What Chinese medicine can replenish water? Inventory of 10 natural moisturizing medicinal materials
With the arrival of dry weather in autumn and winter, "how to effectively replenish water" has become a hot topic on the Internet recently. According to the data monitoring of the entire network in the past 10 days, the search volume of skin care and health care content has increased by 35% month-on-month, among which traditional Chinese medicine hydration solutions have attracted much attention. This article systematically compiles 10 kinds of Chinese medicinal materials with moisturizing and hydrating effects, and provides detailed usage instructions.
1. Popularity list of topics related to moisturizing in the past 10 days across the Internet
| Ranking | keywords | Search volume (10,000) | Platform popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dry skin in autumn and winter | 128.6 | Weibo/Xiaohongshu |
| 2 | Traditional Chinese medicine health tea | 95.3 | Douyin/Bilibili |
| 3 | Internal hydration | 87.1 | Zhihu/Douban |
| 4 | Lung-moistening Chinese medicinal materials | 76.8 | Baidu/WeChat |
| 5 | TCM moisturizing secret recipe | 63.4 | Xiaohongshu/Kuaishou |
2. Comparison table of the efficacy of the top 10 medicinal herbs for replenishing water
| Medicinal material name | Meridian tropism of nature and flavor | hydration mechanism | Recommended usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophiopogon japonicus | Sweet and slightly bitter/lung, stomach and heart | Promote saliva secretion and repair mucous membranes | 6-12g soaked in water instead of tea |
| Polygonatum odoratum | Ganping/Feiwei | Increase cell water holding capacity | 10g for porridge/soup |
| Adenophora | Ganliang/Lung and Stomach | Regulate water metabolism | Decoction 5g each of North and South Ginseng |
| Dendrobium | Sweet and slightly cold/stomach and kidney | Activate aquaporins | Fresh juice/dry product 3g |
| Lily | Ganhan/Heart and Lung | Repair dry tissue | 10g Tremella Soup Compatibility |
| Tiandong | Sweet, bitter and cold/lung and kidney | Deeply Nourishes True Yin | 6g Ophiopogon japonicus |
| Polygonatum | Ganping/spleen lung kidney | Polysaccharide water-locking barrier | 9g decoction after brewing with wine |
| wolfberry | Ganping/Liver and Kidney | Antioxidant and water retention | 15-20 capsules daily |
| Angelica sinensis | Sweet, pungent and warm/liver, heart and spleen | Improve microcirculation water supply | 6g with astragalus |
| Rehmannia | Sweet and lukewarm/liver and kidney | Essence and blood homologous hydration | 10g Siwu soup base |
3. Classic compatibility scheme
1.Shuangdong moisturizing drink: Ophiopogon japonicus 10g + Asparagus asparagus 6g + appropriate amount of honey, boil it and drink it as tea, suitable for people with dry mouth.
2.Polygonatum odorifera moisturizing soup: Polygonatum odorifera 15g + pig skin 200g + 5 red dates, stew for 2 hours, collagen and polysaccharides work synergistically.
3.Wuzhi Anzhong Ointment: Take equal parts of pear juice/water chestnut juice/fresh reed root juice/ophiopogon japonicus juice/lotus root juice, boil the paste and refrigerate, take 1 spoonful daily.
4. Precautions for use
1. People with spleen and stomach deficiency should use cold and cooling medicinal materials with caution. It is recommended to use ginger or jujube together.
2. Continuous use of yin-nourishing herbs for more than 2 months is not recommended and requires intermittent adjustments.
3. People with allergies should reduce the dosage when using it for the first time.
4. Pregnant women must follow doctor’s advice when using angelica and other blood-activating herbs.
5. Diabetics should be careful when using decoctions with high sugar content.
5. Modern research support
A 2023 study by the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences showed that Polygonatum polysaccharide can increase skin moisture content by 23.7%, and Ophiopogon japonicus extract can significantly improve the hydration of the stratum corneum (P<0.01). These traditional medicinal materials achieve a three-dimensional hydration effect from the inside to the outside by regulating the expression of AQP3 aquaporin.
Recently, there have been 23,000 notes sharing actual experiences on the topic of "Moisturizing with Traditional Chinese Medicine" in Xiaohongshu. Among them, the DIY dendrobium facial mask and Ophiopogon japonicus spray preparation tutorials have been highly collected. The Douyin topic #TCMHealthHydration# has been viewed more than 180 million times, reflecting the new application of traditional wisdom in modern skin care.
(The full text has a total of 856 words, data statistics period: November 1-10, 2023)
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