Anti-inflammatory Herbal Medicine Pictures

In daily life, it is inevitable to stumble and fall, suffer some skin injuries, or have symptoms of fever or sore throat. The first thing that comes to mind is to reduce inflammation to prevent infection or worsening of the condition. Usually most people choose to take western medicine to reduce inflammation. In fact, there are many Chinese herbal medicines that can help reduce inflammation.

What are the common anti-inflammatory Chinese herbal medicines?

1. Common anti-inflammatory Chinese herbal medicines include Banlangen

Banlangen is mainly used to treat tonsillitis, subacute tonsillitis, influenza, mumps, subacute infectious hepatitis, etc. It has an inhibitory effect on influenza virus, as well as Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Streptococcus enteritidis, etc. Houttuynia root is mainly used to treat pneumonia, lung abscess, urinary tract infection, dysentery, mastitis, nephritis, cellulitis, otitis media, and can be applied externally to treat centipede bites, boils, carbuncles, etc. It has an inhibitory effect on cold viruses. In addition, it also has the effects of relieving pain, promoting blood circulation, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, and promoting urination.

2. Common anti-inflammatory Chinese herbal medicines include honeysuckle tea

Honeysuckle tea is mainly used to treat respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, lung abscess, acute appendicitis, meningitis, neisseria meningitidis, bacterial dysentery, furuncle, carbuncle, erysipelas, uterine erosion, etc. Scutellaria baicalensis is mainly used to treat subacute bacterial dysentery, acute colitis, subacute conjunctivitis, oral ulcers, furuncle, carbuncle, hematemesis, quench thirst and burns, etc. It also has an inhibitory effect on some cold viruses. It has the effect of eliminating Neisseria meningitidis and Trichomonas, and also has the effects of lowering blood pressure and anti-arrhythmic. The function is to clear away heat, detoxify, remove dampness, eliminate fire and detoxify. Bupleurum is mainly used to treat subacute and chronic hepatitis, dysentery, acute and chronic colitis, furuncle, carbuncle, burns and scalds, respiratory tract infections and prevent scarlet fever, etc. It has the effects of reducing fever, calming down, lowering blood pressure, promoting urination, promoting bile secretion and protecting the liver.

3. Common anti-inflammatory Chinese herbal medicines include Andrographis paniculata

Also known as spring lotus and autumn willow, joy at first sight, olive lotus, gall grass, golden thyme, golden ear hook, Indonesian grass, and bitter grass. It has the effects of clearing away heat, removing fire, reducing inflammation and quickly reducing swelling. Its key antibacterial ingredients are andrographolide and neoandrographolide, which can inhibit and eliminate Pneumococcus, hemolytic Streptococcus B infection, typhoid, paratyphoid bacillus and Escherichia coli.

4. Common anti-inflammatory Chinese herbal medicines include Bupleurum

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Bupleurum and Poria have bitter and cold effects. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, removing dampness, activating blood circulation, removing toxins and nourishing the fetus. Modern pharmaceutical research has confirmed that Bupleurum contains baicalin, wogonin, baicalein, bupleurum and other ingredients, which have inhibitory effects on Streptococcus A, Staphylococcus aureus, diphtheria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Vibrio cholerae, Shigella dysenteriae and Candida albicans, and have an inhibitory effect on the PR8 strain of influenza virus; outside the body, it has the effect of inhibiting the growth of amoeba and eliminating Neisseria meningitidis. In addition, it has the effects of reducing fever, calming down, lowering blood pressure, promoting diuresis, promoting bile secretion and protecting the liver.