The efficacy and function of Chinese medicine Clematis

Clematis is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. There are records of Clematis in ancient Chinese medical books. Clematis is a medicinal plant. We need to understand some of the effects and functions of Clematis. In addition, there are some taboos in the use of Clematis that we must also know. Clematis has good medicinal value. After we grasp the value of Clematis, we will know how to use it.

The efficacy and function of Clematis chinensis lies in its ability to dredge the tendons and meridians, and it can also treat urinary problems and have a diuretic effect. It can also treat migraines and internal injuries caused by falls. The efficacy of Clematis chinensis is very comprehensive and we should make good use of it.

Medicinal reference

Dispel wind and dampness, dredge meridians and relieve pain, eliminate phlegm and water, and disperse bad habits.

Indications: gout, rheumatism, numbness of limbs,

Cold and painful knees, muscle and vein spasms, difficulty in flexion and extension, athlete's foot, malaria, accumulation of tumors, tetanus, tonsillitis, and bones stuck in the throat.

① "Tang Materia Medica": It is effective for treating cold diseases in the waist, kidneys, feet and knees, accumulation, and intestines that have not been cured for years.

② "Kaibao Materia Medica": It can cure all kinds of wind, open up the five internal organs, remove cold stagnation in the abdomen, treat long-term accumulation of phlegm and water in the heart, treat abdominal masses, ulcers, tinea, gas lumps, pus and water in the bladder, cold pain in the waist and knees, and heal fractures.

③ "Bencao Yanyi": Treats intestinal wind.

④ "Bencao Yanyi Buyi": It is suitable for those with pain in the upper part of the body ("upper part" can also be written as "upper and lower part").

⑤ "Ben Jing Feng Yuan": The smallpox poison is blocked above and cannot be discharged downwards. If the poison is slow to spread below the waist, shins and knees, it can be used to draw it downwards.

⑥ "Nanjing Folk Herbs": Soak the fresh roots in wine and drink to treat stomachache; mash it with sugar and apply it to the forehead for a day and night, remove the blisters as soon as they appear on the skin, to treat swollen gums.

⑦ "Anhui Medicinal Materials": Mash and apply between the eyebrows to treat diphtheria.

⑧ "Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": dispel wind and dampness, promote blood circulation, promote diuresis and relieve pain. Treat rheumatic bone pain, jaundice, edema, dysuria, migraine, and internal injuries.

Above we introduced what Clematis chinensis is. We know that the functions and effects of Clematis chinensis are very wide-ranging. We can make good use of these medicinal properties of Clematis chinensis in our lives. As long as we master more about the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine, we don’t have to panic when we encounter diseases.