Cure bad breath, toothache, whiten the skin, remove toxins from the body and relieve constipation. Osmanthus exudes a rich and charming floral fragrance, which can relieve tension. It also has anti-cancer, clearing away heat and detoxification, dispelling wind and cold, and moisturizing the spleen. It has the effect of waking up the stomach, increasing appetite and losing weight.
You can add honey
Well, the best season for consuming honey is autumn, and the season for consuming honey-osmanthus tea is also autumn, but in summer There is nothing wrong with drinking it. You can drink it iced when the weather is hot, and you can drink it hot on cloudy days.
1. It can be brewed alone or added with honey (about 5 grams can be brewed for one cup, the soup is yellow in color and has a sweet and fragrant taste), or it can be brewed with Longjing tea, oolong tea, etc. into different styles. Osmanthus tea. Tips for osmanthus tea: Ingredients: 5 grams of dried osmanthus (15 grams of fresh osmanthus), appropriate amount of rock sugar or honey. Method: Put the osmanthus and rock sugar into a cup, brew with hot water for three minutes, filter and drink. If honey is used instead of rock sugar, add it after filtering, stir and drink. Efficacy: It has the functions of waking up the stomach, dispersing congestion, warming the stomach and relieving pain, and resolving phlegm. It can cure cough and asthma due to phlegm, blurred vision, sluggish food accumulation, toothache, and bad breath. 2. Dried osmanthus can be prepared into osmanthus sugar, osmanthus tea, osmanthus wine, glutinous rice balls and various food snacks. 3. It can be used as a fragrance for high-end hotels and room windows. It is actually a good gift for relatives and friends during home travel.
Honey has many benefits. Honey is sweet in taste and neutral in nature. "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" says: "It governs evil qi in the heart and belly, all kinds of epilepsy and convulsions, soothes deficiencies in the five internal organs, replenishes qi and nourishes the heart, relieves pain and detoxifies, eliminates all diseases, and "A hundred medicines, long-term use can strengthen the will and lighten the body, and you will not be hungry or old." It can be seen that it has two major functions of curing diseases and strengthening the body. Its functions can be summarized as follows:
Removing heat. "Good Treatment Materia Medica" says, "If you feel hot and your limbs are not harmonious, take a bowl of honey syrup, which is very good." Since honey has the effect of nourishing yin, it is suitable for people with deficiency of heat. Recently, it has been used for rhinitis, sinusitis, corneal ulcer and facial limbitis.
Make up the middle. Honey can nourish the spleen. In ancient times, it was said that long-term use of honey can improve the eyes and ears, make the face as colorful as a flower, strengthen the will, lighten the body, prevent hunger and age, and is suitable for weak hands and recuperation after illness. Therefore, "Medicines of Medicine" states: Honey is extracted from the essence of flowers, is sweet in taste and mainly tonic, nourishing the five internal organs.
Detoxify. It can cure various dermatitis and vaginal trichomoniasis, and relieve aconitosis and alcohol poisoning. Modern scientific research believes that it contains caffeic acid and has anti-cancer effects. According to Russian reports, honey is a good oral disinfectant. Since honey can both detoxify and nourish, ancient people often used it to make various ointments. In the United States, honey has been used as a clarifier mixed with various fruit juices, with satisfactory results and full nutritional value.
Moisturizes dryness. It can cure dryness and cough. Better with ginger. Zhang Xichun believes that its nature is "cool and smooth, which is an important ingredient for clearing the lungs and moisturizing the lungs, relieving phlegm and relieving coughs." Elderly people with fluid deficiency and constipation can use this boiled water to drink it to moisten it.
Pain relief. Honey has the effect of relieving pain and relieving pain. Physician Wei Changchun often takes it with Wumei Anwei Pills to treat painful biliary ascariasis, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, etc. Applying honey externally can also treat burns, frostbite and various traumas.
However, it should be noted that honey should be used with caution in those who have excessive phlegm and dampness, abdominal distension, or weak intestines and have diarrhea.
Modern pharmacological research has proven that honey for external use has many functions such as detoxification, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, wound protection, promoting cell regeneration and exudate absorption.
How to consume honey
1. Honey cannot be washed with boiling water or steamed at high temperature, because unreasonable heating will seriously destroy the nutrients in honey and the enzymes in honey. Inactivation, the color becomes darker, the fragrance evaporates, the taste changes, and the food has an unpleasant sour taste. High temperature destroys and volatilizes the unique aroma and taste of honey, reduces its antibacterial effect, and destroys nutrients. Therefore, honey is best diluted with warm or cold water below 40°C before consumption, especially in hot summer. Drinking honey with cold boiled water can relieve heat and relieve heat. It is a good refreshing health drink.
2. The consumption time of honey is very particular. It is generally suitable to consume it 1-1.5 hours before a meal or 2-3 hours after a meal. However, for patients with gastrointestinal diseases, the consumption time should be determined according to the condition to facilitate its medical effect.
If you eat honey one and a half hours before meals, it can inhibit the secretion of gastric acid; if you eat immediately after eating honey, it will stimulate the secretion of gastric acid; warm honey aqueous solution can dilute gastric juice and reduce acidification of gastric juice, while cold honey solution can The honey aqueous solution can increase the acidity of gastric juice and stimulate intestinal movement, and can be used for laxatives. Therefore, patients with hyperacidity or hypertrophic gastritis, especially gastric and duodenal ulcers, should consume warm honey water one and a half hours before meals, which can not only inhibit the secretion of gastric acid, but also reduce gastric acid, thereby reducing Stimulation to the gastric mucosa is beneficial to the healing of ulcers; patients with achlorhydria or atrophic gastritis should eat cold honey water immediately after eating. People with neurasthenia can promote sleep by consuming honey before going to bed every day, because honey has the effect of calming the mind and improving sleep.
Precautions for consuming honey
1. It should not be eaten with tofu. Tofu is sweet, salty, cold in nature, and can clear away heat and disperse blood. Eating it with honey can easily cause diarrhea. At the same time, the various enzymes in honey and the various minerals, plant proteins, organic acids, etc. in tofu are not conducive to the human body's biochemical reactions when eaten together.
2. It should not be eaten with leeks. Leeks are rich in vitamin C, which is easily oxidized by the mineral copper and iron ions in honey and loses its effect. In addition, honey can be a laxative, while leeks are rich in fiber and can cause diarrhea.