The efficacy, function and consumption method of Chuanxiong

Chuanxiong is a herb that can also be made into medicine to help people treat some diseases. In fact, Chuanxiong is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant. We can eat every kind of food, whether it is vegetables or plants, as long as they have certain nutritional value, because only in this way can we absorb their nutrients and balance our nutrition. Because food has its own unique effects and functions.

Each different food has its own unique way of eating. Only when we correctly understand its way of eating can we use and implement it correctly. The purpose of people eating food is to experience its efficacy and the effects it brings to us. So

What are the effects, functions and methods of consumption of Chuanxiong?

The effects of eating Chuanxiong: Chuanxiong has a significant sedative effect on the central nervous system. A small amount of Chuanxiong volatile oil has an inhibitory effect on the activity of the animal brain, but has an excitatory effect on the medulla oblongata respiratory center, vasomotor center and spinal reflex center. The decoction of Chuanxiong was administered to mice and rats respectively, which could inhibit their spontaneous activities, prolong the sleep time of mice induced by sodium pentobarbital, and counteract the excitatory effect of caffeine (20 mg/kg), but could not counteract the convulsions of rats induced by pentylenetetrazol. Chuanxiong can inhibit the spontaneous activity of rats and has a more obvious sedative effect on mice than on rats; it can also prolong the sleep time of pentobarbital, but cannot antagonize the excitement of caffeine, nor prevent the convulsions or lethal effects of pentamethyltetrazolium and cocaine.

The edible effects of Chuanxiong: Effects on the cardiovascular system. The decoction of Chuanxiong increases the contraction amplitude and slightly slows the heart rate of isolated toad and frog hearts at a concentration of 1O-5-10-4. According to Englmann's method, 20 or 30g/kgig of Chuanxiong can also increase the amplitude of the frog heart and slow down the heart rate in situ; 40g/kgig can cause the frog heart to stop beating. Ligustrazine iv also has a cardiotonic effect on anesthetized dogs, accompanied by an increased heart rate. The vagus nerve-removed heart still has a significant response to ligustrazine. The cardiovascular effects of large doses of ligustrazine injected into the vertebral artery were not obvious. Pre-treatment with propranolol or reserpine can completely eliminate the effect of ligustrazine on the heart. Therefore, the effect of ligustrazine on the heart may be due to indirect stimulation of cardiac B receptors through sympathetic nerves. When 1, 2 and 4 mg/(kg.min) of ligustrazine were intravenously dripped into anesthetized dogs for 10 minutes, the animals showed increased heart rate, enhanced myocardial contractility and vasodilation. These effects increased with increasing doses (mm), and lasted for 10 minutes, with animals experiencing increased heart rate, enhanced myocardial contractility, and vasodilation. These effects increased with increasing doses.

The effects of edible Chuanxiong: Its effect on smooth muscle. A 10% aqueous solution of Chuanxiong extract can stimulate the isolated uterus of pregnant rabbits in trace amounts, increase its tension, strengthen its contraction, and eventually cause contracture; a large amount can paralyze the uterus and stop its contraction. A small amount of Chuanxiong extract can inhibit the isolated small intestine of rabbits or guinea pigs, while a large amount can completely stop the contraction of the small intestine. Ligustrazine can also inhibit pulmonary vasoconstriction caused by hypoxia, and also has an inhibitory effect on vasoconstriction caused by adrenaline or barium chloride. The mechanism of action of ligustrazine in isolated tissues and cells showed that the relaxation effect of ligustrazine on aortic smooth muscle was very similar to the characteristics of verapamil, and it was speculated that ligustrazine might be a new calcium ion antagonist.

The above introduces the effects, functions and edible methods of Chuanxiong. It turns out that the edible method of Chuanxiong is generally to take it in the form of traditional Chinese medicine according to the amount. Eating Chuanxiong can help us prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. Eating Chuanxiong will also produce certain effects. Eating it will feel an obvious sedative effect. For women, eating it can help stimulate the uterus and increase its tension.