Pictures of the effects and functions of Cimicifuga

Cimicifuga is a green plant of the Ranunculaceae family with high efficacy and function. It can not only treat sores, but also has the effect of treating mouth sores, sore throat and other diseases. So what are the actual functions and effects of Cimicifuga in medicine? And what prescriptions in traditional Chinese medicine require it?

Cimicifuga, produced in Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Qinghai and other places in China, is the underground stem of Cimicifuga spp., Cimicifuga datrifolia or Cimicifuga spp. It has the effects of clearing away heat and removing fire, dispelling rash, raising yang and lifting the sunken. It is suitable for symptoms such as exogenous wind-cold, epidemic fire poison, oral ulcers, sore throat, macules, headache with heat and cold, carbuncles, sores and toxins, sinking of the middle qi, spleen deficiency diarrhea, chronic dysentery with heavy stools, loose stools in women, and metrorrhagia.

1. Rash

Cimicifuga can be used to block the outbreak of measles. This product has weak release power and is seldom used for general superficial symptoms. Due to its penetrating effect, it is often used for measles with blocked release, and is often used in combination with Poria cocos.

2. Clear away heat and relieve fire

Cimicifuga produces cold, enters the lung, spleen, liver and gallbladder meridians, and has a very good effect of clearing away heat and removing fire. It is used to treat symptoms such as heat toxic rashes, rotten gums with bad odor, mouth sores, sore throat, and ulcers.

3. Sterilization and anti-infection

External application of Cimicifuga can inhibit skin fungi such as Trichophyton, and has a good anti-inflammatory effect on inflammation of skin tissue. In addition, there is a tendency to reduce the total area of ​​portal ulcer caused by lactic acid bacteria or acetic acid.

4. Raise Qi and blood

Cimicifuga can be used to treat symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, diarrhea, rectal prolapse, and uterine prolapse caused by the depression of gastrointestinal yang. It is often used together with Bupleurum, Ginseng, and Scutellaria.

5. Lowers blood pressure

Cimicifuga has a calming effect on the central nervous system, can help reduce blood pressure, and increase heart rate amplitude without affecting its regularity. For patients with mild hypertension, it can help improve their condition.

6. Relieve headaches

Cimicifuga has a very good relieving effect on those with head and face pain that is mainly caused by wind-cold or wind-heat. For example, facial neuralgia can be treated with red peony root and lotus root; stomach heat toothache can be treated with Poria cocos and Scutellaria baicalensis; throat rash pain can be treated with Adenophora radix and Platycodon grandiflorum.