What are the effects and functions of Qingbanxia?

Our bodies are usually affected by many factors. Although it cannot be said to be a disease and does not require medication for treatment, the symptoms can make people very uncomfortable and affect their normal lives. Therefore, Chinese herbal medicine is needed to regulate the body. Qingbanxia is a common Chinese herbal medicine. So what are the effects and functions of Qingbanxia?

1. For cough with phlegm:

Pinellia ternata is dry in nature and has the function of resolving phlegm. The phlegm it resolves is mainly caused by the spleen's failure to resolve dampness, which accumulates and forms phlegm. It is an important medicine for treating damp phlegm and is suitable for symptoms such as stagnation of phlegm and dampness, cough and qi reversal. It is often used in combination with tangerine peel, Poria cocos, etc.; for treating cough with excessive phlegm, it is often used in combination with Fritillaria thunbergii. Because of its warm nature, it can also be used to treat cold phlegm, and it is suitable to be used together with white mustard seeds, ginger, etc.; because of its good phlegm-resolving ability, it can also treat hot phlegm and wind phlegm, and it can be used with Trichosanthes kirilowii, Scutellaria baicalensis, etc. to treat hot phlegm; if it causes wind phlegm, it should be used together with Arisaema consanguineum, etc.

2. Used for chest tightness, chest pain, chest congestion, etc.:

The functions of Qing Banxia are pungent, dispersing, warming, resolving phlegm and drying dampness, so it can be used for internal phlegm obstruction and chest and abdominal distension, and can be used together with tangerine peel, Poria cocos, etc.; if cold and heat are combined, it can be used together with Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, dried ginger, etc., which can achieve the effects of pungent and bitter, dispersing stagnation and removing distension (such as Banxia Xiexin Decoction). In addition, it is often used for chest pain, and is used together with Trichosanthes kirilowii, Allium macrostemon, etc.; it can be used together with Trichosanthes kirilowii, Coptis chinensis, etc. to treat chest congestion.

3. Used for goiter, scrofula, sores, swelling and pain, plum pit qi and other symptoms:

Qing Banxia can also resolve phlegm and disperse nodules, and can be used to treat goiters, scrofula, phlegm nodules, genital carbuncle swelling and pain caused by phlegm and dampness accumulation, or plum pit qi caused by the accumulation of phlegm and qi. It is used to treat goiters, scrofula, and phlegm nodules, and can be used together with seaweed, Coptis chinensis, and Fritillaria thunbergii. For carbuncles that have not yet ulcerated, you can grind raw Pinellia ternata and raw Arisaema consanguineum together, mix with vinegar and apply externally, which has the effect of dispersing the nodules and reducing swelling. It can be used to treat plum pit qi, and can be used together with Magnolia bark, Perilla frutescens, etc.

Not all patients suffering from cough or phlegm in the throat are suitable for treatment with Qingbanxia. Many patients with yin deficiency or dry cough cannot use this medicine for treatment. At the same time, patients with long-term thirst cannot use this medicine to avoid causing long-term damage to the body. It is best to use Qingbanxia under the guidance of a doctor.