How much costus root should be used?

Many people are familiar with costus root. Costus root is a commonly used medicine for strengthening the spleen and digestion. It is also used to treat loss of appetite or abdominal pain. The effects are very good. However, whether it is Western medicine or Chinese medicine, there is a dosage when using it, especially Chinese medicine. If the dosage is not used correctly, it will affect the efficacy of the medicine. When using costus root, the dosage of costus root must be strictly followed.

Dosage of wood fragrance

Pharmacopoeia dose: 1.5-6g.

Common clinical dosage: 1.5-9g.

Large dose: Generally not used in large doses.

Usage: decoct in water, grind into powder and make into pills or powder for oral administration, soak in wine for oral administration.

Costusroot is the root of the costusroot plant of the Asteraceae family. Yunmuxiang is produced in Lijiang, Yunnan, my country; Sichuanmuxiang is mainly produced in Anxian County, Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan; Guangmuxiang was once imported from India, Myanmar and other places via Guangzhou, so it is called "Guangmuxiang". It is dug up in autumn and winter, the mud, sand and fibrous roots are removed, cut into sections, split into petals longitudinally, and the rough skin is removed after drying. The ones with strong aroma are preferred. Use raw or stewed.

The extract of wood fragrance, volatile oil and total bioalkali first had a mild excitatory effect on the isolated small intestine of mice, and then the tension and rhythm were significantly reduced. It has an antagonistic effect on intestinal muscle spasms caused by acetylcholine, histamine and barium chloride. There is no certain regularity in the effect of small doses of decoction on isolated small intestine, while large doses have an inhibitory effect. Volatile oils can also inhibit the movement of isolated rabbit small intestine, slowing down its rhythm and making its contraction irregular. The lactone-free volatile oil, total lactones, costus lactone, and dihydrocostus lactone volatile oil have a stronger effect on dihydrocostus lactone.

Effects and functions of costus root and how to eat it

Costus root has the functions of promoting qi and relieving pain, strengthening the spleen and digesting food. It is suitable for treating indigestion, abdominal distension and other symptoms caused by cold spleen and stomach. Modern medical research has found that the main components of costus root are volatile oil, costus alkaloids and inulin, which have a stimulating effect on the gastrointestinal tract, can enhance the peristalsis frequency of the stomach and intestines, increase the secretion of gastrointestinal digestive juices, promote gastric emptying, improve digestive function, and improve the symptoms of food accumulation.

Costus root also has antibacterial, antihypertensive, and respiratory tract protection effects. In addition, modern medical research has confirmed that costus root is very helpful in the auxiliary treatment of cholelithiasis, biliary colic, acute lumbar sprain and other diseases. When using costus root to treat vomiting, you can choose to use costus root, stir-fried white atractylodes, codonopsis, poria, amomum, saposhnikovia and other Chinese herbal medicines for treatment.

The dietary therapy of costus root is also good. For example, costus root and lean meat soup. Prepare tangerine peel, costus root, lean pork slices, and appropriate amounts of fine salt. Roast the tangerine peel and costus root until crispy and grind them into powder for later use. Pour a little oil into the pot and heat it. Add the lean pork slices and stir-fry. Then pour in an appropriate amount of water and cook until cooked. After cooking, pour in tangerine peel and costus root, add a little fine salt, stir and eat. This recipe has the effect of soothing the liver, relieving depression and relieving pain.