Burdock root has the efficacy of dispelling wind-heat and eliminating swelling and toxin, and is useful in treating wind-heat and cold, wind-dampness paralysis and pain. Hawthorn has the effects of eliminating food and stomach, promoting circulation of Qi and dispersing blood stasis, and is useful in treating food stagnation and blood stasis.
1. Burdock root: as a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, it has the efficacy of dispelling wind-heat and eliminating swelling and toxicity, and it also has the function of treating wind-heat and cold, rheumatism and paralysis, sore throat, carbuncle and gangrene (a kind of venomous sores, which occur in the surface of the body, limbs, and internal organs of the acute suppurative disease), sores and scabies and other illnesses.
2. Hawthorn: Hawthorn is a kind of medicinal food with the same source of food, has the effect of eliminating food and strengthening the stomach, moving qi and dispersing blood stasis, resolving turbidity and lowering fat (clearing the body’s dirty and turbid substances and reducing excess fat in the body) and so on. Hawthorn has been clinically found to be useful in treating dietary stagnation and blood stasis.
Usually using burdock root and hawthorn in water has the above effects, but the effect is relatively limited. When using burdock root and hawthorn in water, it is important to change the fresh ingredients every day, and not to drink strong tea, overnight tea, etc. It is recommended to consult a doctor for diagnosis and treatment.
It is recommended to consult a doctor for diagnosis and treatment, and not to use Chinese herbal medicines indiscriminately by oneself, so as not to cause or aggravate the symptoms of physical discomfort.