Lo Han Guo is a traditional Chinese medicine, but its application in daily life is also very wide. Clinically, the effects of Lo Han Guo are very similar to those of maxims seed. In addition to being used as medicine, Lo Han Guo is also very useful when brewed with water for drinking. Brewing Lo Han Guo with water can treat cough, so how does one brew Lo Han Guo to treat cough?

1. First, break the selected Lo Han Guo into several pieces, and the amount depends on the size of the cup or kettle. Too little will make the taste light, and too much will make the taste too sweet. After making the above preparations, put the Lo Han Guo into a cup or kettle, pour boiling water over it, and it can be drunk after a few minutes. If it is used to treat pharyngitis, a little raw licorice root and maxims seed can be added.

2. The main way to eat Lo Han Guo is to brew it into tea. Make a small hole at both ends of the Lo Han Guo and put it into a cup, then pour boiling water over it, and it becomes a health-preserving drink with red and glossy color, sweet taste, and mellow aroma. Lo Han Guo can be infused several times, and the number of infusions can be increased if a high-quality fruit with a round shape, brown color, large size, and firm texture that does not rattle when shaken is selected.

3. Lo Han Guo Tea

Ingredients: 20 grams of Lo Han Guo, an appropriate amount of clean water

Steps: Take 20 grams of Lo Han Guo, soak it in boiling water for 15 minutes, and then drink it as tea.

Effects: It has the effects of clearing the lungs and stopping cough, moistening the intestines and promoting defecation, which can protect the throat and can also treat symptoms such as hoarseness, uncomfortable cough, and sore throat caused by wind-heat attacking the lungs. Lo Han Guo has the effects of clearing heat, moistening the lungs, stopping cough, and smoothing the intestines and promoting defecation. It is used for lung fire dry cough, sore throat and aphonia, intestinal dry constipation.