What are the effects and functions of Lei Gonggen (Centella asiatica) in Umbelliferae? How do you make herbal tea?

There is a kind of wild vegetable commonly found in the grass in the countryside of Kaiping. The leaves look like copper coins and are green. Its name is Lei Gonggen, alias snow grass, horseshoe grass, avalanche bowl, shell grass, Erigeron breviscapus, old ear, copper money grass. What are the effects and effects of Lei Gonggen? How do you make herbal tea?

Lei Gonggen is a kind of herb of Umbelliferae. Its roots and leaves are its available parts. It likes to inhabit soft and moist grasslands, mainly distributed in the tropics and subtropics, such as southern China, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Madagascar and South Africa.

The efficacy and function of Lei Gonggen

Lei Gonggen has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than a thousand years. It is mainly used to treat joint problems, strengthen blood vessels, increase blood circulation, eliminate numbness, etc., and has the effects of clearing heat, detoxification and diuresis.

1. Lei Gonggen has been used in Asia for centuries and is thought to promote cognition and treat a variety of skin diseases, from unhealed wounds to leprosy.

Lei Gonggen is also used to treat high blood pressure, rheumatism, fever and neurological disorders.

3. In traditional Indian herbal medicine (Aphiuda medicine), Lei Gonggen is used as an topical paste for the treatment of heart disease, water retention, hoarseness, bronchitis, cough in children and skin problems.

4. Leigonggen can strengthen blood vessels and promote blood circulation.

5. Lei Gonggen has a good effect of heat-clearing and detoxification, beauty and skin, refreshing and beneficial to the brain.

Taboo on taking

Pregnant women and lactating women should abstain from eating Thunder Gonggen.

Taking too high doses may cause nausea and dizziness.

How does Lei Gonggen make herbal tea

Use materials

Lei Gonggen, granulated sugar (or rock sugar)

Step 1

Wash Lei Gonggen, it is best to soak in baking soda and salt for more than ten minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Mash it soft and crushed in a bowl.

Step 3

Add water to the pot, put the mashed Lei Gonggen and sugar into the water to boil, turn off the heat and simmer for a few minutes.

Step 4

The soup without any pigment is slightly yellowish green, not the kind of green in the beverage store now. A natural drink to remove heat in summer.

Lei Gonggen stewed chicken

Material: Lei Gonggen 300g

A two-year-old hen weighs about 1500 grams

250 grams of pork chops

2 slices of ginger

First, wash the Lei Gonggen thoroughly, be sure to remove the mud stuck to the root, remove the blood foam from the spareribs, and then cut the hens into pieces. Wash the Lei Gonggen together with spareribs, dates, ginger, chicken neck and chicken feet in a ceramic soup pot, boil over low heat for an hour and 20 minutes, then add chicken, boil over high fire and turn to low heat for 40 minutes, then add the right amount of salt.

This soup is matched with hens and Lei Gonggen, which has a rich taste, which can not only absorb the oil in the soup, but also play the role of clearing heat and dampness, detoxification and detumescence, and add jujube to the soup, which is more delicious and has high nutritional value.