Efficacy and function of Senecio

You may not know that Senecio serrata, its alias is Jiulingguang, Jiuliming, Yisaoguang, Wanliji, it is a perennial creeping woody plant, about 1-5 meters long. Growing by the roadside and in the grass in the wilderness. It blooms in late summer, the flowers are light yellow, and it belongs to the Asteraceae family. Wolf grass is used as medicine, which has the effect of clearing away heat and removing fire, treating various inflammatory diseases and bacterial infections. It can also serve to treat dysentery, typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever and other diseases; it is also used as medicine for surgical sores. So what are the functions and effects of Senecio?

The role and efficacy of Senecio

Senecio has a slightly bitter taste, is warm in nature, and is toxic.

Function: Clears away heat and detoxifies, removes toxins, removes parasites, and clears the eyes. Senecio can treat various inflammatory diseases, wind-fire red eyes, eye opacity, typhoid fever, bacillary dysentery, lobar pneumonia, tonsillitis, enteritis, jaundice, influenza, toxemia, sepsis, carbuncle, furuncle, dry and wet ringworm, erysipelas, eczema, burns, candidal vaginitis, and is used for wind-heat cold, red and swollen eyes, diarrhea, dysentery, skin eczema, and furuncle. Dosage: 15-30g.

Ancient Book Introduction to Chinese Medicine Senecio

"Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "It can cure epidemic qi, jaundice, malaria, and poison. It can be boiled and taken to treat vomiting and diarrhea. It can also be crushed and applied to sores, and bites by insects, snakes, and dogs."

"Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Cook it with licorice and drink it to reduce fever and clear eyes."

"Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Clears the eyes and removes star obstructions. Boil the decoction to bathe sores. Apply Wanli ointment mixed with powder and cream to dog bites. Treats snake bites."

Antibacterial effect

Senecio has broad-spectrum antibiotic effects and has a strong inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi A, Salmonella paratyphi B, Shigella, Shigella boydii, and Shigella sonnei. In test tube babies, Senecio radiata (2mg/ml) has an effective way to eliminate Staphylococcus aureus and Shigella dysenteriae. At higher concentrations, it also has an inhibitory effect on highly pathogenic Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It also has different degrees of inhibitory effects on streptococci such as deformation, waxy, anthrax, and gram-negative bacteria of sarcoma.

Anti-Treptile Effect

In vitro experiments showed that Senecio decoction (50%) had a strong inhibitory effect on Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae, and the growth and development of Leptospira could be inhibited at a concentration of 1:800 to 1:1600. Various extracts have different degrees of anti-Treponemal effects outside the body, among which ether extract has the best effect. After rats and rabbits were gavageally administered with a decoction of Senecio paniculata, their blood and urine showed anti-Leptospira specificity. In experimental treatment of guinea pigs or hamsters, the ether extract of Senecio radix was ineffective, and only the Senecio radix complex (which also contained Bupleurum chinense, Citrus aurantium, and Pomegranate peel) had a certain protective effect on guinea pigs.

Anti-trichomoniasis effect

Senecio decoction has a certain inhibitory effect on human vaginal fungi during in vitro fertilization (1:40). In vitro tests show that this product has a certain inhibitory effect on Trichomonas.

Effects on the liver

Experiments on rats and mice have confirmed that Senecio flavonoids have significant negative effects on liver degeneration, necrosis and inflammatory lesions. Therefore, Senecio has certain anti-tumor significance. 4. Anti-tumor

Senecioline has an inhibitory effect on Wacker's sarcoma W256.

Antitussive

The vanillic acid it contains has antitussive effects.

Relaxing muscle spasm

Senecio flavonoids have an antispasmodic effect on small intestinal spasms.