Can unicorn lotus cure stomach problems?

The main therapeutic effect of Unicorn Lotus is to dispel wind and stop convulsions. It has a good effect of detoxifying and dispersing nodules. It has a good stimulating effect on the skin and mucous membranes. Its effect on the treatment of stomach problems is average, but it has a good effect on the treatment of headaches, facial paralysis, or hemiplegia. It can also have a good effect on the conditioning and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Of course, when using Unicorn Lotus for treatment, you must follow the doctor's advice.

Medicinal

According to the "Folk Herbal Medicine" and "Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", the bulbs of the lotus root can be used for medicinal purposes to expel cold and dampness, eliminate wind and phlegm, and calm spasms. It is used to treat stroke, phlegm congestion, facial paralysis, tetanus; it is used to treat injuries from falls and lymph tuberculosis. Modern medical research shows that in addition to the above-mentioned medicinal uses, Unicorn Lotus has special medical effects on various carbuncles, poisons, sores, and boils. The folk use of Unicorn Lotus as a medicine to treat cirrhosis of the liver and diabetes has unique therapeutic effects.

Indications

Stroke caused by wind and phlegm can cause strabismus of the mouth and eyes, phlegm congestion, hemiplegia, tetanus, headache, rheumatic pain, numbness of limbs, scrofula and tuberculosis, swelling and poisonous pain in the genitals, snake bites, convulsions, epilepsy, and swelling and poison of carbuncles.

Dosage

Decoction, 3 to 6 grams. Grind into powder and take 0.5 to 1 gram. It is suitable for internal use. For external use, take an appropriate amount of the raw product, mash it and apply externally.

Usage Notes

Patients with wind-induced by yin deficiency and blood deficiency or wind-induced by excessive blood heat, as well as pregnant women, should use it with caution as it has a strong irritating effect on the skin and mucous membranes.

Preparation method

Remove impurities from raw white aconite. To prepare white aconite, take the clean white aconite, separate the big and small ones, soak them, and change the water 2-3 times a day. If sticky foam appears after a few days, add alum after changing the water (for every 100mg of white aconite, use 2mg of alum). After soaking for one day, change the water again, and take out when you feel a slight numbness in your tongue when you taste it. Put ginger slices and alum powder in a pot, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, pour in white aconite and cook until there is no dry core, remove from the pot, remove the ginger slices, dry in the air until 60% to 70% dry, cut into thick slices, and dry. For every 100 mg of white aconite, use 12.5 mg each of ginger and alum. [5]

Unsuitable people

It is forbidden to be taken by patients with stroke due to yin-blood deficiency, convulsion due to internal heat, and pregnant women.