1, Tong Cao can be eaten down, but usually do not need to eat down.

2, Tongcao is used to brew water to drink, or with pig's feet, pork ribs, crucian carp with soup, and then drink the soup and eat the meat can be, which already contains the medicinal properties of Tongcao, do not need to eat Tongcao.

3, through the grass is a taste of sweet, light, cold, to the lungs, stomach meridian, with heat diuretic, through the milk effect of Chinese medicine, no obvious toxic side effects, in general, can be eaten down. However, Tongcao contains more fiber, eaten directly, its efficacy is difficult to be absorbed by the body, so Tongcao is mostly consumed through decoction, soaking water or cooking with other ingredients. After the treatment of the grass, the pharmacological components have been basically dissolved, even if it will eat, the efficacy is not big, and secondly, the taste of the grass to eat is not good, so the grass can not be eaten.