The efficacy and function of loquat leaves Common uses of loquat leaves

Loquat leaf is a traditional Chinese medicine that can moisten the lungs and relieve cough. It is also a health food that can clear away heat and detoxify. It is the leaves of the loquat plant. It can be used first after harvesting, or it can be used as medicine after drying. It can clear the lungs and stomach, and can also reduce qi and resolve phlegm. Loquat leaves have many other benefits. I will write them all out and tell you in a while, and at the same time let you know more about its common uses.

The efficacy and function of loquat leaves

1. Expectorant and cough relieving

Resolving phlegm and relieving cough is one of the important functions of loquat leaves. It tastes bitter and is cold in nature. It can clear the lung qi and resolve phlegm and relieve cough. When people have adverse symptoms such as cough and phlegm, dryness and heat in the lungs, they can boil loquat leaves with mulberry leaves and Chinese medicinal materials such as peucedanum and drink them. When people have cough and phlegm, they can use it together with mulberry bark and adenophora, and the therapeutic effect is particularly good.

2. Relieve nausea and vomiting

Loquat leaves can clear away lung heat and relieve human nausea and vomiting. People usually take loquat leaves directly to treat nausea, vomiting, acid reflux and other adverse symptoms caused by lung heat, or they can use it together with Chinese medicinal materials such as orange peel and bamboo mushrooms. This will make its therapeutic effect even better.

3. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory

Loquat leaves are also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine that can be antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. It contains a variety of natural anti-inflammatory and bactericidal ingredients, which can eliminate Staphylococcus aureus and Pneumococcus, as well as Shigella dysenteriae, Escherichia coli and other pathogenic bacteria in the human body. Eating some loquat leaves in moderation can prevent many common inflammatory diseases such as bronchitis, enteritis and pharyngitis.

Common uses of loquat leaves

1. After washing, fresh loquat leaves can be eaten directly, or they can be chopped up and cooked into porridge. When cooking porridge with them, you should first wash the rice clean, put it into the pot with water and cook it into porridge. When it is almost time to serve, add the chopped fresh loquat leaves and cook together for 5 to 10 minutes.

2. Loquat leaves can also be used to make tea. When making tea with them, you need to cut the fresh loquat leaves into shreds and dry them. Take an appropriate amount each time, add wild chrysanthemum, mulberry leaves and other ingredients, brew with boiling water, and then drink it as tea.