芦根是一种泻火清凉的中草药，在夏天常用于来煮芦根水做消暑饮品。可以和麦冬相配，能防治很多疾病，也可以和雪梨冰糖同煮用于治疗胃热口臭呕吐等。只要身体有炎症，就可以适量用芦根水。

芦根的功效

芦根在生活中会经常使用到，如果使用得当，可以花很少的代价起到治疗疾病的保健的作用。

芦根治热淋涩痛：

芦根功能清热利尿，可用治热淋涩痛，小便短赤，常配白茅根、车前子等用。

1、芦根治五噎，心膈气滞，烦闷吐逆，不下食

芦根五两，锉，以水三大盏，煮取二盏，去滓，不计时，温服。(《金匮玉函方》)2、芦根治百日咳，咯血

4. Rhizome cures gingival bleeding

Boil the rhizome in water and drink as tea. (Hunan Materia Medica)

5. Rhizome cures stomachache and acid regurgitation

15g of rhizome, 9g of camphor wood root. Boil water and take twice a day. (Guizhou Herbs) 6. Rhizome cures pregnancy-induced vomiting and loss of appetite, accompanied by vomiting of sputum and phlegm

7. Treats pulmonary abscess with hemoptysis

Boil 1000g of fresh rhizome with pork lung and heart for consumption. (Chongqing Herbs)

8. Rhizome cures sore throat and swelling

Fresh rhizome of reed, pounded and squeezed to make juice, mixed with honey for consumption. (Quanzhou Materia Medica)

Rhizome and Pear Drink

Ingredients: 20 grams of rhizome, 300 grams of pear, 15 grams of sugar

Preparation:

Wash the rhizome, add clear water, and boil for 15 minutes, remove the residue and keep the juice.

Peel and remove the core of the pear after washing, then squeeze the juice.

Boil the rhizome juice, pear juice, and sugar together in the pot for 20 minutes and it is ready.

Diet: Take once a day, and continue for a month.

Effect: Clear heat and generate fluid, relieve inflammation and subdue fire. It is especially good for patients with acne.

Ophiopogon and Rhizome Drink