Health benefits of chrysanthemum greens

Chrysanthemum greens cure many common diseases in both adults and children.

Chrysanthemum greens, also known as Glebionis coronaria, Asteraceae, are a familiar food of Vietnamese people.

Chrysanthemum greens are not only food but also a miraculous medicine.

According to oriental medicine, chrysanthemum greens have a sweet, slightly bitter, spicy taste, aromatic smell, cool properties, numbing taste, non-toxic, have the effect of harmonizing the spleen and stomach, calming the mind, diuretic, expectorant... considered as an appetizer, helping digestion, eliminating phlegm, dispersing wind heat...

Chrysanthemum greens have many health benefits.

Here is how to use chrysanthemum to treat diseases:

* Treatment of flu:150g fresh chrysanthemum greens, wash, drain and put in a bowl. Cook porridge, pour boiling porridge over the bowl of chrysanthemum greens, leave for 5-10 minutes then mix the vegetables and eat, 2-3 times a day. This is a dish that has the effect of quickly and effectively relieving colds without having to take medicine.

* Tonify spleen, treat dizziness, diuretic:Take 200g of chrysanthemum greens, a 0.5kg crucian carp, a little wine, cooking oil and enough spices. Clean the crucian carp, remove the scales, fry until golden brown, then add wine and stir, add ginger and water, cook over low heat until the fish is cooked, then add chrysanthemum greens and boil again, season with spices. 10 days is a course of treatment.

*Cure persistent cough:Cook pig lung and chrysanthemum soup with rice to treat persistent cough. Use 150g fresh chrysanthemum, 200g pig lung. Chop the pig lung, marinate with ginger and spices. Stir-fry until cooked, then add water and bring to a boil. Add chrysanthemum, turn off the heat as soon as the vegetables are cooked. Eat while the soup is still hot, once a day, continuously for 3-4 days.

* Headache treatment:Heat a handful of fresh chrysanthemum leaves, apply to the top of the head and temples whenever you have a headache or at night before going to bed. If chrysanthemum leaves are not in season, you can use dried chrysanthemum leaves to treat headaches in the following way: Put 10-15g of dried chrysanthemum leaves in a pot, add 3 bowls of water, boil down to 1 bowl. Drink after meals, twice a day, morning and evening. Drink continuously for 5-7 days for best results.

* Treating cough in children:6g chrysanthemum greens, chopped, add honey, steam, drink many times a day. Note: not applicable for children under 1 year old.

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