Can children eat Ophiopogon japonicus?

Because Ophiopogon japonicus is too common, people often mistakenly believe that it has no effect, so its side effects are very small and it can be given to children to drink. Some parents worry that their children are prone to illness, so they use Ophiopogon japonicus to boil water for their children every day. In fact, it is still necessary to understand whether children can drink Ophiopogon japonicus water, because after all, it is a traditional Chinese medicine, and it is not suitable for everyone, especially some people with special physical conditions.

1 Can children drink Ophiopogon japonicus water?

Children can drink Ophiopogon japonicus water in moderation, but they should drink it with caution. Ophiopogon japonicus is a common Chinese medicine with high nutritional value. It has the effects of promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. It is often used to treat fever, dry cough due to lung dryness, dry stool, etc. It can also be eaten by children.

But Ophiopogon japonicus is a traditional Chinese medicine after all, and all medicines are toxic. Children have weak stomachs, and eating it may be harmful to their health. Therefore, if a child has symptoms such as constipation or indigestion, it is best to use other dietary therapies for the child. If they are ineffective, consider Ophiopogon japonicus.

In addition, children need to eat Ophiopogon japonicus in moderation. Ophiopogon japonicus is slightly cold in nature. Frequent consumption by children can lead to cold spleen and stomach, and adverse digestive tract symptoms.

2 Precautions for children to drink Ophiopogon japonicus

1. Children should not eat Ophiopogon japonicus frequently, nor should they eat too much at one time. A maximum of 30g should be consumed at one time. Otherwise, it will cause spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness in children.

2. Children with weak qi and cold stomach cannot drink Ophiopogon japonicus water. Ophiopogon japonicus is cold in nature and is harmful to children's health.

3. Children with measles cannot drink Ophiopogon japonicus water.

4. Children should not drink Ophiopogon japonicus water with crucian carp and black fungus.

3 How to feed Ophiopogon japonicus to children

1. Ingredients for soaking Ophiopogon japonicus in water: 10g Ophiopo Method: Put Ophiopogon japonicus into the pot, add water and boil it.

2. Ophiopogon japonicus stalk rice porridge

Ingredients: 30 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 100 grams of polished rice, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

practice:

(1) Wash the Ophiopogon japonicus, put it in a casserole, add water and boil over high heat to extract the juice. Set aside the juice for later use.

(2) Pour water into a pot, bring to a boil, add washed glutinous rice and cook into porridge.

(3) When the porridge is half cooked, add the Ophiopogon japonicus juice and rock sugar and continue to boil until the porridge is ready.