Cure cough due to cold with marigolds

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

Marigolds are also known as hibiscus, chrysanthemum, double marigold, etc. It is an upright herb, 0.6 - 1m high, branching into bushes with spreading branches. The leaves are deeply divided into pinnate shapes, 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 inflorescence are joined together; the flowers are yellow or orange-yellow, the crest consists of 6 - 7 separate or joined 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, expectorating, and treating coughs. Often used to treat respiratory diseases, sore eyes (conjunctivitis); whooping cough, tracheitis; stomatitis, pharyngitis, and toothache. Dosage: 10 - 15g, decoction form.

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

Used in:

Lesson 1: Support treatment of bronchial asthma: 20g marigold, celery, Chinese clematis, purple jasmine, Chinese clematis, Chinese clematis root, and Chinese bamboo shoots, 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 chopped chicken liver, cook. 10 days is a course of treatment.

Lesson 3: Cure cough due to cold: 20g marigold flower, 10g male papaya flower, 10g lemon basil, 20g rock sugar. Wash all fresh ingredients, crush them and put them 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 marigolds to get water to drink. Use for 3-5 days.

Use externally when the pimple has not burst:

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

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

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