What are the medicinal values ​​of Scrophularia?

Scrophularia is a very common Chinese medicine and is an ingredient in many traditional Chinese medicines. Scrophularia has the characteristics of lowering blood sugar and clearing away heat, and is deeply loved by patients with diabetes and sore throat. However, most people only have a general understanding of the medicinal properties of Scrophularia, but do not fully understand its true medicinal value. In order to let everyone know more about this traditional Chinese medicine, I will give you a detailed introduction below.

Scrophularia contains alkaloids, sugars, sterols, amino acids, carotene and other ingredients, and has multiple functions such as anti-pathogenic microorganisms, anti-inflammatory, lowering blood sugar and blood pressure.

Nature and flavor: bitter, sweet, salty, and cold. It enters the lung, stomach and kidney meridians.

Efficacy and application: Clears heat and cools blood, nourishes yin and detoxifies. This product is bitter, sweet, salty, cold and moist in nature. It has the functions of clearing away heat and cooling blood, nourishing yin and moistening dryness, purging fire and detoxifying. It is used for warm evil entering the blood, internal invasion of the pericardium, warm toxicity causing rashes, and constipation due to loss of body fluid. For treating febrile diseases with heat entering the blood, fever that is worse at night, irritability, thirst, red tongue and rapid pulse, it is often used with raw Rehmannia root and Ophiopogon japonicus, such as Qingying Decoction; for treating febrile diseases with evil invading the pericardium, coma and delirium, it is often used with Ophiopogon japonicus and Forsythia suspensa, such as Qinggong Decoction; if the febrile diseases have both Qi and blood burning, causing spots and rashes, it is often used with Gypsum and Anemarrhena asphodeloides, such as Huaban Decoction.

Based on the effects of Scrophularia ningpoensis in clearing heat and cooling blood, detoxifying and dispersing nodules, and relieving sore throat and swelling, it is also used for sore throat, scrofula, phlegm nodules, carbuncles, ulcers, etc. For the treatment of exogenous plague, sore throat due to excessive heat and toxicity, and big head plague, it is often used together with mint, forsythia, isatis root, etc., such as Puji Xiaodu Yin; for the treatment of sore throat due to yin deficiency and excessive fire, it can be used together with Ophiopogon japonicus, Platycodon grandiflorum, licorice, etc., such as Xuanmai Gan Jue Decoction; for the treatment of scrofula and phlegm nodules caused by stagnation of phlegm and fire, it is often used together with Fritillaria thunbergii, raw oyster, etc., such as Xiaoluo Pills; for the treatment of sores and swelling, it is often used together with honeysuckle, forsythia, Viola yedoensis, etc.

The above are some of the medicinal values ​​of Scrophularia. Many times, these small Chinese medicines are not very obvious, but if used properly, they can be of great benefit to the treatment of diseases. Friends who are interested can learn more about the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine and learn more about the essence of this national quintessence of our country.