What are the benefits of drinking willow leaves soaked in water

In daily life, everyone is very familiar with willow trees, but everyone's impression of willow trees is that they are used to beautify the city. In fact, the leaves of willow trees also have certain medicinal value. There are many records in many Chinese medical books that willow leaves have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, diuretic and anti-inflammatory. They have certain effects on the treatment of pneumonia, bronchitis, joint swelling and pain, and skin itching. Soaking your feet with willow leaves is also a good choice.

1. Functions and indications

Willow leaves can clear away heat, promote rash, act as a diuretic and detoxify. They can be taken internally to treat various inflammatory infections such as upper respiratory tract infections, tracheitis, pneumonia, cystitis, pharyngitis, etc., and can be applied externally to treat carbuncle, purulent parotitis, mastitis, etc.

2. What diseases is it used for?

Willow leaves are used to treat chronic tracheitis, urethritis, cystitis, bladder stones, leucorrhea, hypertension, carbuncle swelling and pus, burns, joint swelling and pain, toothache, rashes, skin itching and other diseases.

3. Usage and Dosage

Willow leaf for internal use: decocted into water, 1-2 liang for fresh ones. For external use: decoct in water for washing, grind into powder for application or boil into paste for application.

Side Effects of Willow Leaf

1. Side effects

Willow leaf generally has no special side effects.

2. Taboos for different groups

Generally, there is no special taboo on the use of willow leaves among certain groups of people.

3. Dietary taboos

Willow leaves generally have no special dietary restrictions.

Medicinal effects of willow leaves

Functions and indications: clearing heat, promoting rash, diuresis, and detoxification. Willow leaves can be taken internally to treat various inflammatory infections such as upper respiratory tract infections, tracheitis, pneumonia, cystitis, pharyngitis, etc., and can be applied externally to treat furuncle, suppurative mumps, mastitis, etc.

Dosage:

1. Willow leaves treat turbid urine: On Qingming Festival, boil willow leaves in water and drink it instead of tea, until the condition improves.

2. Willow leaves treat carbuncle and mastitis: chop the willow leaves and boil them until they are soft, filter them, remove the residue, concentrate them into a syrup, and set them aside for external application.

3. Willow leaves can be used to treat diarrhea, and then become pickled fish water. It is also a dangerous condition: boil willow leaves into a soup and take it. If the condition stops, the patient can be cured. The onset of the disease can be cured by consuming pickled fish water within a few days. It is difficult to cure for the elderly.

4. Willow leaves treat itchy and falling eyebrows: Take weeping willow leaves, dry them in the shade, grind them into powder, and mix them with ginger juice in a cast iron container. Apply it at night, and gradually rub it with your hands until it becomes warm.

5. Willow leaves can be used to treat sudden and unidentified ulcers: Boil the willow leaves until they are peeled, then wash them; you can also add a little salt. This can also treat facial sores.

6. Willow leaves can cure children's troubles: one pound of willow leaves. Boil one dou of water and take out three liters. Remove the residue and wash the red parts. Do this seven or eight times a day.