What effect does drinking water boiled from hair grass roots have on the human body

Hairy grass root, also known as thatch root, can be said to be a natural medicine. It is the rhizome of the perennial herb Imperata cylindrica. It has many functions for the human body, such as clearing away heat and detoxifying, tonifying the kidney and promoting urination, improving the body's immunity and so on. People usually drink hair grass roots by boiling them in water. So what effect does boiled hair grass root water have on the human body?

Effects:

1. Clear away heat and promote salivation

Imperata root is sweet, cold and contains a lot of fat, which can clear away heat from the lungs and stomach without the disadvantages of being dry, bitter and damaging to the yin. It can also produce fluid to quench thirst, clear away the evil heat lurking in the lungs, stomach and intestines, and can treat diabetes. It is effective for dryness in the mouth caused by lung heat and damage to body fluid, and for easy hunger caused by excessive stomach heat.

2. Cooling blood and stopping bleeding

Imperata root is cold in nature and can clear heat from the blood. It is sweet and moist without being greasy, and it can cool blood and stop bleeding without leaving blood stasis. It is mainly used to treat vomiting blood, nosebleeds, hematemesis, and hemoptysis.

3. Diuretic and diuretic

Imperata root can clear away heat and promote diuresis to eliminate dampness, reduce jaundice, eliminate edema, and relieve stranguria. It can treat damp-heat jaundice, edema, and difficulty urinating. Modern medicine believes that the diuretic effect of Imperata root is related to the rich potassium salt it contains.

4. Relieve asthma and cough

Imperata root can be used in the lung meridian, has the effect of relieving asthma and cough, and can be used to treat cough, asthma, and phlegm caused by lung heat.

5. Reduce nausea and stop vomiting

Imperata root is cold in nature and can reduce the Qi of the lungs and stomach. It has the effect of reducing adverse reactions and stopping vomiting. It can be used for symptoms such as stomach heat, hiccups, and vomiting.

6. Enhances Immune Function

The water decoction of Imperata root can significantly improve the phagocytic function of macrophages, enhance the body's immunity, and strengthen the immune function.

Nutritional value:

Imperata root contains arundinone, cyperitoyl cyperi, coixol, fernol, sagodol, isocaprin, anemonin, stigmasterol, β-sitosterol, campesterol, sucrose, glucose, fructose, xylose, citric acid, oxalic acid, malic acid, potassium, etc.

1. Imperata root contains coixol, which has the effect of inhibiting metabolism, slowing movement, and has a sedative effect.

2. Imperata root contains pulsatilla, which has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects and can be used to relieve sore throat and toothache.

3. Imperata root contains the mineral potassium, which has a diuretic effect and can be used to treat edema.