What are the effects and contraindications of drinking water with Imperata root

Imperata root is a common Chinese medicine, also called reed root or imperata root. Its main therapeutic effect is to stop bleeding and cool blood. It has a certain effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. It can play a very good role in treating vomiting blood and hematuria. It also has a certain effect on urinary problems. For us, we can usually use Imperata root to make tea, but of course we can't drink too much. After all, Imperata root is a substance with cold nature.

1. The efficacy of Imperata cylindrica root

As a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine, the main effects of Imperata root are cooling blood, stopping bleeding, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is often used to treat vomiting blood, hematuria, stranguria due to heat, edema, jaundice, difficulty urinating, fever, thirst, vomiting due to stomach heat, and cough.

2. The role of Imperata root

1. Hemostatic effect

Imperata root powder can significantly shorten the recalcification time of rabbit plasma and is used clinically to treat epistaxis.

2. Treatment of acute nephritis

Imperata root has a good effect on acute nephritis: after taking Imperata root, the urine volume usually increases significantly within 1 to 5 days, and the edema gradually disappears, and hypertension and urine test changes also gradually improve and return to normal.

3. Treating high blood pressure

Imperata root also has a certain therapeutic effect on the treatment of hypertension and can also treat upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

3. Taboos of Imperata Root

Although Imperata root has significant effects in treating many diseases, some people have contraindications to taking it. This is because Imperata root is cold in nature and enters the stomach meridian, which can easily damage the stomach qi. Therefore, it is not suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach, and those who urinate frequently but are not thirsty. In addition, Imperata root is incompatible with iron containers, so do not use iron containers to hold Imperata root soup. When cutting Imperata roots, avoid soaking them in water to avoid the loss of potassium salt.