Gynostemma can be brewed with boiling water in moderation, and the dosage should be used under the guidance of a physician. As a traditional Chinese medicine, gynostemma has the effect of benefiting the qi and strengthening the spleen (regulating the qi of the spleen and stomach), relieving cough and phlegm, and clearing away heat and toxins (clearing away heat and toxins and evil qi from the body), soaking in water and drinking it has a similar effect, but it can’t be used as a substitute for medication to treat diseases.
Gynostemma is bitter, sweet, cold in nature, and belongs to the lung and spleen meridians. Clinically, it is mainly used for the treatment of post-disease weakness, qi deficiency and yin injury, lung heat and phlegm, cough and asthma, palpitations (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic) and insomnia. It can also clear away heat and detoxify the toxin, used for heat and toxin attacking the sore throat; it can also dissolve turbidity and lower the fat (clean up the body’s dirty and turbid substances, reduce excess fat in the body), used for hyperlipidemia.
The use of gibberellic acid is contraindicated in the case of deficiency cold. Gynostemma can be drunk with the right amount of boiling water, the amount should be used under the guidance of a physician.
Tea drink can play a limited medicinal effect, can not replace the drug treatment of disease. After the discomfort should be timely medical treatment, under the guidance of the doctor to choose the drug treatment, not self-medication.