Loquat can be drunk directly in water, but the medicinal effect may not be as effective as herbs. Loquat is the fruit of the plant loquat of the Rosaceae family, sweet and sour taste, medicinal properties of the cool, mainly into the lung and spleen meridians, is a can moisten the lung (nourish the lung yin), down the qi (lowering the qi), quench the thirst (eliminating thirst, quenching thirst) of the Chinese herbal medicine, this medicine for the lungs within the depression of the heat, the lungs qi failure to propagate (qi dysfunction) caused by coughing and wheezing, hemoptysis, irritability and thirst, vomiting (qi retrogression produced by the vomiting sensation) and other medical conditions have therapeutic effect. Loquat is often taken in the clinic to eat raw or decocted and other ways to eat, can also be used directly soaked in water to drink. However, when drinking loquat in water, the active ingredients inside the water are limited and may not be as effective as medicinal herbs in terms of efficacy and effect, and it can only improve the above mentioned conditions, usually not achieve the therapeutic purpose. Adverse effects of loquat are not clear, and should be used with caution for those with spleen deficiency and slippery discharge. Patients who are not feeling well are advised to consult a doctor in a timely manner and use the medication under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.