What is Prunella vulgaris? It is a Chinese herbal medicine. In fact, it can be used as both food and medicine. It can regulate physique and enhance immunity. But if used improperly, it can also induce diseases. It is common for Prunella vulgaris to soak in water, but you need to know and understand some taboos. Let's take a look at its common sense.

First, make the body resistant to drugs.

We told you that Prunella vulgaris is a Chinese herbal medicine, so if you take it for a long time, it will easily have side effects on your body and lead to drug resistance, so the efficacy will be reduced after taking Prunella vulgaris. Therefore, if you are healthy and have no problems, it is not recommended to use Prunella vulgaris water to avoid side effects.

Second, it is irritating to the stomach.

Modern scientific research has found that selfheal contains saponins. If we take Prunella vulgaris for a long time, then this saponin component will cause irritation to the gastrointestinal tract, and it will also lead to abdominal pain and diarrhea, which is very irritating to the stomach. Everyone should pay attention to this problem.

Third, the side effects of Prunella vulgaris on the body.

Prunella vulgaris soaked in water is not suitable for everyone, so some people will have allergic reactions to the body after taking it, such as papules and erythema, or itching, palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, and will also lead to gastrointestinal discomfort. Everyone should pay attention to these side effects, which will lead to allergies.

The above introduces some taboos of soaking Prunella vulgaris in water. In fact, Prunella vulgaris has many benefits, but if it is not used properly, it will also have risks, which will lead to gastrointestinal function and skin allergic reaction, which is not good for human health. Therefore, Prunella vulgaris should be carefully eaten in water.