​The efficacy and function of buckwheat husk

In daily life, many people like to use buckwheat husks to make pillow cores, because buckwheat husks have very good effects on human health. It is warm in winter and cool in summer, and can effectively prevent stiff neck. The most important thing is that buckwheat husk can treat insomnia and improve blood supply and oxygen supply to the brain, providing people with a good sleeping environment. Therefore, friends who have poor rest can try using buckwheat husk pillows.

1. Uses

Buckwheat husks are often used to fill pillows. Buckwheat husk pillows are moderately soft and hard, warm in winter and cool in summer, and especially will not cause you to get a stiff neck when you sleep on them.

There is a difference between buckwheat husk and buckwheat shell. Although there are many buckwheat pillows on the market, customers often don’t know that the quality of buckwheat pillows actually varies greatly. Most buckwheat pillows on the market are actually filled with buckwheat husk rather than buckwheat shell. Although this is economical, the air permeability is much worse. The best buckwheat shell is the triangular export-grade one from Inner Mongolia. It is clean and hygienic, not easy to break and has the best air permeability.

2. Buckwheat Husk Benefits:

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records that a pillow made of buckwheat husk can improve eyesight, clear away heat and relieve cold, and promote sleep.

The Chinese Pharmacopoeia states: "Buckwheat husk has the effect of clearing the brain and improving eyesight, and has a good effect on insomnia, dreaminess, dizziness, tinnitus and other diseases."

The Chinese Medicinal Plants Illustrated Book states: “Buckwheat husks contain a large amount of rutin glycosides, which have vitamin activity. 100% buckwheat husks can prevent bleeding caused by fragile capillaries, especially for patients with migraines, cervical spondylosis, and insomnia. It is cool in summer and warm in winter, breathable and soothing, and can relieve fatigue.”

Modern science believes that buckwheat husk is rich in rutin and abundant vitamins, as well as trace elements such as calcium, selenium, zinc, potassium, sodium, etc., and can produce far-infrared rays that are most suitable for human absorption, which can accelerate the blood flow in the microcirculation of the head, effectively improve the blood supply and oxygen supply to the brain, activate brain cells, and thus regulate the excitation and inhibition functions of the nervous system. Long-term use of buckwheat husk pillows can promote and improve human microcirculation, and have significant effects on dredging blood vessels, regulating blood pressure and blood lipids, preventing and treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, promoting sleep, clearing away heat and purging fire, and preventing colds.