Experts interviewed: Chief physician of Internal Medicine, Shenyang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
Ms. Li, a Hubei reader, consults: Every fall, the osmanthus in his hometown is full of trees, and it is particularly fragrant. It is often said that sweet-scented osmanthus is not only beautiful but also has very good medicinal value. Ask the experts, what are the therapeutic approaches for sweet-scented osmanthus?
In the Department of Internal Medicine of Shenyang Chinese Medicine Hospital, Dr. Zhao Wei answered: Osmanthus fragrans, also known as hibiscus, is a flower of the hibiscus family, which has a history of more than 2500 years. It is known as the 'long flower of flowers'. Each year, the lunar calendar blossoms in August. In addition to viewing for ten people, there is still a high medicinal value.
Chinese medicine believes that sweet-scented osmanthus is mild and spicy, contains volatile oils, waxy substances, and geranin, etc. It has the effects of warming and cooling, warming the stomach, relieving pain, and removing stasis. It is commonly used to treat phlegm, cough and sputum, and blood circulation. Gastrointestinal cold pain, toothache, bad breath and other evidence. Can be used with other flowers Jiantang orally, such as boiled water brewing on behalf of the tea; external use Jianshui phlegm or steaming hot topical, have a good protective effect on the stomach and intestines. Cold stomach pain, indigestion, desirable sweet-scented osmanthus, 3 grams each of roses, drinking after boiled water, 2~3 times a day; treatment of bad breath in stomach, sweet-scented osmanthus, 3 grams each of chrysanthemum, mouthwash after decocting, daily number Times; rule closed abdominal pain, it is desirable to 30 grams of sweet-scented osmanthus, dry Litchi amount of meat, after frying, rushed into the appropriate amount of brown sugar, warm wine clothing; governance abdominal cold pain, can be immersed in 60 ml of sweet-scented osmanthus 500 ml, sealed 1 Month, taking 5 to 10 ml of abdominal stomach pain, can warm the stomach and dispelling cold, qi and relieve pain.
In addition, the roots and seeds of the laurel tree can also be used as medicine. The laurel root can be used for rheumatism, cold-dispelling, can cure stomach pain, kidney deficiency, back pain, toothache, rheumatism, numbness and other illnesses. The seeds can warm the stomach, calm the liver, kidney, cold, Can be used to treat Deficiency stomach pain, hepatogastric gas pain. The liquid obtained by distillation of sweet-scented osmanthus is sweet-scented osmanthus dew, able to manage spleen appetite, Sheng Jin Huayu.
