What Are the Benefits and Contraindications of Drinking Yinchen Infusion?
Yinchen is a traditional Chinese medicine. Like many other Chinese medicinal herbs, it can be used not only as medicine but also as a tea to drink. It has strong health-preserving functions. However, Yinchen is still a medicinal herb, so we should be clear about its effects and functions when drinking it as a tea, as well as the contraindications in use, so as to maximize its efficacy and reduce the impact on the body. So, what are the functions and contraindications of drinking Yinchen in water? Let's take a look below.
Yinchen has a complete inhibitory effect on human Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a certain inhibitory effect on some skin fungi. It has significant effects such as eliminating heat and dampness, clearing the liver and gallbladder, and lowering blood pressure. It can be used for the treatment of damp-heat jaundice, jaundice hepatitis, chest and hypochondrium distention and pain, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, hypertension, upset and insomnia, and dizziness. As we all know, Yinchen tea has a significant liver-protecting effect, especially effective for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and jaundice hepatitis. At the same time, Yinchen can promote the secretion of bile, increase the excretion of bile acid and bilirubin in the bile, and acute jaundice viral hepatitis belongs to the category of "yang jaundice" in traditional Chinese medicine. It is often caused by the combination of internal and external pathogenic factors, which leads to the accumulation of damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, blockage in the liver and gallbladder, damp-heat stasis, and excessive liver and gallbladder secretion. Damp-heat steaming leads to the overflow of bile into the skin, resulting in jaundice. The treatment should focus on clearing away damp-heat, promoting blood circulation, and removing blood stasis. Rubiaceae is bitter and cold in nature, and it can cool the blood, activate blood circulation, and stop bleeding. It is used to regulate liver meridian stasis, improve liver blood circulation, promote the recovery of liver cells, and accelerate the elimination of jaundice. Yinchen can clear away damp-heat and is a specific medicine for treating jaundice. It can nourish yin, tonify the kidney, clear heat, and remove jaundice. It is mainly used for the treatment of jaundice, difficulty in urination, wet sores, and pruritus. It also has the effects of promoting bile secretion, protecting liver function, relieving fever, and anti-inflammatory. Drinking Yinchen in water has a certain curative effect on liver diseases.
Yinchen is a medicine that clears away damp-heat and removes jaundice. If there is no abnormality in the body, long-term drinking of it in water will definitely have some impact on the constitution, as every medicine has its toxic side. It is recommended to drink it appropriately and not to drink it in water for a long time.
