What are the medicinal effects of Psoralea corylifolia?

Modern society is developing rapidly, which has gradually caused many changes in people's ideas and concepts. The idea of ​​health preservation and body tonic has begun to prevail in every family. Among the ways of health preservation, the most appropriate one is undoubtedly food supplement therapy. So how many materials are there about food supplement? So, let’s find out today what the medicinal effects of Psoralea corylifolia are.

Psoralea corylifolia, also known as: Psoralea corylifolia, ... and Psoralea corylifolia. It belongs to the Rosales order, Fabaceae family, an annual erect herb, 60~150cm tall. The leaves are simple, 7~8mm long; the petioles are 2~4.5cm long, the leaves are broadly ovate, the inflorescences are axillary, with 10~30 flowers, the corolla is yellow or blue, the petals have obvious petioles, the standard petal is obovate, the pods are ovate, and the flowering and fruiting period is July to October. The seeds are used as medicine, which has the functions of nourishing the kidney and strengthening yang, nourishing the spleen and strengthening the stomach, and can also treat skin diseases such as psoriasis.

Annual erect herb, 60-150 cm tall. The branches are hard, sparsely covered with white hairs, with obvious glandular dots. The leaves are simple, sometimes with one lateral leaflet about 1-2 cm long; stipules are sickle-shaped, 7-8 mm long; petioles are 2-4.5 cm long, with glandular dots; petiolules are 2-3 mm long, covered with white pubescence; leaves are broadly ovate, 4.5-9 cm long, 3-6 cm wide, obtuse or acute at the apex, rounded or cordate at the base, with coarse and irregular serrations on the edges, tough in texture, with obvious black glandular dots on both sides, sparsely hairy or nearly hairless.

The inflorescence is axillary, with 10-30 flowers, forming dense racemes or capitula, with a peduncle 3-7 cm long, covered with white soft hairs and glandular dots; the bracts are membranous, lanceolate, 3 mm long, covered with tomentose and glandular dots; the pedicel is about 1 mm long; the calyx is 4-6 mm long, covered with white soft hairs and glandular dots, the calyx teeth are lanceolate, the lower one is longer, the corolla is yellow or blue, the petals are obviously petiolate, the standard petal is obovate, 5.5 mm long; there are 10 stamens, separated at the top.

The pod is oval, 5 mm long, with a small pointed head, black in color, with irregular reticular patterns on the surface, does not crack, and the peel and seeds are not easy to separate; the seeds are flat. Flowering and fruiting period is from July to October.

Psoralea corylifolia is the fruit of the leguminous plant Psoralea corylifolia. It is an annual herb with hard branches and longitudinal ridges. It is a good medicinal material.

Psoralea corylifolia can treat many diseases, such as kidney yang deficiency, coldness of the lower abdomen, cold pain in the waist and knees, frequent urination, enuresis, kidney failure to absorb qi, constant shortness of breath, deficiency of both spleen and kidney, chronic diarrhea, alopecia areata, and psoriasis.

Psoralea corylifolia also has a good effect on cardiovascular disease. Psoralea corylifolia is combined with other Chinese herbs such as Polygonatum sibiricum, Cibotium barometz, Dipsacus asper, and Paeonia lactiflora to form a decoction that can increase the nutritive blood flow to the myocardium.

Psoralea corylifolia can relax tracheal constriction, and it has a good therapeutic effect on skin lesions caused by pathogenic fungi and bacteria.

Psoralea corylifolia can treat leukopenia.

Psoralea corylifolia can also treat enuresis, diarrhea, and drooling in children. It needs to be taken orally and applied to the navel.

Psoralea corylifolia has certain toxicity. Although the harm to the body is still small, it may not be suitable for every patient. If taken for a long time, it may cause certain damage to liver and kidney functions, aggravate the condition, and produce drug resistance. Therefore, the most important thing is to find a treatment method that suits you and grasp the best time for treatment to get good results.

Well, let's stop here regarding the efficacy of Psoralea corylifolia. Although Psoralea corylifolia has a wide range of medicinal uses, everyone should also know that all medicines, whether Western medicine or Chinese herbal medicine, have their own precautions when taking them, so everyone must pay special attention when taking them to avoid taking the wrong medicine and doing something they will regret.