What are the effects of sword flower?

Sword flower is a tropical plant native to Brazil and later introduced to China. It belongs to the Cactaceae family and is an important food and medicine. Sword flower is not only rich in nutrients, but also has excellent medicinal effects. It can treat and prevent many diseases. In order to let everyone better understand the sword flower, I will give a comprehensive introduction to its effects and functions below.

What are the effects of sword flower?

1. Sword flower can clear away heat and moisten the lungs

Sword flower is a traditional Chinese medicinal material with a cold and sweet taste. It can enter the lung meridian, clear away heat and moisten the lungs. It has good therapeutic effects on many common diseases such as human pneumonia, tuberculosis, lung heat and cough. During treatment, the dried sword flower can be decocted with water. After obtaining the medicinal liquid, take it out and add honey to mix it before taking it. It can be taken several times a day.

2. Sword flower can relieve cough and asthma

Relieving cough and relieving asthma is also one of the important functions of sword flower. It can eliminate inflammation in the trachea and promote the discharge of sputum. It has a very obvious therapeutic effect on human cough, sputum and asthma. During treatment, sword flower can be boiled in water with rock sugar, and then taken instead of tea, which can significantly improve the symptoms of cough and asthma.

3. Sword flower can reduce swelling, relieve pain, clear away heat and reduce fire

Sword flower can also reduce swelling and relieve pain. When people have unknown swelling and pain, they can mash fresh sword flowers or the stems of sword flowers into a paste and apply it directly externally, which can significantly improve the symptoms of swelling and pain. In addition, people can also use fresh sword flowers for treatment when they have burns. You can mash them to extract the juice and apply it directly to the injured area, which can also reduce swelling and relieve pain and can effectively promote wound healing.