What are the application scopes of Prunella Vulgaris Chinese medicine

Prunella vulgaris is a plant-based Chinese medicine. Generally, it must be dried before being used as medicine. It requires Chinese medicine practitioners with medical knowledge to know it. Of course, many people in society also know Prunella vulgaris. Prunella vulgaris Chinese medicine is a herbal medicine that can treat diseases, reduce the body's heat, and improve eyesight. When patients have headaches, drinking Prunella vulgaris Chinese medicine can also relieve and treat them. It is a very common Chinese medicine. So what are the application ranges of Prunella vulgaris Chinese medicine?

The decoction, water extract, ethanol-water extract and ethanol extract of this product can significantly reduce the blood pressure of experimental animals. The stems, leaves, ears and whole plants all have antihypertensive effects, but the effect of the ears is more obvious. The water decoction and alcohol precipitation of this product was injected intraperitoneally into mice, which had a significant anti-inflammatory effect. The decoction of this product has a certain inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella typhi, Vibrio cholerae, Escherichia coli, Proteus, Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in vitro.

This product contains glycosides such as triterpenoid saponins, rutin, hyperoside, and organic acids such as ursolic acid, caffeic acid, and free oleanolic acid; the flower spikes contain anthocyanins of delphinidin, cyanidin, d-camphor, d-fennel ketone, etc. The applicable scope is:

1. Red and swollen eyes, headache and dizziness, eye pain at night

This product is bitter and cold and mainly enters the liver meridian. It is good at relieving liver fire and improving eyesight. It is used to treat liver fire inflammation, red and swollen eyes, and can be used with mulberry leaves, chrysanthemums, cassia seeds and other medicines. This product can clear the liver and improve eyesight, and slightly nourish the liver. When combined with angelica and wolfberry, it can be used for those with liver yin deficiency and eye pain, which is worse at night. It can also be combined with cyperus rotundus and licorice, such as Xia Ku Cao San (Zhang's Medical Encyclopedia).

2. Scrofula, goiter

This herb is pungent in nature and can dissipate stagnation, bitter and cold in nature and can dissipate heat. It is often used with Fritillaria thunbergii, Cyperus rotundus and other herbs to treat liver depression and fire transformation, scrofula caused by phlegm and fire accumulation, such as Prunella Vulgaris Decoction (The Authentic Surgery); for the treatment of goiters, it is often used with kelp, Scrophularia ningpoensis and other herbs, such as Prunella Vulgaris Paste (The Golden Mirror of the Medical Ancestral).

3. Mastitis and swelling

This product can not only clear away heat and relieve liver fire, but also disperse nodules and reduce swelling. It can treat breast abscess and swelling and pain, and is often used together with dandelion (Compendium of Materia Medica). If combined with honeysuckle, it can treat heat-toxic sores and ulcers, such as Huadu Dan (Qing Nang Secret Transmission).

The application range of Chinese medicine Prunella Vulgaris includes many methods. It is mainly used in the treatment of diseases. Of course, the medicinal ingredients can also be extracted to make many medicines, and its applications will be more extensive. People with poor spleen and stomach or weak symptoms should use it less or not at all. The taste of Chinese medicine Prunella Vulgaris is not strong and there is no obvious smell. When patients find that they need to use Prunella Vulgaris for their physical illness, they can buy it at a Chinese medicine pharmacy and get good treatment.