What are the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Trachelospermum officinale

Trachelospermum jasminoides is a very common and inexpensive Chinese medicinal material among many Chinese medicinal materials. It mainly has the effects of dredging meridians, dispelling wind, cooling blood and reducing swelling. However, many friends may not know much about Clematis chinensis. Clematis chinensis is used in many Chinese medicine prescriptions to eliminate rheumatism. So what are the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Trachelospermum officinale? Let’s learn about it together today!

1. The role of Trachelospermum erythrorhizon

Antibacterial effect.

The 50% decoction of this product has an inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella flexneri and Salmonella typhi using the flat plate trench method.

Effects on blood vessels and the central nervous system.

Arctiin can stimulate the central nervous system of cold-blooded and warm-blooded animals, accelerate breathing, and cause respiratory failure in large doses. It has a weaker effect on the heart and can cause vasodilation, a drop in blood pressure, and redness of the skin and diarrhea in mice. In addition, it has an inhibitory effect on isolated rabbit intestines and uterus. The methanol extract injected intraperitoneally at 250 mg/kg into rats has an inhibition rate of more than 60% on foot edema; subcutaneous injection of 100 mg/kg into mice has an inhibition rate of more than 30% on acetic acid writhing reaction.

Used for rheumatic pain.

Trachelospermum erythrorhizome can dispel wind and relax the meridians and activate collaterals. It is cold in nature and clears away heat. It is more suitable for those who suffer from rheumatic pain and heat.

It can be taken alone by soaking in wine, or used together with papaya, sea breeze vine, mistletoe, raw coix seed, etc.

(II) Efficacy of Trachelospermum erythrorhizon

Dispel wind and dredge meridians, cool blood and reduce swelling. It is used for rheumatic heat arthralgia, muscle and vein spasm, low back and knee pain, throat paralysis, carbuncle, and injuries from falls.

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind, dredge meridians, stop bleeding, and eliminate blood stasis. It is used to treat rheumatic pain, muscle and vein spasm, carbuncle, throat numbness, hematemesis, bruises, and postpartum lochia.

The above content introduces the effects and functions of Trachelospermum jasminoides in great detail. Friends who have heavy cold and dampness in their bodies, as well as those who have swelling due to external injuries, can use Clematis chinensis to treat them. However, it is recommended that friends must go to regular Chinese medicine stores to buy it, and take Trachelospermum asiatica alone or in combination with other herbs under the advice of a doctor.