What are the effects and functions of Terminalia chebula?

Terminalia chebula itself is a Chinese patent medicine, which has a good effect on relieving cough and reducing phlegm. Many people often suffer from insufficient qi and blood, long-term bloody stools and diarrhea, which can be relieved by using Terminalia chebula. Terminalia chebula can also relieve abdominal bloating and has certain effects and help in treating many diseases.

【Functions and indications】Astringes the lungs, astringes the intestines, and relieves gas. Treat long-term cough and aphonia, long-term diarrhea, long-term dysentery, rectal prolapse, bloody stool, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, spermatorrhea, and frequent urination.

① "Description of Southern Plants and Trees": "It can be used as a drink to turn white beard and hair black."

② "Medicinal Properties": "It can promote the flow of body fluids, relieve chest qi stagnation, stop water flow, and blacken beard and hair."

③ "Tang Materia Medica": "It is used to treat coldness, abdominal distension, and excretion of stagnation."

④ "Haiyao Bencao": "It is used to treat qi stagnation in the five diaphragms, empty pain in the heart and abdomen, red and white diarrhea, vomiting and coughing. It is also suitable to use the skin, which is the main cough. Roasted meat can treat eye pain."

⑤ "Rihuazi Materia Medica": "It can eliminate phlegm, relieve gas, eliminate restlessness, treat water retention, regulate the middle, stop diarrhea, cholera, run pig kidney qi, lung qi asthma, digest food and stimulate appetite, intestinal wind and bloody diarrhea, metrorrhagia, five diaphragmatic qi, premature pregnancy, miscarriage and fetal movement, bloating and asthma. It can also be used for acute pain in the back and postpartum vaginal pain in patients with dysentery, and fumigation with wax burning and hot decoction."

⑥ "Compendium of Materia Medica": "For treating phlegm, cough and sore throat, hold three or more pills in mouth."

⑦ "Compendium of Materia Medica": "When used raw, it can clear the lungs and promote qi circulation; when stewed, it can warm the stomach and strengthen the intestines."