Taboos of Herba Ichthyophthiri

There are many Chinese herbal medicines that can promote blood circulation, such as ground ivy, which is one of them. So what are the effects and taboos of ground ivy? Regarding this issue, let's take a look at the detailed introduction of the article.

The effects and taboos of ground ivy

The medicinal part of the Euphorbiaceae plant ground ivy or ground ivy is the dried wolf grass of the Euphorbiaceae plant ground ivy or ground ivy. It is produced in all provinces of China except Guangdong and Guangxi. Wolfberry contains flavonoids, polysaccharides (such as quercetin), gallic acid, and meso-inositol. It has the effects of clearing away heat and removing fire, dispersing blood and activating blood circulation, clearing away heat, promoting dampness and relieving jaundice. It is used to treat dysentery, diarrhea, hemoptysis, blood in urine, blood in stool, metrorrhagia, sores, carbuncles, cold and dampness jaundice and other symptoms.

1. Clear away heat and dampness

Herba Dijincao is pungent and dispersing, and has the effect of clearing away cold and dampness, so it is commonly used to treat cold and damp jaundice and diarrhea and dysentery. For those who suffer from cold-damp jaundice and difficulty urinating, it can be used alone or in combination with Artemisia capillaris, Gardenia jasminoides, etc. to clear away heat, remove dampness and reduce jaundice. For those who suffer from hot toxic diarrhea and thick blood in the stool, it can be used in combination with Portulaca oleracea, Scutellaria baicalensis, etc. to clear away heat, remove fire and stop diarrhea. For those with damp heat in the lower part of the body and dribbling and painful urination, it can be used together with Sea Sand and Plantain to clear away heat, detoxify, promote diuresis and relieve stranguria.

2. Remove toxins and reduce swelling

The herb is bitter, pungent and dispersing, and has the effects of clearing away heat and fire, dispersing blood stasis and reducing swelling. Therefore, it can be used for carbuncles, bruises, eczema ulcers, burns and scalds, and centipede bites. In clinical medicine, it should be used fresh and crushed for external use.

3. Activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis

Earth ivy grass can not only promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and disperse blood stasis, but also disperse blood and promote blood circulation, so it is commonly used to treat various internal and external bleeding syndromes, and has the advantages of promoting blood circulation without leaving blood stasis. For those with blood heat, vomiting blood, and epistaxis, it can be used together with raw Rehmannia root and Paeonia suffruticosa to enhance the effect of dispersing blood and activating blood circulation; if there is blood in the urine or hematuria, it can be used with Imperata root and Thistle to disperse blood and activate blood circulation; if there is blood in the stool, bloody dysentery, or bleeding hemorrhoids, it can be used together with Sanguisorba officinalis and Begonia flower to disperse blood, stop dysentery and eliminate toxins; if there is metrorrhagia, it can be used together with Pollen Typhae and Rubia cordifolia to enhance the effect of dispersing blood and stopping metrorrhagia; if there is bleeding due to trauma, this product can be used alone for external application.

Taboos on taking Herba Dijincao

Pregnant women are prohibited from using it. It is advisable to eat less during menstrual period. Excessive consumption will cause menstrual disorders in women.