Effects and functions of radix spatholobi

Many people have never heard of the winter lily. As the name suggests, it is a kind of flower bud that grows in severe cold. In the severe cold, the winter lily blooms in a bright yellow and golden state, which is extremely beautiful. In the field of traditional Chinese medicine, people usually like to select some plants with therapeutic effects, dry them and make them into Chinese medicinal materials. The winter flower is also an indispensable medicine in traditional Chinese medicine with excellent healing effects. So what are the effects and functions of winter lily?

Coltsfoot is a herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Coltsfoot in the Asteraceae family.

Coltsfoot flower is a herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Coltsfoot in the Asteraceae family. Coltsfoot is the flower bud of Coltsfoot in the Asteraceae family. It is pungent and warm in nature, and has the effects of moistening the lungs, lowering qi, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It is recorded in "Ben Cao" that it is most suitable for "asthma and cough caused by cold binding the lung meridian." Although its flavor is warm and moist but not dry, it can cure the warm and hot evil that is trapped in the lung meridian and cannot be discharged. Therefore, it can be applied for coughs caused by external or internal injuries, cold or heat, deficiency or excess. It is especially suitable for people with lung deficiency and long-term cough. It is usually picked from late October to late December when the flowers have not yet emerged from the ground.

1. The efficacy and function of coltsfoot flower

1. Coltsfoot flowers can moisten the lungs and relieve gas

Moistening the lungs and relieving gas is the main effect of the Chinese medicinal material coltsfoot. It tastes sweet and nourishing, can warm the middle and dispel cold, and can also relieve many common adverse symptoms such as lung distension, pulmonary emphysema and pulmonary tuberculosis. When people usually suffer from pulmonary emphysema, they can use it together with the Chinese medicinal materials astragalus, codonopsis and yam, which will make the treatment effect more obvious.

2. Coltsfoot can relieve cough and asthma

Relieving cough and relieving asthma are also the main functions of coltsfoot. It can warm and transform cold phlegm, moisten the lungs and nourish yin, and resolve phlegm and relieve cough. It has obvious therapeutic effects on common human coughs and sputum, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia and other diseases. When used normally, you can boil coltsfoot in water and drink it, or you can use it together with Chinese medicine lily, ephedra and almond, which will make its cough-relieving effect even better.

3. Coltsfoot can reduce swelling and relieve pain

Coltsfoot can clear away heat, detoxify, reduce swelling and relieve pain. It has obvious therapeutic effects on human mouth sores and oral ulcers. During treatment, you can prepare equal amounts of coltsfoot and coptis chinensis, then grind them into fine powder and apply them directly to the affected area, two to three times a day. After two or three days, the symptoms will be significantly improved.

2. Taboos of Coltsfoot

Although coltsfoot has excellent medicinal effects, there are some contraindications when taking it, especially for people with yin deficiency cough. In addition, coltsfoot is incompatible with Chinese medicinal materials such as saponin, saltpeter and Scrophularia, and taking them together will cause obvious poisoning reactions.