The functions and effects of lilac flowers

Lilac is a very common flower. In addition to being ornamental, it also has certain medicinal value. Taking an appropriate amount of tea made from lilac flowers has the effects and functions of warming the stomach, freshening breath, and inhibiting Helicobacter pylori. And if you want to achieve different effects, you need to use lilac flowers in different amounts and methods. Below, I will introduce the effects and functions of lilac in detail.

1. Warm the stomach

Clove tea is good at warming and nourishing the stomach. Clove warms the spleen and stomach and relieves qi stagnation. It is especially good at relieving adverse reactions. Therefore, it has the functions of warming the middle and dispersing cold, relieving adverse reactions, stopping vomiting, and stopping hiccups. It is an essential medicine for treating stomach cold and vomiting. It is often used together with persimmon calyx, Codonopsis pilosula, ginger, etc. to treat vomiting and retching due to deficiency and cold, such as Clove Persimmon Calyx Decoction (Zhengyinmaizhi); it can be used together with Atractylodes macrocephala and Amomum villosum to treat vomiting, diarrhea and poor appetite due to deficiency and cold of the spleen and stomach, such as Clove Powder (Shenshi Zunshengshu); it can be used together with ginseng and Patchouli to treat nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. It also contains uterine contraction components, is easily soluble in water and ethanol, and is not easily soluble in ether, petroleum, chlorine, benzene and acetic acid. Cloves can be taken orally or made into a thick paste and applied to the navel to treat stomach cold and vomiting during pregnancy.

2. Freshen breath

Clove was a good medicine used to remove bad breath in ancient times. The reason why clove can remove bad breath is that its fragrance can suppress the bad smell in the mouth. Of course, this is related to its ability to remove stomach cold. Many people think that bad breath is caused by stomach heat. In fact, bad breath caused by stomach heat is only one type, and most of the time it occurs in people with stomach heat, food accumulation, etc. Recurrent bad breath is often caused by stomach cold. This type of bad breath can be quickly eliminated by drinking more clove tea and avoiding cold food. Women who drink Yishutang clove tea regularly can eliminate bad breath and bring fresh breath.

3. Can inhibit Helicobacter pylori

The clove oil and eugenol unique to clove tea can effectively inhibit the activity of Helicobacter pylori, thereby achieving the effect of inhibiting and killing Helicobacter pylori. You should know that most gastritis patients contain Helicobacter pylori, and the massive reproduction of Helicobacter pylori may induce gastric cancer. Therefore, it is important to kill Helicobacter pylori. Drinking 3-5 grams of clove tea every day is very good for the stomach.