Fadaihai is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine in daily life, which is favored by those who overuse their voices due to its excellent voice protection effect. In fact, Fadaihai has many effects and functions, not only can it benefit the throat and detoxify, but also has a good nourishing effect on symptoms such as lung heat.

First: Treatment of throat diseases

Generally speaking, most cases of throat swelling and pain are caused by throat heat-toxin or excessive lung heat. Therefore, to restore health, it is best to clear lung heat and heat-toxin. Fadaihai, with its cool nature, mainly acts on the lungs and is particularly good at clearing heat and benefiting the throat, which can treat various cases of throat swelling and pain. There are many ways to treat throat diseases with Fadaihai, whether it is used alone to make tea or taken with other medicines for treatment, the effect is very good.

In addition to its effects on clearing heat and benefiting the throat, Fadaihai can also open the voice, which means it can treat hoarseness and even aphonia. Whether it is acute or chronic, the therapeutic effect is very good. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is believed that the main factor for voice production in the throat is regulated by the lungs. If there is sufficient lung Qi in the lungs, it can nourish the lungs well, so the function of promoting Qi is normal, and this is mainly reflected in our voices being louder, more enduring, and clearer; if the body is invaded by external pathogens, leading to insufficient lung Qi or unexpressed lung Qi, it is easy to cause a deficiency of lung Yin, and the voice at this time is mainly manifested as hoarseness or aphonia.

Maxims are cool in nature and can effectively moisten the lungs, relieve sore throat, and open the voice. Whether it is caused by any reason, coughing or loss of voice, taking maxims can effectively treat it. Generally, we usually use maxims with licorice to treat sore throat; maxims with cicada slough can effectively treat loss of voice caused by lung Qi not being expressed; after being matched with Astragalus and Codonopsis, it can effectively nourish the voice hoarseness caused by insufficient lung Qi; if it is caused by insufficient lung yin, throat discomfort, then maxims should be mixed with ophiopogon or Scrophularia to brew and take together.

Second: Treat constipation

Do you know that the effect of maxims brewed with water should also include constipation. This is because maxims are cool in nature and can effectively treat diseases of the large intestine, so after entering the body, it has the effect of clearing the intestines and promoting defecation. Therefore, if constipation or difficult defecation is caused by heat accumulation in the large intestine, maxims can effectively alleviate discomfort.

However, it should be noted that the laxative effect of maxims is not very strong, and it is generally suitable for not very serious constipation problems. If the problem is very serious, it is best to be taken with other herbs.

Since the drug nature is cool and cold, taking too much will damage the Yang Qi in the body, which will damage the normal function of the spleen and stomach, and in severe cases, it may even cause diarrhea or abdominal pain. Therefore, when maxims are used to treat constipation, it should be stopped immediately after the effect is seen, and it should not be taken as tea water at any time. Especially for people with weak spleen and stomach, excessive intake may easily cause abdominal cold pain, decreased appetite, and loose stools. In addition, women should not use it during their menstrual period.

Third: Treat cough caused by lung heat or lung dryness

Generally, if cough is caused by lung heat or dryness, the main manifestation is yellowish sputum and it will also be more sticky. If such a cough occurs, it can cause great harm to the lungs, for example, the loss of moisture in the lungs or insufficient lung yin can lead to dry cough or no sputum. The maxims have a good effect on clearing lung heat and moistening lung dryness, so if cough is caused by this kind of reason, you can use maxims to brew water and drink it to treat it. However, the function of maxims in treating this condition is not very obvious, it is best to be matched with other herbs, which will have a better effect. If cough is caused by lung heat, the work to be done is to clear heat, at this time, maxims can be taken with some fish-odor grass or Scutellaria baicalensis; if cough is caused by lung dryness, maxims should be mixed with loquat leaves or ophiopogon to be taken together.