Medicinal value and efficacy of white lentil

Everyone must have seen white lentils. They are the white seeds of the plant lentils after they mature. They are a common edible ingredient. People usually like to cook them into porridge. But did you know that white lentils can also be used as medicine? Do you know the medicinal value and efficacy of white lentils? If you don't know, let me tell you.

Medicinal value and efficacy of white lentil

1. Medicinal value of white lentil

White hyacinth bean, also known as sheep's eye bean or tree bean, is a sweet and warm Chinese medicinal material. It can enter the spleen meridian and stomach meridian. Its main functions are to strengthen the spleen, eliminate dampness and relieve heat. After being used as medicine, it is mostly used to treat various diseases such as anorexia, abdominal distension, loose diarrhea, chest and abdominal distension, etc. The therapeutic effect is very obvious.

2. White lentils can cure chronic cough

White flat bean can relieve cough and has a good therapeutic effect on long-term cough in humans. During normal treatment, you can add 15 grams of white flat bean to 15 grams of ginger, 0.3 grams each of loquat leaves, pinellia and ginseng, and finally add 1 gram of white flat root. Grind them into coarse powder together, add water to boil, after boiling, take out the medicine liquid and add 3 grams of betel nut powder, divide it into four portions, and take it within a day.

3. White lentils can cure edema

White lentil is a traditional Chinese medicine that can promote diuresis and reduce swelling. When people have edema, they can put 32 grams of white lentil into a pan and fry it until it turns yellow, then grind it into powder and take it three times a day. Adults can take nine grams each time and children can take three grams each time. After three to five days of continuous use, the edema will be significantly reduced or disappear.