Cure cough due to cold with marigold

According to Oriental medicine, marigolds have a bitter taste, aromatic smell, and cool properties; have the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, expectorant, and treating coughs.

Marigolds are also known as hibiscus, chrysanthemum, golden chrysanthemum, double marigold... It is an upright herb, 0.6 - 1m high, branching into bushes with spreading branches. The leaves are deeply split in the shape of a bird's feather, the lobes are narrow, long, pointed, serrated. The flower heads are round, 3 - 4cm wide or more, growing alone or in clusters; the bracts of the involucre are fused together; the flowers are yellow or orange-yellow, the crest consists of 6 - 7 separate or fused scales.

The flowers on the outside are small, spreading tongue-shaped, the flowers on the inside are tubular and small. The fruit has 1-2 short scales. The plant is grown by cuttings or sowing seeds in moist soil with lots of light. The plant flowers from winter to summer. People harvest flowers in spring and summer, dry them in the sun. The leaves are harvested year-round, usually used fresh.

According to Oriental medicine, marigolds have a bitter taste, aromatic smell, and cool properties; have the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, expectorant, and treating coughs. Often used to treat respiratory diseases, sore eyes (conjunctivitis); whooping cough, tracheitis; stomatitis, pharyngitis, toothache. Dosage: 10 - 15g, decoction form.

Marigolds have a bitter taste, fragrant smell, and cool properties, and have the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, and treating coughs. Illustration photo

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Recipe 1: Support treatment of bronchial asthma: 20g marigold, celery, Chinese clematis, purple jasmine, Chinese clematis, Chinese clematis root, and Chinese clematis root, each 10g, chopped and dried, boiled with 400ml of water until 100ml remains, drink twice a day. Use for 3-5 days.

Lesson 2: Nourish and improve eyesight: 20g marigold flowers, 50g chicken liver, minced and cooked. 10 days is a course of treatment.

Recipe 3: Cure cough due to cold: 20g marigold flower, 10g male papaya flower, 10g lemon basil, 20g rock sugar. Use all fresh, wash clean, crush and put in a bowl with rock sugar. Steam for 10 - 15 minutes. Let cool, crush, add water and drink 2 - 3 times a day. Use for 3 - 5 days.

Lesson 4: Cure conjunctivitis: Boil 15g of marigolds to get water to drink. Use for 3-5 days.

Use externally when the pimple has not burst:

10g marigold leaves, 15g Chinese apple leaves, 10 grains of salt. Wash, crush, apply to painful area. Change once a day.

In addition, the essential oil distilled from marigold flowers has a reddish-yellow color from the stem and the leaves have a greenish-yellow color called Tagetes oil with a pungent aroma and is used in the perfume industry.

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