In recent years, with the continuous improvement of people’s living standards, many people have paid more and more attention to health care and maintenance in their lives, which has led to the emergence of a large number of health care products. For example, garlic and rock sugar water is a unique health care delicacy, which has a good health-preserving and enhancing effect on people with physical weakness. Let’s take a look at the effects of garlic and rock sugar water below.

Garlic and rock sugar water, due to the antibacterial effect of garlic, has the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough when garlic is stewed with rock sugar, which has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on common wind-cold colds in autumn and winter.

Garlic is the most commonly used seasoning in our daily cooking, and it is indispensable for cold dishes, braising, stir-frying, and steaming. Studies have shown that garlic contains more than 200 substances beneficial to human health, in addition to proteins, vitamin E, C, and trace elements such as calcium, iron, and selenium, the most concerned are the S-allyl cysteine (SAC) with the function of enhancing human immunity, as well as the garlicin with strong antibacterial power. The nutritional value of garlic even exceeds that of ginseng. It is also an excellent green medicine. Stewed garlic with rock sugar has the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough!

1, Garlic:

In addition to the well-known effects of antibacterial and antipyretic, garlic also opens up a new path of natural care for the prevention and improvement of atherosclerosis and the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. At the same time, garlic also has a certain effect on lowering blood pressure. As long as the blood remains normal, it is not easy to suffer from diseases such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and cerebral hemorrhage.

2, Rock sugar:

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that rock sugar has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving cough, clearing phlegm, and reducing internal heat. It is also an auxiliary material for brewing medicinal wine and stewing tonics. Rock sugar also has the functions of replenishing the middle-jiao, harmonizing the stomach and moistening the lungs, relieving cough and dissolving phlegm, eliminating restlessness and thirst, clearing heat and reducing turbidity, nourishing yin and producing fluid, stopping sweating and detoxifying, which can be used to treat symptoms such as deficiency of the middle-jiao, lung heat cough, expectoration with blood, chronic cough due to yin deficiency, dry mouth and throat, sore throat, night sweats in children, and wind-heat toothache.

Oranges are a very common fruit, and everyone has eaten them. This fruit is very nutritious, containing protein, dietary fiber, carbohydrates, vitamins, riboflavin, and niacin, among others. Oranges also have certain medicinal effects and are beneficial to health, such as cough and expectoration, and can moisten the lungs and quench thirst.

1. Beauty and anti-fatigue:

Oranges are rich in vitamin C and citric acid. The former has the effect of beauty, and the latter has the effect of eliminating fatigue.

2. Lowering cholesterol:

The thin skin inside the orange contains dietary fiber and pectin, which can promote defecation and lower cholesterol levels.

3. Prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases:

Naringin can strengthen the elasticity of capillaries, lower blood pressure, and dilate the coronary arteries of the heart, so oranges are a food for preventing coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis. Studies have confirmed that eating tangerines can reduce cholesterol deposited in the arterial vessels, which helps to reverse atherosclerosis.

4. Anticancer effects:

In fresh tangerine juice, there is a powerful anticancer substance called ‘Nomilin’, which can decompose carcinogenic chemicals, inhibit and block the growth of cancer cells, double the activity of detoxifying enzymes in the human body, prevent damage to the cell nucleus by carcinogens, and protect the integrity of genes.

5. Effects on strengthening the stomach and spleen:

The outer peel of the orange, when dried, is called ‘Chen Pi’ (dried tangerine peel). It has the effects of regulating qi, drying dampness, resolving phlegm and stopping cough, and harmonizing the spleen and stomach. It is often used for preventing and treating chest and side pain, hernia, breast distension, breast lumps, stomachache, and food retention.

6. Effects on pain relief and preventing swelling:

The orange peel is bitter in taste and nontoxic, with the effects of regulating qi and relieving pain, and is often used in clinical treatment for testicular swelling and pain, and inflammatory breast swelling and pain.

7. Effects on treating breast pain:

The leaves of the orange have the effects of soothing the liver, regulating qi, reducing swelling and detoxifying, and are a key medicine for treating side pain and breast pain.

8. Effects on regulating lung qi and treating cough:

The white inner layer of the orange peel is scraped off, and only the outer layer is left, which is called ‘Cheng Hong’ (orange red). It has the effects of regulating lung qi and removing phlegm, and is often used in clinical treatment for cough and hiccups.

9. Effects on treating chest and diaphragm stagnation:

The flesh of the orange is sweet and sour, cool in nature, entering the lung and stomach meridians; it has the effects of promoting appetite, regulating qi, quenching thirst, and moistening the lungs; it is used to treat chest and diaphragm stagnation, nausea and vomiting with reduced appetite, insufficient stomach Yin, dry mouth and throat, lung heat cough, and excessive alcohol consumption.

Hawthorn is a fruit that everyone is familiar with. When people eat hawthorn, they usually do not eat hawthorn seeds. However, hawthorn seeds are often used as traditional Chinese medicine. Hawthorn seeds have the effects of strengthening the stomach and digestion, can disperse nodules, and also have the effects of induction, such as some women experiencing difficult labor, they can use hawthorn seeds to help the mother give birth smoothly, and the following will introduce the many uses of this traditional Chinese medicine.

1. Digestion.

Like hawthorn seeds, hawthorn also has the effects of digestion and eliminating food accumulation. If there is food accumulation in the stomach and poor digestion, you can buy 25 grams of hawthorn seeds, roast them, grind them into fine powder, and take them with water, which helps digestion.

2. Dispersing nodules and relieving pain.

We all know that lychee seeds and tangerine seeds can disperse nodules and treat hernias and other diseases. Hawthorn seeds also have the effects of dispersing nodules and relieving pain. They can also be combined with drugs such as lychee seeds and tangerine seeds to treat diseases such as pediatric hernias, one-sided testicle, and坠胀疼痛.

3. Inducing labor.

If a woman has difficulty in childbirth and the placenta does not come off, hawthorn seeds can be decocted into a decoction for internal administration, which has the effect of催生催生，can shorten the labor process, promote the delivery of the fetus, and is used to treat difficult labor.

4. Bactericidal.

The hawthorn seed distillate extracted and refined from hawthorn seeds has a strong bactericidal effect, which can kill a variety of bacteria, viruses, and fungi. It can be used to treat various skin diseases such as athlete’s foot, vaginitis, thrush, psoriasis, and onychomycosis.

5. Lowering blood lipids.

Hawthorn has the effects of digestion and lowering blood lipids, and is often used to treat fatty liver and hyperlipidemia. Research has found that hawthorn seed extracts also have the same effects, which can reduce the level of triglycerides and bad cholesterol in the blood, soften blood vessels, and prevent atherosclerosis.

6. Hawthorn seeds also have the functions of preventing and treating cancer, and treating epilepsy.

Pueraria lobata is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine, also known as Getao or Geteng, and is widely distributed in China. This medicine can moisten the mouth and quench thirst, can be used to relieve symptoms step by step, can also raise Yang and stop diarrhea, etc., so it has a wide range of applications and is often used in combination with other herbs for the treatment of diseases. It should be reminded that people with stomach cold and vomiting should not use this traditional Chinese medicine.

1. Effects on smooth muscle

Daidzein in Pueraria lobata has an anticholinergic effect, which can significantly contract smooth muscle and is considered the main component of Pueraria lobata’s antispasmodic action.

2. Effects on coronary circulation

Pueraria lobata decoction, alcohol extract, total flavonoids, and puerarin all have a significant dilating effect on coronary arteries, which can increase coronary blood flow and reduce vascular resistance.

3. Effects on myocardial infarction and arrhythmia

Puerarin extract, daidzein, and puerarin all have a significant antagonistic effect on arrhythmias induced by aconitine and barium chloride. Puerarin can also significantly shorten the time of arrhythmias induced by chloroform and epinephrine in rabbits. Puerarin can significantly reduce the size of myocardial infarction, and is considered a β-adrenergic receptor blocker.

4. Effects on cardiac function and myocardial metabolism

Total flavonoids and puerarin in Pueraria lobata can slow heart rate, reduce total peripheral resistance of the heart, and decrease myocardial oxygen consumption; improve myocardial work efficiency. Puerarin can also significantly reduce the production of myocardial lactate caused by ischemia, improving the metabolism of infarcted myocardium.

5. Effects on blood pressure and peripheral blood vessels

Puerarin and total puerarin in Pueraria lobata can significantly reduce plasma renin activity and angiotensin, leading to a decrease in blood pressure. Puerarin has a notable effect on improving microcirculatory disorders, mainly manifested by increasing the amplitude of microvascular movement and improving local microcirculation blood flow; total flavonoids in Pueraria lobata have a significant dilating effect on cerebral blood vessels, improving cerebral and peripheral microcirculation. It is reported that puerarin can also improve the occlusion state of the distal units of retinal vessels, thereby enhancing visual function.

American ginseng is commonly known as American ginseng, which is a very precious medicine. This medicine is not produced in large quantities in China and is mainly distributed in the Changbai Mountains. American ginseng contains ginsenosides, which are very precious nutrients and the most effective component in American ginseng. This substance has a very high physiological activity, making American ginseng very beneficial to human health.

Saponins in American ginseng can effectively enhance the central nervous system, achieve the effects of calming the mind, eliminating fatigue, and enhancing memory, and can be used for symptoms such as insomnia, irritability, memory decline, and senile dementia.

Regular intake of American ginseng can prevent arrhythmias, myocardial ischemia, myocardial oxidation, and strengthen myocardial contraction ability. For patients with coronary heart disease, symptoms such as deficiency of both Qi and Yin, palpitations, and shortness of breath can be treated with American ginseng for a long time, with significant efficacy. The efficacy of American ginseng also lies in its ability to regulate blood pressure, which can effectively reduce transient and persistent blood pressure, and is helpful for the recovery of diseases such as hypertension, arrhythmia, coronary heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, and cerebral thrombosis.

As a preferred medicine for Qi-tonifying and health preservation, American ginseng can promote the synthesis of serum proteins, bone marrow proteins, and organ proteins, enhance the body’s immunity, inhibit the growth of cancer cells, and effectively resist cancer.

Long-term use of American ginseng can reduce blood coagulability, inhibit platelet aggregation, resist atherosclerosis, and promote the growth of red blood cells, increasing hemoglobin.

American ginseng can reduce blood sugar, regulate insulin secretion, promote glucose metabolism and fat metabolism, and has a certain auxiliary effect on the treatment of diabetes.