The efficacy and function of Chinese medicine Prunella vulgaris

The efficacy and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Prunella Vulgaris are difficult for ordinary people to understand and there is no need to know them. When it comes to traditional Chinese medicine, many people think that it has little to do with our lives. In fact, this statement is wrong, because although modern people generally use Western medicine when they are sick, it is because modern people generally pursue the quick effect of Western medicine and usually ignore the essence of Chinese medicine.

The essence of Chinese medicine is to treat both the symptoms and the root cause, compared to Western medicine. The effects and efficacy of Chinese medicine are much better. The same is true for Prunella Vulgaris, a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Prunella Vulgaris is very effective in treating some related diseases of the human body. Moreover, Prunella Vulgaris has a certain conditioning effect. Let's introduce the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Prunella Vulgaris.

Drug properties: This product is the dried fruit spike of Prunella vulgarisLinn., a dicotyledonous plant of the family Labiatae. Harvest, remove impurities and dry in the sun. There are 2 opposite bracts, which are fan-shaped, with a pointed tip and obvious veins, and white hairs on the outer surface. There are 3 flowers in each bract, most of the corollas have fallen off, the persistent calyx is two-lipped, containing 4 small nuts, which are oval, brown, and have white protrusions at the tip. It is light and crispy, with a slight fragrance and a light taste.

The best ones are purple-brown in color and have large ears.

It is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Henan and other provinces, and is also produced in other provinces. In Tibet and Yunnan, the flower spikes and fruit spikes of Prunella vulgaris are used as medicine.

Processing

In summer, pick the fruit clusters when they are half-dry and dry them in the sun.

Nature, flavor and function

Bitter, pungent, cold. Enters the liver and gallbladder meridians.

① Clear heat and improve eyesight: treat red, swollen and painful eyes and headaches.

② Clear liver fire and lower blood pressure: treat hypertension, high blood lipids, high blood viscosity and high blood sugar.

③ Dispersing nodules and relieving swelling: Treating scrofula, goiter, and painful swelling of mastitis.

Function and indications

Prunella Vulgaris is an important medicine for clearing liver fire and relieving depression. This product is combined with chrysanthemum and cassia seed to clear

The liver improves eyesight and treats red, swollen and painful eyes. Combined with Semen Cassiae and Uncaria rhynchophylla, it can calm down liver yang and treat headaches and dizziness. Combined with Scrophularia, Fritillaria, oyster and other products, it can soften and disperse lumps and treat scrofula and tuberculosis.

1. Prunella vulgaris is used to treat the initial stage of mastitis: Prunella vulgaris and dandelion are divided into equal parts. It can be boiled in wine and taken or made into pills. (Compendium of Materia Medica)

2. Prunella Vulgaris treats leucorrhea and red and white discharge: Pick the flowers of Prunella Vulgaris when they bloom, dry them in the shade and grind them into powder. Take 10 grams each time, with rice water before meals. (Compendium)

3. Prunella vulgaris is used to treat scrofula, regardless of whether it has ulcerated or not, or has become a fistula over time: 30 grams of Prunella vulgaris, 2 hours of water, boil until 70% of the water is left, remove the residue, and take it after meals. (From "The Wonderful Prescriptions for Health Preservation" - Prunella Vulgaris Soup)

4. Prunella vulgaris is used to treat postpartum fainting and impatience: Crush the Prunella vulgaris and take one cup of juice. (Compendium)

5. Prunella vulgaris is used to treat eye pain due to liver deficiency, constant cold tears, pain in tendons and veins, and photophobia: 25 grams of Prunella vulgaris and 50 grams of Cyperus rotundus, grind them into powder. Take 5 grams each time, mixed with Lacha tea, at any time.

6. Prunella Vulgaris is used to treat hemorrhage: Grind Prunella Vulgaris into powder. Take one inch of the medicine each time, mixed with rice water. (Sheng Hui Fang)

7. Prunella Vulgaris is used to treat facial paralysis: 5 grams of Prunella Vulgaris, 2.5 grams of Arisaema consanguineum, 15 grams of Saposhnikovia divaricata, and 5 grams of Uncaria rhynchophylla. Decoction in water, and drink with a little water or wine before going to bed. (Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan)

8. Prunella Vulgaris Prunella Vulgaris treats dizziness: 100 grams of fresh Prunella Vulgaris, 25 grams of rock sugar. Stew with boiling water and take after meals.

9. Prunella vulgaris is used to treat epilepsy and hypertension: 150 grams of fresh Prunella vulgaris and 50 grams of winter honey. Stew with boiling water. ("Mindong Materia Medica")

10. Prunella vulgaris is used to treat wounds caused by bruises: Mash the Prunella vulgaris and apply it on a screen. (《Healthy and Simple Prescriptions》)

11. Prunella vulgaris is used to treat acute tonsillitis and sore throat: 100-150 grams of fresh Prunella vulgaris. Decoction in water.

12. Pityriasis versicolor and white spots. Boil Prunella Vulgaris into a concentrated juice and use it to wash the affected area every day.

13. Prunella vulgaris to prevent measles: 25-100 grams of Prunella vulgaris. Take it in decoction, one dose a day, for three consecutive days.

14. Prunella vulgaris is used to treat bacillary dysentery in children: for children under two years old, take 50 grams of Prunella vulgaris and 25 grams of Scutellaria barbata; for children between two and six years old, take 50 grams each of Prunella vulgaris and Scutellaria barbata; for children between six and twelve years old, take 75 grams each of Prunella vulgaris and Scutellaria barbata. Decoction in water.

Through the detailed introduction of the efficacy and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Prunella Vulgaris in the above article, we can clearly see that the traditional Chinese medicine Prunella Vulgaris actually has quite a lot of efficacy and functions, and many of them are good for our body. So with this understanding, if you have related symptoms in the future, you might as well try the Chinese medicine Prunella Vulgaris.