Chinensis

Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis are the same plant, but they are used in the same way as wolfberry. They can all be used to brew tea, and can also be used as auxiliary ingredients for some dishes or soups. They are all foods that can be used as medicine, so from this point we can see that eating foods containing them is definitely beneficial to our bodies, because since they can be used as medicine, their nutritional value must be very high.

No matter what kind of food it is, or whether it is a plant, as long as it is good for the body after being eaten, we should eat it, because in this way our nutrition can be balanced. So before using them as food, we first need to understand their properties and characteristics. So what exactly are Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis?

Ophiopogon japonicus has the function of nourishing yin, clearing heat and relieving cough: it is used for thirst, dry cough, and hemoptysis caused by lung yin deficiency; irritability, palpitations, and constipation caused by loss of body fluid caused by heart yin deficiency. Ophiopogon japonicus contains vitamin A, which has a strong inhibitory effect on Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus. To clear and nourish the yin of the lungs and stomach, it is mostly used without the heart, while to nourish yin and clear the heart, it is mostly used including the heart.

Ophiopogon japonicus

1. Clear the heart and relieve restlessness: suitable for symptoms of internal heat disturbing the heart. The evil heat of febrile disease enters the blood, causing fever that is worse at night and restlessness. b. Heat damages the qi and yin, causing irritability, thirst, sweating and fatigue. Deficiency of heart yin, restlessness and insomnia, red tongue with little coating. 2. Nourishing Yin and moistening the lungs: Mainly used to treat Yin deficiency and lung dryness, dry cough, dry cough, fatigue, fever and cough with blood. 3. Nourishes the stomach and produces body fluid: It is good for treating symptoms such as insufficient stomach yin, dry tongue, thirst, poor appetite and lack of hunger. In addition, it can also be used to treat yin deficiency, dry intestines, and constipation.

American ginseng is cold in nature, sweet, slightly bitter and cool in taste. It enters the heart, lung and kidney meridians. It has the functions of replenishing qi and nourishing yin, purging fire and relieving restlessness, nourishing the stomach and producing body fluid. It is suitable for symptoms of qi and yin deficiency with fire, and is mostly used for lung heat and dry cough, laziness in speech, fatigue of limbs, irritability, and loss of yin and body fluid after fever.

Schisandra chinensis is astringent, replenishes Qi and produces body fluid, nourishes the kidney and calms the mind. It is used for long-term cough, weak asthma, nocturnal emission, spermatorrhea, enuresis and frequent urination. It is also used for long-term diarrhea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, thirst due to loss of body fluid, shortness of breath and weak pulse, internal heat and thirst, palpitations and insomnia. Effects on cardiovascular system: Schisandra chinensis has a cardiotonic effect. Its water extract and dilute alcohol extract can enhance myocardial contractility and increase vascular tension. The decoction has an inhibitory effect on the ATPase activity of rat myocardial cell membrane in vitro experiments and has a hypotensive effect on anesthetized dogs. Effect on immune function: It can enhance the body's defense against non-specific stimuli. Antibacterial effect: Ethanol extract has inhibitory effects on anthrax bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, Vibrio cholerae, etc. in vitro.

Eating Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis can supplement the nutritional value of the two materials to the human body. The key is that they are both nutritious foods. Ophiopogon japonicus can help us treat some symptoms of constipation, so that the consumption system will be normal and it will be easier to absorb nutrients from other foods. Schisandra chinensis can be eaten by some people with cardiovascular diseases because it can help regulate their condition.