The efficacy and contraindications of Lycium bark

In fact, in traditional Chinese medicine, there are many types of Chinese medicinal materials, and the effects that different Chinese medicinal materials bring to the human body are also very different. For most people, apart from knowing a few common types of Chinese medicinal materials in life, they don’t know much about many Chinese medicinal materials. Among them, Rehmannia glutinosa is a kind of Chinese medicinal material that most people are unfamiliar with. Today, let’s take a look at the effects and contraindications of Rehmannia glutinosa.

The efficacy and function of Lycium bark

We can make good use of Rehmannia root bark to help clear the lungs and reduce fire, as well as cool the blood. It also has a good therapeutic effect on phenomena such as yin deficiency hot flashes and lung heat coughs. Rehmannia root bark can also help lower blood sugar and blood lipids, because Rehmannia root bark can alleviate the symptoms of morphological and structural damage to the body's pancreatic islet cells, so it has a certain blood sugar-lowering effect. However, the bark of Rehmannia root contains betaine, which has a certain anti-fat effect, so the lipid-lowering effect is also good. The antipyretic effect of the bark of Rehmannia root is comparable to that of aspirin.

Taboos of Lycium bark

Although the root bark of Rehmannia glutinosa has many benefits, we should also be aware that it is toxic. However, it is a Chinese medicinal material with low toxicity, so everyone must be clear about these issues. If we have external wind-cold or spleen and stomach deficiency, we should not use Rehmannia root bark. In addition, patients with chronic gastritis and heart failure must use it with caution. Rehmannia root bark cannot be used with ironware. Many friends will directly fry Rehmannia root bark with ironware during the production process. In fact, this will cause certain changes in the medicinal properties of the medicinal material. Everyone must pay special attention to it. Scientific use of Rehmannia glutinosa in daily life will not cause any side effects. However, if the human body uses Rehmannia glutinosa in large quantities for a long time, although there are no obvious side effects, it will damage the human body. In the long run, toxins will accumulate, and many friends will eventually develop many symptoms of discomfort.

The above is an introduction to the effects and functions of Rehmannia glutinosa. I believe everyone has a good understanding of it. We can make good use of Rehmannia glutinosa to clear the lungs, reduce fire and cool the blood, but it also has certain toxicity, so everyone should not abuse the drug to avoid some adverse effects on our health.