The efficacy and effects of herbal medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine, as a form of medicine handed down from ancient times to the present, contains extensive and profound knowledge and connotations. Among the medicines in traditional Chinese medicine, various herbs are the most commonly used. By applying the different pharmacology and medicine of traditional Chinese medicine, various herbs are combined to make medicine prescriptions. Herbs are not only cheap and widely grown, but their preparation process is also very simple. The following is an introduction to the effects and functions of the herbal encyclopedia.

What is Chinese Medicine

Drugs that are collected, processed, and prepared based on traditional Chinese medical theories, explain their mechanisms of action, and guide their clinical applications are collectively referred to as Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) refers to natural medicines and their processed substitutes that are guided by the theories of traditional Chinese medicine, have a unique theoretical system and application form, are used to prevent and treat diseases and have rehabilitation and health-care effects, and mainly include herbal medicines, animal medicines, and mineral medicines.

Commonly used Chinese medicine efficacy list

Commonly used Chinese medicines for clearing heat and detoxifying:

Honeysuckle: sweet and cold, enters the lung, heart and stomach meridians. Clears away heat, detoxifies, and dispels wind-heat.

Forsythia suspensa: bitter and slightly cold, enters the lung, heart and gallbladder meridians. Clears away heat, detoxifies, eliminates carbuncle and relieves lumps.

Dandelion: bitter, sweet and cold, enters the liver and stomach meridians. Clears away heat and detoxifies, promotes dampness and relieves stranguria, eliminates carbuncle and relieves nodules.

Folium Isatidis: bitter, salty and very cold; enters the heart, lung and stomach meridians. Clears away heat, detoxifies, cools blood and eliminates freckles.

Bezoar: bitter and cool, enters the liver and heart meridians. Clears away heat and detoxifies, extinguishes wind and stops convulsions, resolves phlegm and opens the orifices.

Houttuynia cordata: pungent and slightly cold, enters the lung meridian. Clears away heat, detoxifies, discharges pus and promotes urination.

Shegan: bitter and cold, enters the lung meridian. Clears away heat, detoxifies, removes phlegm and relieves sore throat.

Whitehead aconite: bitter and cold, enters the large intestine meridian. Clears away heat and detoxifies, cools blood and stops dysentery.

Isatis root: bitter and cold, enters the heart and stomach meridians. Clears away heat, detoxifies, cools blood and relieves sore throat.

Wild Smilax: sweet, mild and neutral in nature, enters the liver and stomach meridians. Detoxifies, removes dampness, and unclogs joints.

Sophora flavescens: bitter and cold, enters the lung meridian. Clears away heat, detoxifies, relieves sore throat and relieves swelling.

Oldenlandia Diffusa: slightly bitter, sweet and cold, enters the stomach, large and small intestine meridians. Clears away heat and dampness, detoxifies and eliminates carbuncle.

Viola yedoensis: bitter, pungent and cold, enters the heart and liver meridians. Clears away heat, detoxifies, eliminates carbuncle and relieves lumps.

Andrographis paniculata: bitter and cold, enters the stomach, lung, large and small intestine meridians. Clears away heat, detoxifies, dries dampness and reduces swelling.

Purslane: sour and cold, enters the large intestine and liver meridians. Clears away heat, detoxifies, cools blood and stops bleeding.

Qinpi: bitter and cold, enters the liver, gallbladder and large intestine meridians. Clears away heat, detoxifies, clears the liver and improves eyesight.

Dictamni Cortex: bitter and cold, enters the spleen and stomach meridians. Clears away heat, detoxifies, removes dampness and relieves itching.

Brucea javanica: bitter and cold, slightly poisonous. It enters the large intestine and liver meridians. Clears away heat and detoxifies, stops malaria and treats dysentery, and corrodes warts.

Bear bile: bitter and cold, enters the liver, gallbladder and heart meridians. Clears away heat, detoxifies, stops spasms and improves eyesight.