The efficacy and function of Strychnos nux vomica

Strychnos nux vomica is a plant that many people do not know about. This plant is very helpful in treating diseases, and it is relatively simple to use. Therefore, your choice of it also needs to be based on your own needs. Strychnos nux vomica has appeared in a very ancient time. At the same time, such Chinese herbal medicine is also recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica. Strychnos nux vomica has many effects and functions, and can treat diseases very well.

So what are the specific effects and functions of Strychnos nux vomica? Many people don't know much about it. The following is a detailed introduction. Such medicines cannot be used casually, and in the process of use, some methods must be mastered to improve the disease.

The efficacy and function of strychnine:

Disperse blood heat, reduce swelling and relieve pain. Treats sore throat, carbuncle, rheumatism pain, and fracture. It can also treat facial nerve paralysis and myasthenia gravis. It can clear the meridians and relieve pain, disperse stagnation and reduce swelling. Used for stubborn rheumatism, numbness and paralysis, injuries from falls, carbuncles, swelling and pain.

① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It is used to treat typhoid fever, sore throat, and eliminate lumps. It can be swallowed by holding it in the mouth, or ground into water and swallowed."

② "Chinese Materia Medica": "Disperses blood heat, eliminates swelling and poison. Treats carbuncle and malignant sore."

Usage and Dosage:

For oral administration: make into pills or powder after processing, 0.2-0.6g each time. Large dose: 0.9g.

For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and sprinkle, soak in water, grind into vinegar, decoct into oil and apply, or boil into a paste and apply.

Do's and Don'ts:

It should not be taken raw, taken in large quantities or for long periods of time; it is forbidden for people with weak constitutions or pregnant women. Overdose can cause limb tremors, convulsions, breathing difficulties, and even coma. "Bencao Jingshu" says: "Those with weak qi and blood, and weak spleen and stomach should be careful not to use it." Toxic Strychnos nux vomica contains strychnine. Adults can be poisoned by taking 5 to 10 mg, and 30 mg can be fatal. It has been reported that the total dose of 50.54 mg of Strychnos nux vomica in the treatment of diphtheria caused poisoning. There have also been cases of poisoning caused by taking Jiuzhuan Huisheng Dan (the main ingredients of which are strychnine and earthworm) or death caused by poisoning from taking only seven strychnine seeds.

Through the above introduction, we have some understanding of the effects and functions of Strychnos nux vomica, so we can rest assured to choose such Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of diseases. It is very helpful in treating sore throat. At the same time, some of its dos and don’ts are also detailed. These should not be done, otherwise it will cause great harm to human health.