The efficacy, effects and contraindications of Trichosanthes peel

Trichosanthes peel is a common Chinese herbal medicine in daily life. It can clear and moisten the lungs, relieve chest tightness and eliminate knots. It is a common medicine in daily life. However, there are some taboos in the daily use of Trichosanthes peel. In order to let everyone better understand the use of Trichosanthes peel, I will give a comprehensive introduction to its functions, effects and taboos below.

The role and efficacy of Trichosanthes peel

1. Trichosanthes peel can eliminate carbuncle and nodule

Trichosanthes peel can eliminate carbuncles and nodules. It has excellent therapeutic effects on several common diseases in humans, such as lung abscess, intestinal abscess, and mastitis. When treating lung abscess and hematemesis, it can be used together with Houttuynia cordata root and Phragmites australis. When treating mastitis, it can be used together with honeysuckle and dandelion flower, which will make its therapeutic effect more excellent.

2. Trichosanthes peel can clear away heat, detoxify, relieve cough and reduce phlegm

Trichosanthes peel is sweet and cold in nature. It can resolve phlegm and relieve cough, and can also clear lung heat. It often has significant therapeutic effects on human wind-heat cough and thick phlegm that is difficult to expel. During treatment, Trichosanthes peel can be used alone, or it can be used together with Anemarrhena asphodeloides and Fritillaria thunbergii, which will make its heat-clearing, detoxifying, cough-relieving and phlegm-resolving effects more excellent.

3. Trichosanthes peel is anti-tumor

Trichosanthes peel contains a lot of natural antiviral ingredients, it can not only eliminate various inflammations in the human body but also reduce the damage of viruses to the body's cells. Regularly decocting it in water and taking it can effectively reduce the occurrence of tumors, especially for colorectal cancer and gastric cancer which are common in humans.

Taboos of Trichosanthes peel

Although the medicinal value and effect of Trichosanthes peel are excellent, there are many taboos when taking it, especially it cannot be taken together with Chinese medicinal materials such as roasted ginger, dried lacquer and Achyranthes bidentata. In addition, Trichosanthes peel cannot be taken too much, otherwise it will cause gastrointestinal discomfort, and in severe cases, nausea and vomiting, which is not good for health.