Medicinal and edible uses of Epiphyllum

Medicinal effects

Clears heat and relieves cough

Epiphyllum has the effect of clearing heat and relieving cough. You can drink more flower tea made with Epiphyllum in your daily life, which can have a certain effect of clearing heat, eliminating phlegm and reducing inflammation. In addition, the symptoms of cough caused by tuberculosis can be gradually alleviated under the effect of Epiphyllum in clearing heat and relieving cough.

Treat palpitations, insomnia, heart and stomach pain

Epiphyllum is also very effective in treating impatience and insomnia. Drinking some Epiphyllum flower tea regularly can relieve these symptoms. It also has obvious effects in relieving gas and relieving pain for heart and stomach pain caused by palpitations, insomnia, poor mental state or other reasons.

Cleanse blood and detoxify, prevent and treat constipation

When brewing Epiphyllum flower tea, you can add some rock sugar. Rock sugar is warm in nature. Brewing it with Epiphyllum can relieve cough and phlegm, and also clear blood and detoxify. It also has a heat-clearing effect, can treat large intestine heat syndrome, and prevent and treat constipation.

Prevent and treat high blood pressure and high blood lipids

When brewing Epiphyllum flower tea, you can mix Epiphyllum with honey and drink it, or you can put some Epiphyllum in when stewing meat, and then pour in an appropriate amount of rice wine or add medicinal materials such as Rehmannia glutinosa and Cassia seed to stew together, which can effectively prevent and treat high blood pressure and high blood lipids.

Edible effect

Epiphyllum Soup

Wash the Epiphyllum with clean water and dry it for later use. When making soup, use clean water to dissolve it and tear it into pieces; it can be cooked with spare ribs or local chicken, which is fresh and delicious.

Epiphyllum frozen

Put the Epiphyllum and agar together in a pot and boil until the Epiphyllum is completely melted, then add rock sugar and let it cool. Epiphyllum is especially delicious when frozen.

Epiphyllum Steaming

Wash the fresh Epiphyllum with clean water, put it in a bowl, add rock sugar and steam it in a steamer for 1 hour. Take it out and let it cool before eating. It can clear away heat and moisten the lungs and is very effective for long-term cough.