Can flowers be cooked and eaten?

Some flowers can be cooked and eaten, such as Sophora japonica.

In Chinese medicine, Sophora japonica is a kind of medicine that stops bleeding and cools blood. Its functions include the following aspects:

The first one is its hemostatic effect. It has a certain effect on common epistaxis and gum bleeding in our daily lives. We can use Sophora japonica to treat them.

Second, it has the effect of cooling blood, so for some patients with blood heat, we can use Sophora japonica as medicine.

Third, it has the effect of clearing away heat, so it is more suitable for people with high blood pressure and high blood lipids, because these people’s constitutions are often thermal, so Sophora japonica still has It has a certain effect.

Sophora japonica is a common traditional Chinese medicine, which is the dried flowers and buds of the legume Sophora japonica. Harvest in summer when flowers open or flower buds form. Even if they are dry, remove branches, stems and impurities. It tastes bitter and is slightly cold in nature. It can return to the liver and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, clearing liver and purging fire. It is often used to treat diseases such as blood in the stool, hemorrhoids, bloody diarrhea, metrorrhagia, vomiting blood, epistaxis, liver heat, red eyes, headache, dizziness and other diseases. Next, I will tell you in detail about the efficacy and functions of Sophora japonica.

Effects and functions of Sophora japonica flower

1. Anti-inflammatory effect

Sophora japonica flower contains the chemical components rutin, sophora diol and glucose, Tannins, glucuronic acid, etc., these substances can have anti-inflammatory effects, and have a significant inhibitory effect on the inflammatory process of implanted wool balls. Moreover, Sophora japonica can inhibit the growth of viruses and fungi in the skin and has anti-inflammatory effects.

2. The effect of clearing liver fire

Sophora japonica is very effective in treating symptoms such as headache, dizziness, bloating, and red eyes caused by liver fire. Sophora japonica has the effect of lowering blood pressure, clearing the liver and improving eyesight in the treatment of hypertensive patients with excessive liver fire. Because Sophora japonica contains a lot of rutin, it can improve capillary function, maintain normal capillary resistance, and prevent bleeding, high blood pressure, and diabetes caused by excessive capillary fragility.