Echinacea is a kind of purple flowers, it looks beautiful, just like a dyed badminton, people's eyes can always be attracted by it. Since it's chrysanthemum, it should be used to make tea. So, what are the effects of Echinacea? What are the functions of Echinacea? Pro, read along with Xiaobian^_^
Efficacy and function of Echinacea tea
Taste: pungent, sweet, bitter;
Meridian tropism: lung and liver meridians;
Efficacy: enhance the immune function, stimulate the vitality of immune cells such as white blood cells, and improve the body's own immunity;
Medicinal part: flower, leaf, root.
[function]
1. Ornamental: pinecone chrysanthemum as a dwarf plant, although short, but has a certain ornamental value, is also a common ornamental plant. It is very common in our life, but because of its short flowering period, we still have a little mystery about Echinacea.
2. Landscaping: since Echinacea is a dwarf plant, most of the dwarf plants have garden value. Not only that, the garden value of Echinacea is not limited to potted plants, but also can be used to decorate some flower beds or flower glasses. As a decorative plant, it can embellish our lives and bring some color changes to our lives.
3. Pharmacological action: the Indian language of Echinacea is "the God of protection". In the 3rd century, it was found that Echinacea has the functions of clearing away heat and toxin, removing swelling and stasis, refreshing and anti-aging. Echinacea is used for external treatment of snakebite, insect bite and skin disease (trauma, infection, itching). It is used for internal treatment of headache, fever, cold, fever, anti infection and anti-tumor of respiratory tract, digestive tract, reproductive and urinary system. Therefore, the North American Indians regard Echinacea as "life-saving grass", "the grass of all diseases" and "ageless grass".
Echinacea Echinacea is recognized by the international medical and pharmaceutical circles as a deep immune plant with magical "bone marrow preservation" effect. It is one of the most powerful international standard botanical drugs with the most known pharmacological effects. It is also known as the "full rehabilitation immunity expert" in Europe and America, and the most promising "king of blood purification" plant antibiotic.
Precautions of Echinacea: Echinacea can promote fibroblasts, increase cartilage and ossein, promote tissue growth and wound healing, and has obvious effects on bone and joint diseases, cartilage tissue damage, smooth muscle spasm, rheumatism, asthma, phlegm and constipation. It can accelerate the recovery of patients before, during and after operation. Therefore, many friends will cook pinecone chrysanthemum, and the following four principles should be followed when cooking pinecone chrysanthemum:
1. Don't use boiling water. The Echinacea should be soaked in cold water first, and then heated slowly. In this way, the cells will gradually expand and rupture with the increase of water temperature, so that proteins, starch and other substances slowly decompose and dissolve in water, ensuring the effective ingredients of drugs.
2. Avoid boiling with iron. It is better to use ceramic pot for decocting herbal medicine, copper and aluminum products are second, and iron utensils should not be used. Because ironware is very easy to react with tannins contained in Chinese herbal medicines, such as rhubarb and Radix Polygoni Multiflori, so as to change the drug properties and make the drugs ineffective or counterproductive.
3. The thicker the juice, the better. The decocting amount of herbal medicine should be between 400 and 500 ml. If the decoction is too thick, the effective components in the liquid will evaporate less or be destroyed in high temperature, resulting in the decrease of efficacy. In addition, the concentrated juice tastes bitter and will produce side effects such as nausea and vomiting.
4. The decocting time depends on the condition and the nature of the drug. General medicine, the first boiling water after 15 to 20 minutes, the second boiling water after 10 to 15 minutes. The drugs with pungent and divergent nature, such as flowers, leaves, grass, etc., which are used to treat exogenous diseases, contain more active oil, and the decoction time is shorter. The first boiling water is about 10 minutes, the second boiling water is about 5 minutes.
Knowledge expansion of Echinacea: techniques for cultivating potted Echinacea:
Potted cultivation of Echinacea can use loose and fertile mixed soil or culture soil. When planting, 3-5 Echinacea seedlings can be planted according to the size of the flowerpot. In the early growth stage of Echinacea, the core should be pinched once to promote branching. Potted Echinacea should be renewed once a year.
Pinecone chrysanthemum cultivation period, generally placed in the greenhouse, should be placed in a well ventilated, sunny place, the minimum temperature should not be less than 10 ℃, hot summer need appropriate shade. In the process of cultivating Echinacea, watering should not be too much, especially in the rainy season, when the air humidity is high. During the growth period of Echinacea, thin liquid fertilizer should be applied to promote the growth. When the bud of Echinacea is formed, fertilizer should be applied once a week, and water should be sprinkled after each fertilizer application to avoid the fertilizer sticking to the plant.