What are the medicinal properties of fried Atractylodes macrocephala?

With the development and progress of the times, people pay more and more attention to health preservation, and we often hear about the medicinal material Atractylodes macrocephala in our lives. The most common method is to stir-fry Atractylodes macrocephala. Perhaps because more and more people are paying attention to it, we have a certain understanding of the medicinal material Atractylodes macrocephala. However, I believe that many people have only seen others do it, but they don’t really understand it. The following editor will introduce to you the medicinal properties of fried Atractylodes macrocephala.

Stir-fried Atractylodes: Sprinkle honey-roasted bran into the hot pan, add Atractylodes slices when it starts to smoke, and stir-fry until it turns brown and emits a burnt aroma. Take out and sieve out the honey-roasted bran. For every 100kg of Atractylodes macrocephala slices, use 10kg of honey-roasted bran.

Atractylodes is the dried rhizome of the Atractylodes macrocephala plant of the Asteraceae family. Atractylodes macrocephala generally refers to raw Atractylodes macrocephala, while the one stir-fried with sand or wheat bran is called stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala.

The efficacy and function of stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala

1. It can alleviate dryness, use bran to enter the body, and enhance the effects of strengthening the spleen and reducing swelling.

2 Strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, dry dampness and promote diuresis, stop sweating, and stabilize the fetus. It is used for spleen deficiency, poor appetite, abdominal distension and diarrhea, phlegm and fluid, dizziness and palpitations, edema, spontaneous sweating, and fetal movement disorder.

3. Adjust gastrointestinal motility

Atractylodes macrocephala decoction has an excitatory effect under normal circumstances. When the intestine is in an excited state due to the action of acetylcholine, Atractylodes macrocephala has an inhibitory effect.

4 Enhance the body's immune function

Atractylodes macrocephala can significantly enhance the ability of leukocytes to phagocytize Staphylococcus aureus.

5. Anti-stress

Atractylodes macrocephala has the effects of resisting fatigue and enhancing adrenal cortex function.

6. Enhance hematopoietic function

Atractylodes macrocephala has the effect of promoting red blood cell hematopoiesis.

7. Diuretic

It has a significant and lasting diuretic effect and can promote the excretion of electrolytes, especially sodium. Intravenous injection of Atractylodes macrocephala decoction in unanesthetized dogs increased urine volume by 9 times, and the effect lasted for 5 hours; oral administration increased urine volume by 2-3 times, and the effect lasted for 6-7 hours. Atractylodes macrocephala does not affect the antidiuretic effect of vasopressin. The diuretic mechanism of Atractylodes macrocephala may be related to inhibiting electrolyte reabsorption and increasing the excretion of Na+, K+, and CI-.

8. Inhibit uterine contractions

The efficacy of Atractylodes macrocephala in maintaining pregnancy is related to its effect of inhibiting uterine contraction.

I believe that through the editor's introduction, everyone has a certain understanding of the medicinal properties of fried Atractylodes macrocephala. The medicinal properties of fried Atractylodes macrocephala are really effective and wide-ranging. For our friends who love health preservation, we can see at a glance that this is a very good tonic medicine. If we have friends in need, I believe we can use the stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala introduced above for auxiliary treatment.