The frankincense mentioned here is not the milk smell of galactorrhea of breast-feeding women, but the resin that overflows from the bark of frankincense. The name of this resin is "Frankincense", which is an excellent Chinese herbal medicine. It can effectively promote blood circulation, relieve pain and repair skin. So what are the specific functions of this frankincense? Let's take a look at it together, and also take a look at the cooking and eating methods of frankincense.

1. Promoting blood circulation and qi circulation

Olibanum is bitter and warm, fragrant in qi, pungent in dispersing, bitter in breaking, warm in dredging, fragrant in channeling, entering the heart, liver and spleen meridians, and then entering the blood, so it can promote blood circulation and qi circulation to relieve pain. It can be used for the treatment of rheumatic arthralgia, chest arthralgia, tendon contracture, epigastric pain, traumatic injury, etc.

2, dredging channels to relieve pain

Olibanum enters both blood and qi, which can stagnate qi in blood, remove blood stasis and relieve pain; It can be used for all pain syndromes of qi stagnation and blood stasis, and it is a traditional painkiller in traditional Chinese medicine, mainly used for pain with blood stasis, such as acute trauma with blood stasis; Surgical infection has purulent blood; Dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum blood stasis, blood stasis and so on.

3, detumescence and granulation

Frankincense is bitter and warm, enters the spleen and the heart, and the spleen governs the muscles, so it can promote granulation; The pain, itching, sores and ulcers all belong to heart fire. This medicine is entering the second meridian, and the spicy fragrance can disperse all the remaining knots, thus reducing swelling. Therefore, since ancient times, this product has been commonly used to treat ulcers and ulcers that have not closed for a long time, as well as addiction and itching. Both oral and external use are acceptable.

4. Anti-inflammatory and antiseptic

Olibanum can promote the increase of polynuclear white blood cells, so as to devour dead blood cells and improve metabolism, thus playing an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic role.

5. Treatment of breast pain

Olibanum has a certain effect on breast pain, such as lobular hyperplasia and adenoma. In 197s, many women's breast diseases were treated, including lobular hyperplasia, adenoma and breast cancer. Olibanum was generally added to Compound Xiaoyao Powder, which had a good effect on eliminating breast pain.

6. Repair skin

Frankincense can also regulate irritated skin and aged skin, smooth wrinkles, balance oily skin and promote wound healing. The combination of frankincense and rose essential oil is an excellent soothing and repairing formula.

7. Taboos of frankincense

1. Pregnant women should not take it. Because it promotes blood circulation, it is not good for pregnancy.

2. It is contraindicated for patients with weak stomach and ulcerated carbuncle. Because frankincense has strong irritation to gastrointestinal tract, it can cause vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

8. How to eat

How to eat frankincense

1. Frankincense green beans

4g green beans, 5g starch, 1g ham, 1g chicken breast, 1g potatoes (yellow skin) and 3g milk. Put a wok on a strong fire, add 3g of cooked lard and heat it, then stir-fry the string beans. After the oil is moist and discolored, stir-fry the shredded potatoes, cook the rice vinegar, stir-fry the string beans until they are soft, add refined salt, add 1ml of chicken soup, add fresh milk and monosodium glutamate, and boil them. Thin them with water starch. Sprinkle with 1 grams of minced cooked chicken breast and minced cooked ham.

2. Frankincense porridge

Ingredients: 1 grams of frankincense, 1 grams of japonica rice, and appropriate amount of sugar.

Practice: Wash the frankincense, put it in a pot, add some water and soak it for 5-1 minutes. Take out the frankincense, put it in a frying pan and decoct it with clear water, filter off the dregs and take the juice. Wash the japonica rice, and cook porridge with clear water and liquid medicine. After the porridge is cooked, add sugar to taste.

efficacy of medicated diet: this recipe can promote blood circulation and relieve pain, and is suitable for patients with dysmenorrhea, epigastric pain and rheumatic arthralgia.

3. turtle shell milk powder

raw materials: 15g of frankincense and 15g of myrrh, and 3g of raw turtle shell.

practice: wash the raw turtle shell and dry it. Sorting, cleaning and drying Olibanum and Myrrha. Grind the medicinal materials and raw turtle shell into fine powder and put it in a bottle. The patient takes 1 grams three times a day with warm water.

efficacy of medicated diet: this recipe softens hard mass, dissipates blood stasis and relieves pain. It is very suitable for patients with cervical cancer pain and cervical cancer pain due to blood stasis.