What Chinese herbal medicine can reduce inflammation

There are many places in life where anti-inflammatory drugs are needed. In addition to the use of anti-inflammatory drugs for wound inflammation caused by bacterial infection, anti-inflammatory drugs are also needed for fever and other inflammatory problems. I believe that when using anti-inflammatory drugs, everyone will choose Western medicines such as amoxicillin and acyclovir tablets. In traditional Chinese medicine, there are many Chinese medicinal herbs that can also have anti-inflammatory effects. So which Chinese medicinal herbs can reduce inflammation?

What are some Chinese herbal medicines that can reduce inflammation?

1. Isatis root

The extract of Radix Isatidis (or the rhizome of Isatis indigotica) inhibits and kills avian influenza A virus and avian influenza B virus by limiting virus division. The aqueous solution of the extract has an inhibitory effect on the common cold virus. It has inhibitory and killing effects on epidemic meningitis B virus.

Isatis root also has inhibitory effects on many kinds of bacteria. The water extract has different degrees of inhibitory effects on Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Octacocin, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Shigella dysenteriae (Shigella, Freundli), Enterococcus, etc.; the acetone extract has similar effects and is effective against hemolytic streptococci (all using the agar microplate method). Its antibacterial effect on type A meningococci is similar to that of garlic and honeysuckle. It has a significant inhibitory effect on influenza virus PR8 strain and Jingke 68-1 strain.

2. Scutellaria baicalensis

It tastes bitter and is cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, purging fire and detoxifying, stopping bleeding, and calming the fetus. It is mainly used to treat febrile diseases, upper respiratory tract infections, lung heat cough, damp-heat jaundice, pneumonia, dysentery, hemoptysis, red eyes, fetal movement disorder, hypertension, carbuncles, furuncles, etc. The clinical antibacterial activity of Scutellaria baicalensis is better than that of Coptis chinensis and it does not produce drug resistance.

3. Purslane

This species is a medicinal and edible plant. The whole plant can be used for medicinal purposes, and has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, detoxifying and reducing swelling, anti-inflammatory, thirst-quenching, and diuresis; the seeds can improve eyesight.

4. Andrographis paniculata

Andrographis paniculata is also known as spring lotus and autumn willow, joy at first sight, olive lotus, gallbladder grass, golden vanilla, golden ear hook, Indian grass, and bitter grass. Annual herb, 4~8 cm long and 1~2.5 cm wide. A medicinal plant with the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, reducing swelling and relieving pain.

5. Honeysuckle

It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is mainly used to treat fever caused by exogenous wind-heat or febrile disease, heatstroke, bloody diarrhea due to heat toxins, carbuncles, furuncles, throat paralysis, and various infectious diseases.

6. Garlic

Garlic is the bulb of the Allium species of the Liliaceae family, and is distributed throughout the north and south. It has the effects of detoxifying, reducing swelling, killing insects and stopping diarrhea. It is commonly used for carbuncles, scabies, tuberculosis, sudden cough, diarrhea, and dysentery.

7. Bupleurum

Bupleurum is a commonly used antipyretic drug. Also known as ground smoked vegetables, mountain vegetables, mushroom grass, and firewood, it is bitter and slightly cold in nature, and enters the liver and gallbladder meridians. It has the effect of reconciling the exterior and interior, soothing the liver and raising yang. It is used for colds and fevers, alternating chills and fever, malaria, liver depression and qi stagnation, chest and rib pain, rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse, and irregular menstruation.

8. Artemisia capillaris

It has the effects of clearing away dampness and heat, promoting bile secretion and relieving jaundice. Used for jaundice, oliguria, damp-heat, summer-heat, and itching of eczema.

9. Coptis chinensis

Clears away heat and dampness, purges fire and detoxifies. It is mainly used to treat damp-heat fullness, vomiting and acid regurgitation, diarrhea, jaundice, high fever and coma, hyperactivity of heart fire, restlessness and insomnia, palpitations, vomiting and bleeding due to blood heat, red eyes, toothache, thirst, carbuncle and sore; it is also used externally to treat eczema, wet sores, and pus in the ear canal.

10. Pulsatilla

It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and stopping diarrhea. It is often used for heat-toxic bloody diarrhea, vaginal itching and leucorrhea.

Chinese herbal medicine is not without toxic side effects, please take it according to your doctor's advice.