According to Herbalist Bui Dac Sang (Hanoi Oriental Medicine Association), chrysanthemum is not only a common vegetable, but also a medicinal herb, which can be dried or used fresh.
Supports cough treatment
People with long-term coughs can use chrysanthemum to treat coughs by cooking soup every day. To treat the flu, take 150g of fresh chrysanthemum vegetables, wash, drain and put in a bowl, cook with porridge.
Then pour the boiling porridge over the bowl of chrysanthemum, leave for 5 - 10 minutes, then mix the vegetables and eat. Eat 2 - 3 times a day for quick and effective cold relief effects.
Chrysanthemum is not only a common vegetable, but also a medicinal herb, which can be dried or used fresh. (Illustration)
Headache treatment
People with chronic headaches and vomiting blood can use dried chrysanthemum and boil it in water to drink at a dose of 16g per day.
Helps lower blood pressure
When you have high blood pressure, in addition to following treatment according to your doctor's instructions such as eating lightly, limiting animal fat, and abstaining from stimulants, you can add chrysanthemum to your daily menu. Chrysanthemum can be cooked in vegetable soup or squeezed to get the juice to drink about 50ml each time, divided into 2 times a day.
Good for the digestive system
Chrysanthemum vegetables contain many volatile substances that create a special flavor that helps increase saliva secretion and improve appetite. The amount of fiber in vegetables also promotes bowel movements, detoxifies the intestines, and prevents constipation.
Herbalist Bui Dac Sang said that although chrysanthemum has many uses, care must be taken when processing and using it. People with diarrhea and a cold stomach should not eat this vegetable because chrysanthemum has a cool nature and contains a lot of water, which can make the condition worse.
Chrysanthemum is a vegetable that helps treat high blood pressure, so people with low blood pressure should not use chrysanthemum, eating it can cause low blood pressure.
Before processing, we should wash but avoid crushing chrysanthemum because it can cause vitamin loss, especially water-soluble vitamin C.
In addition, normal people should not eat too much chrysanthemum vegetables, they should only eat about 100-150g at a time and no more than 3-4 times a week, because any food, if overused, can be harmful. for health.
