What are the benefits and dosage of drinking water soaked with chive seeds, and can they be eaten raw?

Chive seeds are the seeds of chives, and like chives, they have the effects of strengthening the stomach and tonifying the kidney, so many people like to soak them in water and drink it. In addition, chive seeds can also be used for planting, so their application value is extremely high. So what are the benefits of drinking water soaked with chive seeds? Can they be eaten directly raw? How much is appropriate to put in at one time?

1. What are the benefits of drinking water soaked with chive seeds?

1. Drinking chive seed water can tonify the kidney and warm yang: chive seeds are warm in nature and pungent in taste, and have effects such as tonifying the kidney and warming yang, so they can be used to treat conditions such as impotence, seminal emission, and premature ejaculation.

2. Drinking chive seed water can benefit the liver and strengthen the stomach: chive seeds contain special components such as volatile essential oils and sulfides, which give off a unique pungent aroma and have obvious effects on soothing and regulating liver qi, increasing appetite, and enhancing digestive function.

3. Drinking chive seed water can promote the flow of qi and regulate blood: the pungent smell of chive seeds can play a role in dissipating blood stasis, invigorating blood, promoting the flow of qi, and relieving stagnation, with remarkable effects on conditions such as traumatic injuries, nausea, enteritis, hematemesis, and chest pain.

4. Drinking chive seed water can moisten the intestines and relieve constipation: chive seeds contain large amounts of vitamins and crude fiber, can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, treat constipation, and prevent intestinal cancer. Chive seeds can be taken alone, or ground into powder and taken as honey pills, with 5 to 10 grams each time being appropriate. However, it is worth noting that people with yin deficiency and hyperactive fire should avoid taking them.

2. Can chive seeds be eaten directly raw?

They can be eaten raw, but the effect is not as good as eating them cooked, because when eaten raw there may be bacteria and viruses and so on, it is not hygienic, and it is also not easy to digest, so eating chive seeds raw is not recommended. Eating them raw may cause digestive system problems. It is recommended to stir-fry chive seeds until cooked and then soak them in water to drink.

3. How much chive seed is appropriate to put in at one time when soaking in water?

Chive seeds have the effect of warming the kidney and assisting yang. For soaking in water to drink, 5 to 10 grams can be used. Wash 10 grams of chive seeds, put them into a teacup together with 3 grams of black tea, brew with boiling water, cover and steep for 5 minutes, and it is ready. Drink it as tea frequently in place of tea, and it can be brewed continuously 3 to 5 times, to be finished the same day. It promotes sexual desire and warms the kidney to supplement yang. It is suitable for sub-health states such as decreased sexual desire.

4. How should chive seeds be eaten to be healthier?

1. Take directly with boiling water. Taking them directly with boiling water has a very good effect, with remarkable effects on kidney deficiency, impotence, and premature ejaculation

2. Chive seeds soaked in liquor. The formula for soaking chive seeds in liquor is actually very simple: just soak the chive seeds in liquor. Although it looks very simple, there are still many points to note. First, when making the infused liquor, it is best to choose liquor made from pure grain. Second, when soaking the chive seeds, they must be stir-fried until cooked! After soaking, remember to drink it after meals, and it is not advisable to drink too much at one time; a small cup is enough.

3. Chive seeds combined with goji berries can have the effects of nourishing yin and supplementing yang, securing essence, and stopping seminal emission. Chive seeds plus cistanche, prepared rehmannia, and desert cistanche, etc., have very good effects on darkening hair and strengthening sinews, and warming the stomach and strengthening the spleen. It is worth noting that it is best to take them under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.

Taboos for eating chive seeds:

1. Chive seeds cannot be used together with some bitter and cold Chinese medicine powders, such as Phellodendron chinense, Gardenia jasminoides, Coptis chinensis, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, etc.

2. Chive seeds also cannot be eaten together with duck meat, because duck meat is a cold-natured food, and eating the two together will cause cold and heat to clash, making the body uncomfortable.

3. For people with yin deficiency and hyperactive fire, chive seeds also cannot be eaten, because chives and the like have very good yang-warming effects, and if eaten, the symptoms will become more serious.

4. People with poor gastrointestinal function should also best not eat too many chive seeds.