The efficacy, effects and contraindications of Senecio

Summer is coming, we all know that high temperatures and heavy rains are the signs of summer, and a large number of mosquitoes follow one after another. They bite humans and animals everywhere. In such a cold and humid environment, germs breed rampantly. Therefore, summer is a high-incidence season for various diseases. The most common ones are diarrhea, heatstroke, etc. Therefore, in summer we must pay special attention to the freshness and hygiene of food. So can the Chinese herbal medicine Senecio radiata treat diarrhea? Today's article will introduce to you the effects, functions and taboos of Senecio radiata.

The role, efficacy and taboos of Senecio

The effects of Senecio

1. Carbuncle, sore and ulcer. Senecio is slightly cold and has a strong effect of clearing away heat and removing fire. It can be used for carbuncle and ulcer caused by accumulation of heat and toxins. It can be used raw, decocted in water for oral administration and external washing, and then crushed and applied to the wound, or it can be used together with honeysuckle tea, wild chrysanthemum, dandelion flower, etc.; if it is combined with white radix and decocted in water and applied externally, it is also commonly used to treat burns. This method can also be used for bedsores and lower limb ulcers.

2. Red, swollen and painful eyes. Senecio has a slightly cold taste and enters the liver, and has a very strong ability to clear away heat and remove fire. "Jiangxi Folk Herbs" uses this product alone to decoct a soup for fumigating the area around the eyes to treat red and swollen eyes caused by wind-cold, wind-heat, or liver-fire inflammation, or it can be used in combination with Prunella Vulgaris, Cassia Seed Tea, and Coix Seed.

3. Diarrhea caused by cold and dampness. Senecio has a slightly bitter and cold taste, and enters the small intestine meridian, so it has the function of clearing away dampness and heat in the large intestine. It is used for damp-heat in the large intestine, abdominal pain and diarrhea, or dysentery with thick blood, and anal prolapse. This product can be made into sugar-coated tablets for oral administration.

In addition, Senecio can clear away heat and dampness, eliminate insects and relieve itching. It is used to treat tinea capitis, eczema, scrotal itching, and tinea pedis caused by cold, dampness, and insect poison. The juice can be decocted and extracted into a paste and applied to the wound.

4. Sores, boils and eczema. For boils, eczema, scabies, carbuncles and skin itching, the green leaves of Senecio can be crushed and applied externally, or boiled in water for external washing, or made into a fluid extract for external application, or ground into powder for external application. It also has certain effects on burn and scald infections, large-scale bedsores, lower limb ulcers, etc.