What role does saffron play in making tea? Can saffron tea treat irregular menstruation?

Saffron is a traditional Chinese medicine in Tibet, which is very famous. Crocus sativus is a blood-activating drug, which can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, cool blood and detoxify, relieve depression and soothe the nerves. It also has a good therapeutic effect on women's irregular menstruation, and can also be used externally to treat traumatic injuries, and it also has obvious therapeutic effect on postpartum lochia. Let's take a closer look.

1, saffron tea can regulate menstruation.

Saffron is named after it was first introduced into Tibet from India, also known as crocus and saffron. Because of its low yield and time-consuming and laborious collection, it is a rare and precious Chinese herbal medicine in China.

"Eating and drinking is about to" records that saffron is "depressed, and eating for a long time makes people happy." "The Essential Principles of Pinhui" records that it "is mainly used to relieve depression and regulate blood, widen the chest and diaphragm, stimulate appetite into the diet, nourish the body for a long time, enjoy the color and treat typhoid fever." Saffron is sweet, slightly cold, and enters the heart and liver. It can promote blood circulation, cool blood and detoxify. Modern medicine believes that crocus sativus has obvious curative effect on improving myocardial blood supply and oxygen supply and anti-fatigue, and can be used to prevent and treat diseases such as irregular menstruation, blood deficiency, general pain, traumatic injury and neurasthenia.

Generally, the oral dose of crocus sativus is 1 day 1.5 ~ 3g, which can be used alone, in combination or in medicated diet. Common use methods are: soaking in water, such as soaking 5~8 filaments in 3~4 cups of water every time, stopping drinking for three days, or using a small amount every other day; Decocting to get juice, that is, directly decocting to get juice, or brewing with boiling water, which can be taken repeatedly for 3-4 times; Soaking wine: a certain amount (e.g. 3-5g) of saffron is soaked in 1 kg liquor, and it is drunk after soaking for one week; In the medicated diet, crocus sativus is soaked in hot water, and a small amount is used as spice or color when cooking, or stewed with yam, medlar and jujube. Saffron can also be used externally. After grinding, add pearl powder, honey, angelica dahurica, peach blossom, etc. , mixed with red wine for external use, can freckle beauty.

It should be reminded that pregnant women should use saffron with caution. If you need long-term users, you should also consult a doctor.

2. Precautions for eating saffron

1. Crocus sativus has little toxicity and should not be eaten in large quantities to avoid acute poisoning.

2. Saffron is a panacea for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Never eat saffron without these symptoms, so as not to cause skin ulcers or even bleeding.

3. Saffron can cause abortion, so women can't eat saffron during pregnancy, which is easy to cause abortion, unclean people flow and the risk of curettage.

4. Saffron is very expensive. So many crocuses on the market are fakes. Learn to distinguish saffron, so as to avoid eating other pigments by mistake and causing harm to the body.

3, save saffron attention

1. Crocus sativus is not as good as dried tangerine peel, but fresh crocus sativus has the most complete efficacy, and how many effective components will be lost if it is kept for a long time.

2. In the process of storage, it is necessary to check the storage situation from time to time to avoid thinking that the saffron will be affected by moisture.

3. Saffron should not be eaten excessively, just take a few pieces at a time. Excessive consumption may lead to bleeding.