What are the Benefits of Garlic and Rock Sugar Infusion?
The benefits of garlic and rock sugar water are its antibacterial and cough-suppressing effects. Garlic contains many components that can kill bacteria, detoxify and cleanse the intestines, and effectively maintain normal blood pressure. Rock sugar also contains good components that can nourish the middle and invigorate qi, and relieve sore throat and swelling. Garlic and rock sugar water is mainly made by boiling garlic and rock sugar into a liquid, which can have a good health-preserving effect. Garlic itself belongs to a spicy and hot food, and has a certain effect of dispelling cold and resolving masses. Rock sugar is mild in nature and sweet in taste, and has the effect of lubricating the lungs and nourishing yin. Mixing the two together can effectively prevent colds and dispel cold in the middle. Moreover, garlic and rock sugar water contains a certain amount of vitamin E, which can effectively delay skin aging and fight free radicals. It can also remove cholesterol from the body, thus playing a certain role in lowering blood pressure and blood lipids. If there is a phenomenon of bacterial or viral infection in daily life, it is easy to cause symptoms of cough and sputum production. At this time, taking garlic and rock sugar water can achieve a good adjuvant therapeutic effect. Rock sugar has the effect of lubricating the lungs, relieving cough, and resolving phlegm. It has a certain therapeutic effect on cough and pharyngitis caused by yin deficiency and lung dryness. In addition to cough, coughing a small amount of thick and difficult-to-cough-up phlegm, or phlegm with blood streaks, dry throat, and sore throat, there may also be symptoms of yin deficiency and lung dryness such as five-heart irritation, hot flashes, and night sweats. This water is most suitable for cough and pharyngitis caused by yin deficiency and lung dryness. However, too much sweetness can easily lead to the production of phlegm, so the concentration should be moderate.