The efficacy and function of smilax glabra

Flavor of Herba Codonopsis

The taste of the herb is sweet and light.

Chemical constituents of Herba Lycopodii

The herb contains ferulic acid ester components, dihydrophenanthrene derivatives, flavonoids, herbicide phenol, sterol components, etc. Among them, octacosanol ferulate has been shown to have significant anti-tumor effects, showing promise in the development of anti-cancer drugs.

Functions and indications of Herba Codonopsis pilosulae

The herb has the effects of nourishing yin and replenishing qi, cooling blood and detoxifying, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, and reducing inflammation and detoxifying. Herba Lycopodii is mainly used to treat neurasthenia, enhance the development of nerve endings, and has a calming and brain-nourishing effect; Herba Lycopodii has a relieving effect on acute inflammation, such as chronic pharyngitis, tonsillitis, etc. Herba Lycopodiellae has a healing effect on skin diseases. Mashing the plant and applying it to the affected area can effectively relieve pain. For example, herpes zoster is essentially a neuralgia, and herba Lycopodiellae has a nutritional effect on nerve cells. Local prescriptions in some areas record that herba Lycopodiellae can be used as a detoxifying herb, which can effectively relieve the symptoms of snake venom poisoning. It is recorded in Fujian Folk Herbs that decoction of smilax china, pig pancreas and ginkgo can treat diabetes.

How to use

There are three ways to use herba scutellariae. For external use, it is to mash the herba scutellariae and apply it directly to the affected area. For internal use, it can be taken in decoction or by making extracts from the herba scutellariae into medicines and capsules.