How to eat artichoke root

Artichoke root can be consumed as a decoction with water, as a juice or powder, and can also be applied externally as a poultice or juice. Artichoke root is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine with a sweet taste and cool nature, which has the effect of stopping bleeding and can also eliminate carbuncles and swellings. It has therapeutic effects on hematemesis, epistaxis (nosebleed), scalded by water and fire, hemoptysis, etc. It can also treat carbuncles and swellings. It is recommended that under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner and according to the patient’s condition, it should be decocted in water or applied externally, and caution should be exercised in dosage. The adverse effects of artichoke root are still unclear, and should not be used by people with extreme blood deficiency and weak spleen and stomach, and precautions should be taken to avoid spicy, cold and other stimulating foods. When using the drug artichoke root treatment, be sure to consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to identify the evidence to guide the use of medication, do not arbitrarily use the drug.