Is it good to drink fresh Sophora japonica flowers soaked in water?

Spring is here and flowers are blooming. All kinds of flowers are blooming, and locust flowers are no exception. The fragrance of locust flowers makes people feel good as soon as it wafts in the air. Sophora flowers not only smell good, but are also a very good food ingredient. There are many ways to eat Sophora flowers. They can be used to make pastries, Sophora flower cakes, etc. Sophora flowers can also be soaked in water to drink, which can improve constipation. So, can the freshly picked Sophora japonica flowers be soaked in water and drunk?

The simplest way to use Sophora japonica flowers is to soak them in water and drink them. Sophora japonica flowers soaked in water not only taste good, but also have good health benefits. Common effects include anti-inflammatory and detoxification, intestinal moisturizing and laxative, and removing fire and heat. It is suitable for most people to drink. However, it is generally not recommended to use freshly picked Sophora japonica flowers to make tea, because fresh Sophora japonica flowers may carry some bacteria, which makes drinking it unscientific. Sophora flowers taste bitter and slightly cold in nature. They are rich in rutin (i.e. rutin), quercetin, tannins, sophora diol, vitamin A and other substances. It is these substances that greatly enhance the health value of Sophora flowers. The specific manifestations are:

1. Anti-inflammatory and sterilizing

Medical experiments have shown that the rutin and quercetin in Sophora japonica flowers have the effect of preventing inflammation. Drinking Sophora japonica flower soaked in water regularly can be anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-edema, and anti-ulcer. It can kill a variety of bacteria in the human intestine, and can prevent and treat bacterial enteritis and dysentery.

2. Lubricate the intestines and promote bowel movements

People with constipation should drink more water soaked with Sophora japonica flowers. If there is blood in the stool, it can also slightly improve the condition.

3. Protect cardiovascular and cerebrovascular

Rutin can improve the function of capillaries, while rutin and its aglycone quercetin can maintain the normal resistance of capillaries, reduce vascular permeability, and prevent bleeding and hypertension caused by excessive capillary fragility and high permeability. Quercetin can also dilate coronary blood vessels and improve myocardial circulation. Therefore, drinking Sophora japonica flower soaked in water can protect the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems and effectively prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

4. Lower blood lipids and blood pressure

Quercetin can effectively reduce the amount of cholesterol in the liver, aorta and blood. Rutin and quercetin also have antihypertensive effects. Drinking appropriate amount of water soaked with Sophora japonica flowers can help lower blood lipids.

5. Delaying Aging

The selenium in Sophora japonica flowers can eliminate free radicals in the body, resist oxidation and prevent tumors, and delay human aging.