What are the effects of Chinese yam

We may have all heard of Tu Fuling, because Tu Fuling is a traditional Chinese medicine. Generally, traditional Chinese medicine has many functions and effects. As we know very little about traditional Chinese medicine, I want to learn more about it today. Usually we only know how to use traditional Chinese medicine, but have never thought about what the traditional Chinese medicine in the prescription is used for and what effects it has? Then let’s take a look at the effects of Chinese yam.

Detoxify, remove dampness, and benefit joints. Indications: Treat syphilis, stranguria, muscle and bone spasms, athlete's foot, furuncle, carbuncle, scrofula, limb spasms and muscle and bone pain caused by syphilis and mercury poisoning.

Syphilis: Wild Smilax glabra can remove dampness, detoxify, and open up the joints. In fact, in the old days, Tu Fuling Decoction was used to treat more serious sores. It is said that Tu Fuling is an important medicine for treating syphilis. "Bencao Beiyao" says that wild yam "can treat myrica rubra, scrofula and swelling." Recipe: Use 4 liang of wild yam and 7 soap beans, boil them in water and drink as tea.

Bone spasm, carbuncle and fistula (pain in the tendons and bones, which ulcerates and becomes carbuncle, which becomes a lifelong disability over the years): use one or two liang of wild yam, add Rhizoma Coptidis and Rhizoma Coptidis if there is heat, add Sijunzi Decoction if there is qi deficiency, add Siwu Decoction if there is blood deficiency, decoct in water and drink as tea. Another recipe: Use 4 liang of wild yam, 1 liang of Siwu Decoction, 7 soap beans, 49 Sichuan peppercorns, and 7 rushes, boil them in water and drink as tea.

Scrofula ulcer: Slice the wild yam, or grind it into powder, decoct it in water or add it to porridge. The more you eat, the better.

For the treatment of headache: 30-60g of Chinese yam, maximum dose is 120g. Then add corresponding medicines according to different syndromes. The shortest duration of medication is 7 days and the longest is 3 months.

Treatment of knee joint effusion: Use Shentong Zhuyu Decoction as the basic prescription and increase the dosage of Smilax glabra, from 30g for mild cases to 120-240g for severe cases. Generally, for mild cases, 20 doses are enough to see results, while for severe cases, 100 doses are enough to see results.

For the treatment of acute bacillary dysentery: 90g each of fresh Smilax glabra and fresh Plantago asiatica, and 30g of Andrographis paniculata. Add 1500ml of water and boil it until it reaches 1000ml. The average cure time is 3.8 days.

In this way, we know the effects and functions of Wild Smilax glabra. In fact, although we don’t know much about Wild Smilax glabra, we have heard relatively more about it. Because the effects of Wild Smilax glabra are also described above, we have a deeper understanding of Wild Smilax glabra, including many uses. However, if you have any questions, you still need to listen to the doctor's guidance.