Tongcao

Tongcao

effect

✅Regulate menstruation and lactation

Tongcao has no odor or taste, and has a light effect. It can dredge the meridians and promote milk secretion. It has a certain therapeutic effect on postpartum milk deficiency and milk retention caused by mammary gland obstruction.

✅ Clears away heat and promotes diuresis

Tongcao has a sweet and mild taste and is slightly cold in nature. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Tongcao is light in texture, can open up meridians and help diuresis. The active ingredients in it can increase the body's urinary potassium excretion and can be used to treat symptoms such as oliguria, urinary retention, painful urination, and edema.

Tips
If you take it directly by soaking it in water, its medicinal ingredients cannot be completely precipitated and may not achieve the desired therapeutic effect. It is generally recommended to decoct it in water, boil it in soup, etc. This way the decoction time is longer and its medicinal ingredients can be fully exerted.

Pay attention to the dosage. It is generally recommended to use 5 grams of Tongcao. Too small a dosage cannot achieve the therapeutic effect. Tongcao is cold in nature, and too large a dosage may irritate the stomach and intestines and cause gastrointestinal discomfort.

Tongcao, Octopus, Ciba and Black Date Soup

40g octopus (half)
Tongcao 10g
6 black dates 40g citronella 10 longan meat 1 piece of tangerine peel 2 liters of water

practice:

Cut the octopus into small pieces, add black dates, black peas, and tangerine peel, and rinse with water.
Add all ingredients to cold water, bring to a boil over high heat then simmer over medium-low heat for 2 hours.