What are the medicinal values ​​of seven-leaf lily?

Seven-leaf aconite is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine in life. It has a good effect on many diseases, such as leukemia, pharyngitis pain, and traumatic injuries. It can kill bacteria, relieve pain and reduce inflammation. Seven-leaf aconite is also a good Chinese herbal medicine for clearing heat and detoxifying. It has a good effect on treating physical diseases and restoring health. So what is the medicinal value of seven-leaf aconite?

"One flower with seven leaves can cure all diseases." These two proverbs circulated among the people show that it has a wide range of medicinal uses and is one of the precious Chinese medicinal materials.

Seven-leafed lily is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Liliaceae family. It is generally about 1 meter tall and blooms and bears fruit. The flowers are dark green and thread-like in shape, the fruit is ball-shaped and crimson purple in color, the rhizomes are used as medicine, and they grow once a year. If people want to know the growth age of the seven-leaf violet, they can find out at a glance by taking a few nodes of the rhizome.

The medicinal properties of seven-leaf gentian are mainly anti-inflammatory, detumescent and disinfectant. It is mostly used to treat external injuries, such as bruises, blood stasis and swelling, sprains and broken bones, etc. In addition, Seven-Leafed Aconite Flower is also effective in treating snake bites and centipede bites. The treatment methods are: one is to grind it into fine powder and apply it externally, and the other is to mix it with Lobelia and decoct it for oral administration.

[Pharmacological action] ① Antiasthmatic and antitussive effects: Oral administration of the decoction of Aesculus multiflorus to guinea pigs has a significant antiasthmatic effect (histamine spray method).

The extracts (five types in total) have obvious antiasthmatic effects at 1/2 to 1/5 of the median lethal dose, and the effect is similar to that of aminophylline at 1/2 of the median lethal dose.

One of the extracts was saponin, and the other three tested positive for Liebermsnn.

The decoction had a significant antitussive effect when administered orally to mice (sulfur dioxide-induced cough method), but had no expectorant effect (phenol red method).

② Antibacterial effect: The 100% preparation of Flocculus aureus (unspecified variety) has antibacterial effect on various pathogenic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae and pyogenic cocci in vitro. Recently, the use of decoction has failed to prove its antibacterial effect.

The alcohol extract of 7.8 mg/ml has the effect of killing Leptospira in vitro, while the water decoction of the same concentration has no such effect.

The antiviral effect of flea market is closely related to the substances contained in flea market.

[Toxicity] When mice were gavageally administered 30-60 g/kg of the decoction, no mortality was observed within 3 days.

Mice were given 0.4 g orally 3 times a day for 3 consecutive days; or injected intravenously with 0.2% (0.4 ml/mouse), and no mortality was observed.

Therefore, the toxicity is very low.

【Nature and flavor】Bitter, pungent, cold, poisonous.

① "Ben Jing": bitter in taste, slightly cold.

② "Bielu": poisonous.

③ "Bencao Gangmu": cold, non-toxic.

There is a saying that goes, "Seven leaves and one flower can cure all diseases." The efficacy of this Chinese medicinal material is very wide, especially the medicine extracted from seven leaves and one flower, which can have a good effect on leukemia, dizziness, headache, nausea and fever. In the winter season, many people start to catch colds and their physical condition deteriorates. Taking seven leaves and one flower can improve the body's immunity, reduce fever and cure colds.