What are the medicinal values ​​of trumpet creeper

There are many kinds of flowers in the world. Many of them can not only decorate our living environment, but also have good medicinal value and can help us treat some diseases. Trumpet creeper is a medicine with medicinal value. However, many people don’t know much about the medicinal value of trumpet creeper. In this article, let’s take a look at the medicinal value of trumpet creeper.

In addition to its ornamental value, trumpet creeper is also a traditional Chinese medicinal material with the functions of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, cooling blood and dispelling wind. It tastes spicy and sour, is slightly cold in nature, and enters the liver and pericardium meridians, and has the functions of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, cooling blood and dispelling wind. It is mainly used to treat irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, paralysis, postpartum breast swelling, skin itching, acne and other diseases.

Flowers: cool blood, remove blood stasis, and dispel wind. Used for irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, abdominal mass, postpartum breast swelling, rashes and redness, itchy skin, and acne.

Root: promotes blood circulation, relieves blood stasis, detoxifies and reduces swelling. Used for rheumatic pain, trauma, fractures, dislocations, and acute gastroenteritis.

For treating menstrual obstruction in women and virgins, umbilical and abdominal pain, and all blood diseases: 2 liang of Purple Foliariae, 1 liang each of Angelica sinensis and Curcuma atractylodes. Grind the above into fine powder. Take two cents of it on an empty stomach with cold wine. If you walk about ten miles, take it with hot wine. (Ziwei powder from Jifeng Puji Fang)

To treat women’s menstrual dysfunction: grind trumpet creeper into powder. Take 2 qian each time, with warm wine before meals. (Xu's Prescription for Pregnancy and Childbirth)

To treat uterine bleeding: take a spoonful of trumpet creeper flower powder with warm wine three times a day. (Guangli Fang)

Treat itching all over the body: Grind trumpet creeper into powder and take one qian of it with wine. (Medical Biography)

For treating skin tinea: take equal amounts of trumpet creeper and sheep's hoof root, add alum as needed, grind into powder and apply to the affected area. (Commonly used Chinese herbal medicines in Shanghai)

Treat wind-heat in the lungs and nasal blisters: 0.5 liang of trumpet creeper (powder), 1 liang of sulfur (grind separately), 1 qian of greasy powder, 4 walnuts (shelled). First mix the first three ingredients evenly, then add walnut meat, grind them together into a paste, and wipe it frequently with raw silk. (Ziweisan from Yang's Family Collection)

Treatment for alcohol-induced sneezing: 1. Trumpet creeper and Gardenia jasminoides. Divide the above ingredients into equal parts and grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian each time, mixed with tea after meals, twice a day. (Bai Yi Xuan Fang) 2. Grind trumpet creeper into powder, mix with realgar powder, and apply on the mixture. (Records of Collecting Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan)

For treating epilepsy: Grind trumpet creeper into fine powder. Take 3 grams each time, mixed with warm wine, on an empty stomach. (《The Letter of Faith Applicable to All》)

To treat bleeding after defecation: soak trumpet creeper in wine and drink. (Zhejiang Folk Herbs) ⑩ To treat accidental ingestion of herbal poisoning: Steam trumpet creeper and black beans together, pick out the flowers, and only take three to five beans. (Lu Canyan Materia Medica)

Through the introduction in this article, everyone should have some understanding of the medicinal value of trumpet creeper. However, it should be reminded that although the effect of trumpet creeper is good, everyone's condition is different after all, so it is better to consult professionals when using trumpet creeper.