The efficacy and function of rhubarb and its edible method

The effect and function of rhubarb are cooling blood to stop bleeding, clearing heat and detoxifying, removing blood stasis and swelling, etc. The edible methods are porridge, stew soup, decoction and so on.

I. Efficacy and Effect

Rhubarb tastes bitter, pungent and cool in nature. It enters the lung and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, clearing away heat and toxic materials, removing blood stasis and swelling, relaxing bowels and killing insects. It can play a certain role in treating tuberculosis, hemoptysis, abdominal pain, constipation, carbuncle, scabies, scald, vomiting blood, eczema and other diseases. The patient can use it under the guidance of a doctor.

Second, eating methods

1. Cook porridge. Wash and chop

the rhubarb. Put it into the pot together with rice. Add appropriate amount of water and cook until the porridge is cooked.

2. Stew

the rhubarb together with other ingredients, such as ribs and chicken, to enhance the nutritional value and medicinal effect of the rhubarb.

3. Decoction

is to wash and chop the rhubarb, add proper amount of water into the pot, and take the juice after decocting.