What are the negative effects of Psoralea corylifolia?

Psoralea corylifolia is the fruit of a plant, which is a leguminous herb. It is a very good Chinese medicine. Psoralea corylifolia can treat many diseases, such as kidney yang deficiency, low back and knee pain, spleen and kidney deficiency, alopecia areata and psoriasis. Nowadays, people's living conditions are getting better and better, but on the contrary, their physical constitution is getting worse and worse, and their diet is becoming more and more complicated. Let us briefly understand the negative effects of Psoralea corylifolia.

1. Functions and indications: Nourishes the kidney and strengthens yang, consolidates semen and reduces urination, warms the spleen and stops diarrhea, promotes qi and relieves asthma; treats kidney yang deficiency; consolidates the lower body and stops bleeding. Deficiency and coldness in the lower abdomen; cold pain in the waist and knees; impotence and spermatorrhea; frequent urination; enuresis; kidney failure to absorb air; constant shortness of breath; deficiency of both the spleen and kidney; chronic diarrhea; vitiligo; alopecia areata; psoriasis.

2. Psoralea corylifolia is an important medicine for nourishing the kidney and supporting fire, nourishing the kidney and supporting yang, and can be used by both men and women. The effect will be better if taken with walnuts. It is mainly used to treat five kinds of labor and seven kinds of injuries, impotence due to kidney deficiency, bone marrow damage, spermatorrhea, enuresis, kidney semen loss, cold pain in the waist and knees, frequent urination, asthma due to kidney deficiency, diarrhea at dawn, impotence, cold diarrhea, leucorrhea, irregular menstruation, and uterine infection. Low back pain, vitiligo, alopecia areata and other symptoms in the elderly and frail people. It has the function of warming Dantian and strengthening Yuan Yang.

3. Psoralea corylifolia is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of vitiligo. It contains psoralen. After grinding it into powder, soak it in 95% alcohol at a rate of 30g of the raw drug per 100ml for 5 to 6 days. Apply the filtrate to the affected area and then expose it to sunlight or UVA. The old Chinese doctor reminded that you should pay attention to eye protection during treatment to avoid ultraviolet damage, take the medicine in the evening, and wear anti-ultraviolet goggles within 24 hours after taking the medicine.

4. Psoralea corylifolia is a leguminous herb with the effects of nourishing the kidney and strengthening yang, consolidating semen and reducing urine, warming the spleen and stopping diarrhea. However, a small number of people who use this medicine and are exposed to sunlight will develop erythema, papules and blisters on the exposed areas after a certain incubation period, and may also occur in non-exposed areas. This reaction can last for a long time, and after stopping the drug, the patient often remains in an allergic state even without the effect of sunlight.

5. These medicines are mainly for replenishing qi and kidney, and are relatively hot. If a person has a hot gastrointestinal tract, it will aggravate constipation.

If you have severe constipation, it is not advisable to take such warm medicine in summer.

The above is a brief explanation of the negative effects of Psoralea corylifolia. Through the above, we understand the role and effect of Psoralea corylifolia. It has a wide range of treatments and has a good therapeutic effect on many diseases. It should be noted that the medication must be used under the guidance of a doctor to avoid harm caused by side effects. The time to take Psoralea corylifolia should also be determined according to the physical condition.