桔梗 | Platycodon Root – Food Art Store

桔梗 | Platycodon Root

May 20, 2022 | by Food Art Store

今天让我们来看看速宝妈【疫后补】里的的【桔梗】。

在传统中医中，桔梗根是属于“温药化痰止咳”的植物。

在中医中，痰是一种液体停滞的状态，往往从脾开始，然后到肺。

如果这种过度积累，它就会变稠并变成病理性痰。痰，是一种停滞的形式，通常开始时是凉的，随着病情的发展而转变为热。此类别中的草药性质温和，因此它们可治疗停滞的早期阶段：寒痰和湿痰，伴有喘息、呕吐和恶心的症状。

桔梗也有苦味和辛辣味。中医所谓的“五相”理论指出，中药成分的味道是它们在体内作用的关键决定因素。具有苦味成分的桔梗往往通过小便或排便来达到清热、燥湿的作用。另一方面，辛辣成分倾向于促进气和体液的循环。这就是为什么有人在吃辛辣/刺激性食物时会出汗很多。

中药成分的味道也决定了它们针对的器官和经络。因此，桔梗被认为是针对肺的。除了呼吸，肺在中医中被认为是滋养身体的气和津液生产链的关键部分。

桔梗有哪些用处呢？👇🏼

🔹缓解口腔分泌物过多引起的咳嗽

🔹缓解喉咙不适或失声

🔹通过缓解脓液和痰液排出来缓解肺脓肿的症状

Today let’s have a look at【Platycodon Root】, which is found in Food Art’s Soupermum Cowecare.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), platycodon roots are plants that belong to the 'Warm herbs that dissolve Phlegm and stop Cough' category.

In TCM Phlegm is a condition of Stagnation of Fluids which tends to start in the Spleen and then goes to the Lungs. If this overly accumulates it thickens and becomes pathological Phlegm. Phlegm, being a form of Stagnation, often starts as being Cool and transforms to Hot as the condition progresses.

The herbs in this category are Warm in nature so they treat the early stages of the Stagnation: Cold-Phlegm and Wet-Phlegm with symptoms of wheezing, vomiting and nausea.

Platycodon roots also taste Bitter and Pungent. The so-called 'Five Phases' theory in Chinese Medicine states that the taste of TCM ingredients is a key determinant of their action in the body. Bitter ingredients like platycodon roots tend to have a cleansing action on the body by clearing Heat, drying Dampness and promoting elimination via urination or bowel movements. On the other hand Pungent ingredients tend to promote the circulations of Qi and Body Fluids. That's why for instance someone tends to sweat a lot when they eat spicy/pungent food.

The tastes of ingredients in TCM also determine what Organs and Meridians they target. As such platycodon roots are thought to target the Lung. In addition to performing respiration, the Lungs are thought in TCM to be a key part of the production chain for Qi and the Body Fluids that nourish the body.

What are the benefits of Platycodon Root👇🏼

🔹Eases coughs with excessive oral discharge 

🔹 Relieves throat discomforts or loss of voice 

🔹Eases symptoms of lung abscess by relieving pus and phlegm discharge

💚 𝗚𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻, 𝗴𝗼 𝘃𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻

Link: Soupermum CoWeCare