Pueraria lobata not only has high medicinal value, but also has a wide range of applications in health care as a Chinese medicine with dual-purpose functions announced by the National Health Planning Commission. Pueraria lobata powder is starch obtained by crushing the root tuber of Pueraria lobata. It contains many trace elements such as calcium, iron, zinc and vitamins, and is also rich in starch, dietary fiber, minerals and various amino acids. It has the effects of clearing away heat and purging fire, detoxicating, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, strengthening yang to stop diarrhea and protecting stomach.
Modern pharmacological research shows that pueraria lobata powder mainly has the following functions:
1. Improve cardiovascular and cerebrovascular circulation and reduce blood pressure and blood lipid.
Modern pharmacological research shows that puerarin in Pueraria lobata can reduce plasma endothelin and platelet surface activity, inhibit platelet aggregation and adhesion, thereby reducing blood lipid, cholesterol and blood viscosity, preventing thrombosis, protecting vascular endothelial cells, promoting vascular softening and preventing atherosclerosis. Puerarin is often used to treat coronary heart disease, angina pectoris and hypertension in clinic.
reduce the blood sugar
Pueraria lobata was often combined with Trichosanthes root and Ophiopogon japonicus in ancient medicine to treat diabetes, which is what we often say today. It can play a good role in promoting fluid production and quenching thirst while lowering blood sugar.
3. Anti-oxidation and immunity improvement
Pueraria isoflavones, which are rich in Pueraria lobata, are called phytoestrogens, which have a very good effect on supplementing hormone deficiency, regulating endocrine, improving immunity and memory, and also have anticancer and antioxidant effects.
So how to take it to have a better effect?
Step 1: take 2~3 spoonfuls of kudzu root powder and pour it into a bowl.
Step 2: Pour a small amount of purified water or cold boiled water and stir until Pueraria lobata powder is milky white (note that you don't need to put a lot of cold water, just wet the powder), and stir evenly, and there is no dry powder in the bowl.
Step 3: Stir with freshly boiled water until Pueraria lobata powder becomes transparent paste (note that it must be freshly boiled hot water). Don't add too much water. After rapid stirring, don't be too thick or too thin.
Step 4: People who like the original flavor or high blood sugar can take it directly. If you don't avoid sugar, you can add sugar, honey or yogurt according to your personal taste, and the taste is also very good.
The following three groups of people are not suitable for taking kudzuvine root powder:
1. Deficiency of spleen and stomach
Because Pueraria lobata powder is originally cool, if the spleen and stomach are not good and people with heavy moisture eat it, it will aggravate the accumulation of cold in the body and lead to more discomfort, so it is not suitable for taking.
2. Hypotension
Puerarin contained in Radix Puerariae can relax vascular smooth muscle and lower blood pressure, which is not suitable for patients with hypotension.
3. Hypoglycemia
Puerarin contained in pueraria lobata powder also has the function of lowering blood sugar, which is a good health food for diabetics, but it may aggravate hypoglycemia for people with hypoglycemia, so it is not suitable to take it.
In addition, don't eat irritating and greasy foods, such as wine, carbonated drinks, strong tea, coffee, peppers, fried foods, etc. During taking kudzuvine root powder.