Mulberry leaf porridge

Have you heard that mulberry leaf porridge can cure colds? Please see the detailed introduction below.

Introduction to mulberry leaf porridge

Little knowledge: Mulberry leaves are the leaves of the mulberry plant of the Moraceae family. They are crisp, have a slight smell, are cold in nature, have a light taste, and are slightly bitter. They are mainly used to dispel wind-heat, clear the lungs and moisten dryness, clear the liver and improve eyesight. They are used for wind-heat colds, lung heat and dry coughs, headaches and dizziness, and red and blurred eyes.

Cold is a common disease, especially in the seasons with frequent alternation of cold and heat, people are more likely to get sick. Although it is not a serious disease, the dry and itchy throat, sneezing, nasal congestion, runny nose, etc. caused by cold are very uncomfortable. Mr. Wu from Xigong District called to recommend a method of curing colds without taking medicine, just using mulberry leaf porridge.

Mr. Wu told reporters that he had recently returned to his hometown to visit his mother and caught a cold on the way. After arriving home, he began to have cold symptoms, such as headache and cough. His mother cooked mulberry leaf porridge for him, and after drinking it, the cold symptoms were relieved a lot. The specific method is to prepare 100 grams of fresh mulberry leaves, rice and sugar in appropriate amounts. Wash the mulberry leaves and soak them in clean water for more than an hour, then boil them in an earthen pot. Do not use high heat, but only simmer slowly. A pot of mulberry leaf porridge often takes one or two hours to boil. At this time, the porridge can best maintain its original fragrance and the effect is also the best. Mr. Wu said that he later found out that mulberry leaves are sweet and cold in nature, and the combination of sweet and cold can relieve qi and benefit yin, so they are the key medicine for clearing heat and detoxification in traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, many prescriptions for treating colds contain mulberry leaves.

Mr. Wu warned readers that fresh mulberry leaves must be soaked after purchase to eliminate the pesticide residue on the leaves; if dried mulberry leaves are used, the amount can be reduced, and dried mulberry leaves can be purchased at Chinese medicine stores.