What kind of herb is Codonopsis? What are the medicinal benefits?

<>Codonopsis is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine in the Platycodon family, and its uses and practices are also very numerous, whether it is eaten raw or boiled, or made with other ingredients in soup is a very nourishing existence. Because the growth cycle of Codonopsis is relatively fixed, Codonopsis is only dug once a year, and there is only one suitable time of year. Codonopsis can be said to basically have the effect of ginseng, but its medicinal power is much weaker than that of ginseng, but it is also better than the medicinal properties, so that it is easier to enter the medicine and can be accepted by more people.

Secondly, the main effects of Codonopsis are beneficial to qi, nourishing blood, strengthening the spleen, tonifying the lungs, generating Jin, regulating lung deficiency, cough and asthma, regulating blood pressure, boosting spirits, and enhancing people's memory. Secondly, Codonopsis can also increase hemoglobin by stimulating the vitality of the spleen.

and red blood cells, which are also often used for various anemias.

aspects of the disease. For example, eating Codonopsis in the morning can refresh and refresh a person's energy in the morning, which is very suitable for qi deficiency.

People who get up in the morning and have weak limbs, eat Codonopsis in the evening, because Codonopsis has the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, and it contains a variety of ingredients that make Codonopsis have the effect of sedation and hypnosis, and eating Codonopsis at night is conducive to falling asleep and improving the symptoms of insomnia. It can be said that Codonopsis is really a great tonic herb, and it will have different effects for many people.

Because of the unique medicinal effect of Codonopsis, it is often used as dietary therapy, such as boiling Codonopsis and red dates together in soup, after drinking, it can nourish qi and blood, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and have the effect of nourishing yin and yang. Red dates and codonopsis are good products for nourishment, so the combination of codonopsis and red dates is very good. Secondly, Codonopsis black chicken soup is also a relatively expensive and nourishing dish, the old hen and Codonopsis are stewed together, so that the chicken soup boiled out has umami and high nutritional value, so it is a very popular practice.

In short, Codonopsis is a very tonic medicinal material, and people should use it selectively.

Codonopsis is a herb of the stalk part, its medicinal value has the effect of lifting qi, nourishing blood, warming and nourishing yin, and it can be taken by boiling soup and boiling water.

It is a herb with high medicinal value, and it can achieve the effect of nourishing qi and replenishing blood, and at the same time, it can also relieve cough and expectoration, and then it can also improve the body's immunity, and at the same time can also relieve palpitation or shortness of breath and dry mouth.

Codonopsis is a medicine used to replenish qi. It can alleviate various conditions such as lack of qi and blood, weakness of spleen and stomach, fatigue, asthma, cough, chest tightness and shortness of breath, sallow complexion, collapse and diarrhea. Codonopsis can be used to make wine, can also be used instead of tea, and can also be used to make soup, which is very good for the body.

It is a kind of herbaceous plant, and it is also a medicinal material with particularly high nutritional value, which can play a role in strengthening the spleen and lungs, and at the same time can also replenish qi, quench thirst, regulate the body, and can also replenish qi and blood, regulate the yellowing of the complexion, and so on.

1. The efficacy of Codonopsis.

Replenish the middle, invigorate the qi, and generate the jin. Treat weakness of the spleen and stomach, loss of qi and blood, fatigue and weakness, lack of food, thirst, prolonged diarrhea, and prolapse of the anus.

Ben Jing Feng Yuan": Clear the lungs.

Materia Medica: Nourish qi, spleen and stomach, and remove polydipsia.

Compendium Notes: Cure lung deficiency and benefit lung qi.

Scientific Folk Herbs: Blood Tonic. Suitable for chronic anemia, chlorosis, leukemia, adenopathy, rickets.

Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine: Treatment of internal injuries such as fatigue, cold stomach and intestines, diarrhea and diarrhea, asthma, thirst, fever and sweating, women's blood collapse, and fetal diseases.

Second, the method of making soup with Codonopsis.

1. Black chicken (1) Ingredients: 20 grams of angelica, 15 grams of Codonopsis, 30 grams of lotus seeds, 10 grams of red dates, half a black chicken, 20 grams of lily, 15 grams of astragalus, 50 grams of barley, 10 grams of wolfberry.

2) Method: Soak all the ingredients for 20 minutes (12 hours if there is sulfur), put the black chicken in the pot and cook for 3-4 minutes. Remove and wash for later use.

Put all the ingredients and black chicken into the pot, put in 2L of water, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat, boil for 2 hours, and put in an appropriate amount of salt 15 minutes before boiling.

3) Efficacy: The "Compendium of Materia Medica" believes that the black-bone chicken has the functions of replenishing weakness and labor, quenching thirst, benefiting pregnant women, treating women's collapse and some deficiency diseases.

2. Field Chicken (1) Ingredients: 2 3 field chickens, 15g of Codonopsis, 10 red dates, 15g of lilies

2) Method: Wash Codonopsis, red dates (pitted), and lily; Remove the skin and intestines of the chicken, wash it, and chop it. Put all the ingredients together in the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over a fire, simmer for 1 2 hours, and season.

3) Efficacy: This soup has the function of nourishing qi and nourishing blood, nourishing yin and detoxifying. Tips:

This soup is suitable for patients with lung cancer deficiency of qi and yin, other cancer patients with insufficient qi and blood during and after radiotherapy, emaciation, dull complexion, mental fatigue, heat and insomnia, lack of breath and lazy speech, dry throat and mouth. Lung cancer is a cold lung and people with phlegm, wheezing and coughing should not drink this soup.

3. Mullet (1) Ingredients: 20 grams of Codonopsis, 50 grams of carrots, 10 grams of cooking wine, soy sauce, ginger and green onions, 5 grams of salt, 3 grams of monosodium glutamate and sugar, 50 grams of vegetable oil, 200 grams of fresh soup, 30 grams of coriander.

2) Method: Moisten and cut codonopsis into sections, cut carrots into cubes, ginger and green onions, and wash coriander. Wash the mullet, drain the water, put it in 60% hot oil and fry it, pick it up, drain the oil and set aside.

Heat the wok, add the vegetable oil, when it is 60% hot, add ginger and green onions, and then add raw fish, cooking wine, codonopsis, carrots, salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, soy sauce, fresh soup and cook, then put it on a plate, add coriander.

3) Efficacy: This soup is medicative, not dry or greasy, good at replenishing the spleen and lungs qi and nourishing blood and rejuvenating the blood, and is commonly used for spleen and lung qi deficiency, blood less, and injury. Codonopsis is often used instead of ginseng in general tonics.

1. Nourish the blood.

Codonopsis has the function of replenishing both qi and blood, and is suitable for qi and blood deficiency syndrome that cannot produce blood, or blood is void to dissolve qi, and the face is pale or chlorostens, fatigue, dizziness, palpitations and other syndromes. In addition, Codonopsis ginseng can invigorate qi and can also be used for the symptoms of qi and jin injury, shortness of breath and thirst, and internal heat and thirst.

2. Strengthen the spleen and lungs.

Codonopsis ginseng has a sweet and flat taste, mainly enters the second meridian of the spleen and lungs, and has a similar effect to ginseng to nourish the qi of the spleen and lungs, but the medicinal power is weak. It can be used for symptoms such as weak spleen, fatigue, lack of food and loose stools.

3. Delay aging.

Codonopsis ginseng extract can improve the activity of superoxide dismutase in human blood, enhance the ability to scavenge free radicals, and have a certain anti-aging effect on the human body.

4. Anti-fatigue.

Codonopsis can improve the animal's swimming ability and resist fatigue. Codonopsis can increase animal weight by 23%.

5. Promote the recovery of white blood cells.

Due to the decline in white blood cells caused by chemotherapy and radiation**, taking Codonopsis ginseng also has the effect of promoting the recovery of white blood cells.

6. Treatment of anemia.

Relevant experiments have proved that Codonopsis can increase red blood cells and hemoglobin, so it is also beneficial for anemia patients to eat Codonopsis.