What are the effects and functions of Qinghuangzi?

The appearance of Amaranthus aquatica is flat and round, the surface is shiny black or reddish black, and it has no smell. It is a colorless and odorless medicine, which usually has a faint fragrance after frying. Because the taste of this medicinal material is slightly bitter, it has a full effect on inhibiting and disinfecting many wounds. Its main effect is antibacterial, which can reduce irritation to wounds and increase the recovery effect of wounds.

Finished product properties

1. Amaranthus seeds: flat and round in shape. The surface is black or reddish black, shiny, slightly raised in the middle, and with a hilum in the slightly concave part on the side. The seed coat is thin and brittle. Odorless and tasteless.

2. Fried Amaranthus seeds: not shiny, fragrant and crispy.

The effect of preparation

1. Amaranthus seeds: bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature. It enters the liver meridian. It has the function of clearing away liver fire, improving eyesight and removing cataracts. Raw Amaranthus seeds are good at clearing the liver and purging fire, and are often used for liver-heat, red eyes, and liver-fire dizziness.

2. Stir-fried Amaranthus seeds: After frying, the coldness of the seeds is alleviated and the effective ingredients are easily extracted. Good at improving eyesight and removing cataracts. Used for eye film and blurred vision.

Pharmacological Action

1. Antibacterial effect: The decoction has a strong inhibitory effect on Pseudomonas aeruginosa. After using 10% decoction on the infected wound, Pseudomonas aeruginosa no longer grows and there is no obvious irritation to the wound

2. The dry powder can shorten the recalcification time of rabbit plasma.

3. It has the effect of lowering intraocular pressure: The water decoction of Atractylodes macrocephala (each 1 ml is equivalent to 1 g of raw medicine) has no obvious effect on the pupil of normal rabbits. After 6 consecutive days of medication, the intraocular pressure decreased slightly, which was significantly different from the control group, but it could not prevent the increase of intraocular pressure after water loading.