The efficacy and function of rootless vine

What are the effects and functions of rootless vine?

Rootless vine is produced all over the country. It contains bioalkali, coumarins, glycosides, tannic acid, sugars and other elements. It can remove dampness and stop bleeding. It can improve colds and fevers. It is also helpful for hematuria and edema caused by nephritis. Many people still don’t understand the effects of rootless vine. What are the effects and functions of rootless vine? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. What are the effects and functions of rootless vine

1. Clear away heat and dampness

The rootless vine has the effect of clearing away heat and dampness, and is used to treat red and turbid urine, heart and kidney deficiency, lack of semen and dry blood, dry mouth, restlessness and heat, dizziness and palpitations. It can be ground into powder with equal parts of Ophiopogon japonicus and other herbs, and made into pills with honey, such as Sycamore seeds, and taken with salt soup for 70 pills. "Leigong Paozhi Lun" says: It replenishes the body's Wei Qi and helps the tendons and veins.

2. Cooling blood and stopping bleeding

The rootless vine has the effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and is used to treat hemoptysis, epistaxis, and hematuria. For the treatment of habitual nosebleeds, 30g of Imperata root can be used together and decocted in water. "Rihuazi Materia Medica": "Replenishes the five kinds of fatigue and seven kinds of injuries, treats spermatorrhea, hematuria, and moisturizes the heart and lungs."

2. Nutritional value

The rootless vine contains rootless vine alkaloids, rootless vine fixed alkaloids, rootless vine moth Ding, rootless vine moth Li Ding, hexadecene, laurin, maltol, tannins, etc.

1. Soy sauce (made from rootless vine and bean cake), infusion and tincture of rootless vine can enhance the contractility of isolated toad heart, and the effect on heart rate is that the former increases. The latter two reduce it, lowering blood pressure, reducing spleen volume, inhibiting intestinal motility in anesthetized dogs, and showing an excitatory effect on the isolated uterus.

2. The median lethal dose of the alcohol extract of Cuscuta australis injected subcutaneously in mice is 465g/kg. No poisoning symptoms occurred when 30-40g/kg was given orally. Gavage of 0.05g/120g of Cuscuta australis in the form of soy sauce, extract, and tincture for 70 consecutive days did not affect the growth and development of the animals, and no pathological changes were observed.

3. Appropriateness and taboos

Suitable for: colds, fever, malaria, acute icteric hepatitis, hemoptysis

The rootless vine has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, and nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney. Used for patients with cold and fever, malaria, acute icteric hepatitis, hemoptysis, epistaxis, hematuria, and nephritic edema.

Taboo: People with Yin deficiency and excessive fire

1. People with yin deficiency and excessive fire should not use this herb.

2. Do not take too much rootless vine, as the alkaloids it contains can cause convulsions and large amounts can be fatal.

3. The rootless vine has the effect of astringing the intestines, and people with dry and hard stools should not take it.

4. Dos and Don'ts for Mother and Baby

1. Pregnant women should not take it

The rootless vine is used to treat colds, fever, malaria, acute icteric hepatitis, hemoptysis and other diseases. It is forbidden for people with yin deficiency, hyperactivity of fire, and dry stools. However, if pregnant women take it, it may cause abnormal fetal development and lead to miscarriage.

2. Not suitable for infants and young children

Although taking rootless vine has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, and nourishing the liver and kidneys, it is too nourishing for infants and young children and may cause symptoms such as constipation in infants and young children.