The efficacy and action points of Scrophularia

Adenophora Root is a medicine that can both nourish yin and clear away heat and detoxify. It is used to treat fever caused by internal injuries due to yin deficiency; it can also be used to treat fever caused by external factors. Adenophora is often used together with Rehmannia glutinosa. "Compendium of Materia Medica" believes that "Xuan Shen and Sheng Di have the same effect." In clinical medicine, the effects of Xuanshen and Shengdi are similar, but its medicinal effects are not as good as Shengdi, and its application range is not as wide as Shengdi. Shengdi can nourish the yin of the five internal organs, mainly the kidneys; Adenophora can nourish the yin of the lungs and stomach, mainly the throat and lungs. Adenophora can be used for lung and bronchitis, tonsillitis, and tonsillitis, both subacute and chronic, and for both deficiency and evidence syndromes. So, what are the effects and support of Scrophularia?

The efficacy and support of Scrophularia

Nourish yin, reduce heat, relieve restlessness, and remove toxins. It is used to treat heat syndrome damaging yin, tongue rash, thirst, rashes, bone steaming and fatigue fever, restless sleep, night sweats, constipation caused by loss of body fluid, vomiting blood, epistaxis, sore throat, carbuncle, scrofula, rashes caused by warm poison, red eyes, diphtheria, and sores.

Medicinal value of Adenophora

According to modern scientific research, Yuanshen has the effect of lowering blood pressure for renal strong blood pressure. It is also used to lower blood sugar and has a strong inhibitory effect on Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Antihypertensive effect: When the fluid extract is injected intravenously into anesthetized rabbits, a small amount can slightly increase the blood pressure first and then reduce it; a large amount can only reduce the blood pressure. The infusion, alcohol-infusion and decoction have a significant blood pressure lowering effect on anesthetized dogs, cats, rabbits, etc.

Effect of reducing blood sugar: Subcutaneous injection of Adenophora Root Extract (5g/kg) into normal rabbits can slightly reduce blood sugar levels.

Antipyretic effect: p-Methoxy-cinnamic acid extracted from the root has an antipyretic effect on rabbits with typhoid fever. Adenophora extract has antifungal and hemolytic effects, and causes local irritation.

Softening blood vessels: S. nodosa, a member of the same family, has the effects of calming, lowering blood pressure, softening blood vessels, and having some anticonvulsant effects.

Adenophora has a significant therapeutic effect on cyclophosphamide-induced leukopenia in experimental mice.

Adjust immunity. It is reported that the decoction of Zengye, which uses Xuanshen, Shengdi and Ophiopogon japonicus, has the effect of regulating immunity, enhancing the function of immune cells, and inhibiting cellular immunity. Adenophora radix alone has the effect of increasing the existence time of antigens, but has no effect on promoting the function of macrophages.