1 Can you eat Tongzhao directly

You can eat it directly, but it is not recommended to eat it directly.

Tongcao is the stem pith extracted from the stem of Tongdemu, a plant in the family of Wu Jia, which is sweet and light in flavor, slightly cold in nature, with the efficacy of clearing the water and promoting lactation, and can be used to treat astringent pain in gonorrhea, dysuria, and post-partum lactation. It has no obvious toxic side effects, so eat directly is also possible, but generally speaking is not recommended to eat directly, for the following reasons:

Reason 1:

Tongcao is a kind of Chinese medicine, directly chewing its efficacy is more difficult to be absorbed, generally speaking, decoction soup boiled after the composition of the drug is more likely to be analyzed, easier to be absorbed by the body, the speed of the effect will be faster.

Reason two:

Tongzhao light and tasteless, its texture is lighter, directly eat the amount will be relatively large, and not all people can accept this flavor, with Tongzhao boiled water, boiled soup to take up the opposite will be more convenient, both to achieve the amount of consumption, the flavor is also relatively good.

2 How to eat better Tongzhao Tongzhao boiled water

1, 3-5 grams of Tongzhao into the water soaked for about 30 minutes.

2, and then pour it into a casserole.

3. Bring it to a boil over high heat and then cook it over low heat for about 15 minutes.

4. Strain the dregs and take the juice to drink.

Tongcao Boiled Soup

Ingredients: 1 pig's trotters, 5 grams of Tongcao, 15 red dates, 50 grams of peanut rice, salt to taste.

1, pig's feet cleaned, cut into pieces, blanch and pick up, wash off the foam.

2, Tongzhi, jujube, peanuts washed

3, the Tongzhi, jujube, peanuts and pig's feet together in the pot.

4, add the right amount of water to boil.

5, and then turn to a small fire slowly stewed 1-2 hours or so until the pig's feet cooked.

6, and finally add salt to taste.

3 How much Tongcao is appropriate to eat

3-5 grams.

Generally recommended dosage of 3-5 grams of Tongzhao, Tongzhao is a kind of Chinese medicine, the dosage is too small to achieve therapeutic effects; Tongzhao cold, with too much cold may stimulate the intestines and stomach, causing gastrointestinal discomfort, or may lead to an increase in the frequency of urination, aggravating the burden on the kidneys.

4 Can you eat Tongzhao for a long time

It is not recommended to eat for a long time.

Tongzhi has a strong diuretic effect, long-term use will increase the burden on the kidneys, affecting the normal operation of kidney function, is not conducive to kidney health, so it is generally recommended that Tongzhi do not eat for a long time, in the disappearance of the symptoms that is to stop eating Tongzhi.