Effects and points of action of Rhizoma Anemarrhenae

Zhimu, cold in nature, slightly bitter and sweet in taste, belongs to the category of heat-clearing and dampness-removing medicine. Zhimu is a Chinese medicinal material that can clear away heat and detoxify, remove fire, replenish yin, and moisten the lungs. It can also be called Lianmu, Zhimu, Ouxinlixue, Chuandilong, etc. The following introduces the functions and effects of Zhimu in the aspects of pulmonary tuberculosis, hoarseness, hemoptysis, hot malaria, thirst, loss of appetite, and night sweats. How to use and taboos...

The efficacy and function of Anemarrhena

1. Zhimu is used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis, hoarseness and hemoptysis.

Anemarrhena asphodeloides has the effect of treating pulmonary tuberculosis, hoarseness and hemoptysis. You can use 60 grams of wine-soaked and fried Anemarrhena as well as 60 grams of wine-soaked and fried Phellodendron chinense, mix them and grind them into powder. Add honey and make them into pills the size of sycamore seeds. Take 50 pills each time on an empty stomach.

2. Anemarrhena asphodeloides treats febrile malaria.

Anemarrhena asphodeloides has the effect of treating heat malaria. You can mix 15 grams of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, 6 grams of White Peony Root and 15 grams of Gypsum Fibrosum, then boil them in water and take them.

3. Zhimu treats dryness, thirst and loss of appetite.

Anemarrhena has the effect of treating dryness, thirst and loss of appetite. You can use 20 grams of Anemarrhena, 40 grams of gypsum, 15 grams of mountain ginseng and 12 grams of licorice. Mix these four Chinese medicinal materials and grind them into coarse powder together. Decoct 20 grams of powder each time and take it while it is warm after eating.

4. Anemarrhena asphodeloides treats night sweats.

Zhimu is effective in treating night sweats. You can use 3.3 grams of fried Zhimu, 3.3 grams of fried Phellodendron chinense, and 1.5 grams of roasted Licorice root to grind them into a coarse powder, add 200ml of water and boil it until 100ml remains. Take it warm before meals.

Taboos of Zhimu

When using Anemarrhena asphodeloides, it can be used alone or in combination with other Chinese medicinal materials such as Gypsum Fibrosum, Phellodendron chinense, Adenophora Root, Fritillaria cirrhosa, Ophiopogon japonicus, Radix Trichosanthis, Radix Puerariae, Radix Bupleuri, Rehmannia Glutinosa, and Schisandrae Chinensis. People with weak spleen and stomach should not take Anemarrhena asphodeloides; people with loose stools should not take Anemarrhena asphodeloides; people with cold cough in the lungs and kidney deficiency should not take Anemarrhena asphodeloides.