Codonopsis and maitake lotus seeds cooked together can relieve the patient’s thirst from fluid injury, internal heat and thirst (internal fever accompanied by symptoms such as excessive eating, drinking and urinating), heartburn and insomnia and other discomforts, but generally fail to achieve a therapeutic effect.
1. Radix Codonopsis pilosulae: It has the effect of tonifying the spleen, benefiting the lungs, generating fluids and nourishing blood. It is used for treating weakness of the spleen and stomach, asthma and coughing in the lungs, thirst due to injury of the body fluid, and weakness of the body due to blood deficiency. It should not be used together with quinoa.
2. Ophiopogon: It has the effect of generating fluids to quench thirst, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. It can be used to treat lung dryness and dry cough, Yin deficiency and consumptive cough, paralysis of the throat (redness, swelling and pain in the pharynx, or dryness, foreign body sensation, or itchy discomfort in the pharynx, difficulty in swallowing), sore throat, thirst due to fluid injury, thirst due to internal heat, heartburn and insomnia, and constipation due to dryness of the intestines, etc. It is not suitable for use in combination with quinoa.
Where the spleen deficiency loose stools (feces thin not shaped), lungs and stomach with phlegm (water metabolism disorders formed by the pathological products) dampness and the first sense of wind-cold coughing people should not take maitake.
3. Lotus seed: used for the treatment of deficiency of the spleen and diarrhea, bring down, spermatorrhea, palpitations and insomnia. It is forbidden to take it for those who have fullness, plumpness, and dryness of stools.
The effective dosage of Codonopsis and Maitake Lotus Seed cooked together is limited and generally cannot achieve the therapeutic effect, if you want to achieve the desired effect, it is recommended to carry out regular treatment under the guidance of a doctor.
Taking the above medication requires doctor’s guidance.