The efficacy of drinking water infused with Yizhiren (Alpinia oxyphylla Miq.)

Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. (Yizhiren) is a substance that is both a food and a medicine. Its effects when consumed as a tea generally include nourishing the kidneys and boosting yang energy, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, consolidating essence and reducing urination, warming the spleen and stimulating the appetite, and controlling salivation.

1. Nourish the kidneys and boost yang energy

Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. is warm in nature and enters the kidney meridian. It has the effect of nourishing the kidneys and boosting yang energy, which can help improve kidney yang deficiency and alleviate symptoms such as cold intolerance, cold limbs, and soreness and weakness of the waist and knees. Drinking it as a tea appropriately can help enhance kidney yang energy, improve kidney function, provide warmth to the kidney yang, and maintain normal reproductive and growth functions of the body.

2. Moistens the lungs and relieves cough

Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, making it especially suitable for people suffering from cough and dry throat. The components in Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. can alleviate cough symptoms and help clear phlegm, thereby improving respiratory health.

3. Consolidates essence and reduces urination

Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. can enhance the kidney's function of containment and is effective in treating conditions such as seminal emission, premature ejaculation, frequent urination, and bedwetting. Consuming it as a tea can help consolidate kidney qi, restore the kidney's ability to retain fluids, and thereby reduce the occurrence of these conditions, especially those caused by kidney qi deficiency.

4. Warms the spleen and stimulates the appetite

Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. can warm the spleen and stomach and promote their digestive functions, helping to improve deficiency-cold in the spleen and stomach, alleviating symptoms such as poor appetite, cold abdominal pain, and indigestion. Drinking it as a tea appropriately can enhance the digestive and absorptive capabilities of the spleen and stomach, restore their normal function, stimulate appetite, and promote the absorption of nutrients.

5. Controls salivation

Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. has the effect of controlling salivation, primarily targeting symptoms such as excessive salivation caused by spleen deficiency that fails to control saliva production. Drinking it as a tea can warm the spleen yang and strengthen the spleen qi, restoring spleen and stomach function, thereby regulating body fluids and reducing excessive salivation, improving the condition of drooling.

It is recommended to drink Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. tea in moderation, avoiding long-term or excessive consumption. A light diet should be maintained in daily life, avoiding spicy and irritating foods. Adequate rest should be taken, and overexertion should be avoided to prevent adverse effects on health.