What are the taboos of Acorus calamus?

As people nowadays are under great pressure at work, they often suffer from insomnia. Many people have tried many methods to solve the problem of insomnia, but very few methods are effective. However, according to some practices, Acorus calamus has a certain promoting effect on the treatment of insomnia. However, Acorus calamus also has many taboos. Let us now learn about the taboos of Acorus calamus.

1. Calm the mind and treat insomnia. Acorus calamus has an inhibitory effect on the human central nervous system, and can calm, soothe the mind, and induce hypnosis. It has a certain sedative and hypnotic effect on mental patients. It also has the effect of aromatic turbidity, and removing phlegm and dampness, and has a significant therapeutic effect on the treatment of insomnia symptoms caused by internal disturbance of phlegm and heat. 2. Regulate Qi and activate blood circulation, treat joint pain. Acorus calamus is pungent in taste and can regulate qi and activate blood circulation, dispel wind and dampness. It is often used to treat rheumatism, joint pain, bruises and pain caused by injuries. In clinical practice, fresh Acorus calamus, ginger, gardenia, etc. are often crushed and applied to the painful area to reduce swelling and relieve pain. If you crush the medicine and add an appropriate amount of white wine, fry it in a pan and then apply it to the painful area, the effect will be better.

1. Calm the mind and treat insomnia. Acorus calamus has an inhibitory effect on the human central nervous system, and can calm, soothe the mind, and induce hypnosis. It has a certain sedative and hypnotic effect on mental patients. It also has the effect of aromatic turbidity, and removing phlegm and dampness, and has a significant therapeutic effect on the treatment of insomnia symptoms caused by internal disturbance of phlegm and heat.

2. Regulate Qi and activate blood circulation, treat joint pain. Acorus calamus is pungent in taste and can regulate qi and activate blood circulation, dispel wind and dampness. It is often used to treat rheumatism, joint pain, bruises and pain caused by injuries. In clinical practice, fresh Acorus calamus, ginger, gardenia, etc. are often crushed and applied to the painful area to reduce swelling and relieve pain. If you crush the medicine and add an appropriate amount of white wine, fry it in a pan and then apply it to the painful area, the effect will be better.

3. Invigorate the spleen and stomach, and treat dampness in the spleen and stomach. Acorus calamus contains volatile oil with a fragrant smell. It can effectively promote the secretion of digestive juices and inhibit abnormal fermentation of the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, it can invigorate the spleen and stomach and aid digestion, and can treat dampness in the spleen and stomach. In clinical experiments, Acorus calamus, Curcuma aromatica, Patchouli, etc. are often used in combination to invigorate the spleen and stomach, with significant effects.

4. It can clear phlegm, open the mind and treat epilepsy. The smell of Acorus calamus is pleasant and aromatic. It can eliminate dampness and turbidity, and has the effect of clearing phlegm and opening the orifices. It is suitable for symptoms such as confusion, deafness, blurred vision, and mental retardation caused by phlegm and dampness and the failure of the clear yang to rise. Acorus calamus has a good effect in treating epilepsy.

5. The aroma can ward off turbidity and prevent diseases. Acorus calamus has a fragrant smell, can ward off filth and turbidity, and has the effect of detoxifying and expelling evil spirits. It has been a commonly used medicine for working people to prevent diseases since ancient times. The ancients had the custom of hanging fresh calamus and fresh mugwort on doors and windows during the Dragon Boat Festival to prevent plague. This was because calamus has the effect of aromatically dispelling turbidity, detoxifying and expelling evil spirits.

The above introduces the contraindications of Acorus calamus, but its positive effects are more than negative effects. Therefore, when we suffer from insomnia, we can use Acorus calamus, but this does not mean that you can rely on this method frequently. To treat insomnia, you still need to solve the problem fundamentally and have a regular sleep time and a regular work and rest schedule.