Nature and flavor of Anemarrhena asphodeloides

Anemarrhena asphodeloides is a Chinese medicine that is not very familiar to everyone. Because its nature and flavor mainly enter the lung, stomach and kidney meridians, it has a more obvious effect in clearing heat and purging fire, nourishing yin and moistening dryness. The traditional Chinese medicine Anemarrhena asphodeloides has a very good health-care effect. However, since Anemarrhena asphodeloides has a cold nature, people with weak spleen and stomach should not take it. Anemarrhena asphodeloides is a perennial plant of the Liliaceae family. Its rhizome is mainly used as medicine. Its yield is large so its price is not high.

Chinese medicine for clearing qi and purging fire

Description of Chinese herbal medicine Anemarrhena

The Chinese medicinal herb Anemarrhena is the dried rhizome of the perennial herb Anemarrhena of the Liliaceae family. It is mainly produced in Hebei, Shanxi, Guangdong and other places, and the ones produced in Lixian County, Hebei are the best.

The nature, flavor, meridians, efficacy and indications of the Chinese herbal medicine Anemarrhena

The nature and flavor of Anemarrhena asphodeloides: bitter, sweet, and cold. It enters the lung, stomach and kidney meridians.

Effects of Anemarrhena asphodeloides: clears heat and purges fire, nourishes yin and moistens dryness

Indications: Used for high fever and thirst in febrile diseases, cough due to lung heat, dry cough due to yin deficiency, bone steaming and hot flashes, and internal heat and thirst.

Effects of Chinese herbal medicine Anemarrhena

1. Hypoglycemic effect

2. Anti-inflammatory Effect

3. Anti-pathogenic microorganisms

4. Inhibit platelet aggregation

5. Application of the hormone-like effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Anemarrhena asphodeloides

1. The traditional Chinese medicine Anemarrhena asphodeloides clears away heat and purges fire and enters the lung meridian, nourishing yin, producing body fluid and moistening the dry lungs. It is used for cough, fever, yellow sputum due to lung heat, or lung dryness due to yin deficiency. For those with dry cough without phlegm and dry mouth and tongue, it is often used in combination with Fritillaria thunbergii, which can clear the lungs, moisten dryness, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, such as Ermu Powder.

2. The Chinese medicine Anemarrhena asphodeloides is bitter, sweet and cold in nature. It can clear away heat and reduce fire, as well as nourish yin and produce body fluid. It is used for patients with febrile diseases that have invaded the Qi system, excessive heat evil, and damage to body fluids, resulting in high fever, sweating, and thirst. It is often used in combination with gypsum and licorice, such as Baihu Decoction.

3. The traditional Chinese medicine Anemarrhena asphodeloides nourishes yin and clears heat, and is most suitable for those with yin deficiency and internal heat. It is used for yin deficiency and internal heat, bone steaming and hot flashes, fever in the five hearts, and red tongue with little coating. It is often used in combination with yin-nourishing and fire-reducing Rehmannia glutinosa and Phellodendron chinense, such as Zhibai Dihuang Pills. It is used for diabetes caused by yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, which consumes body fluids. Symptoms include thirst, polydipsia and polyuria. It is often used in combination with Radix Trichosanthis and Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, which can produce body fluids and quench thirst, such as Yuye Decoction.

Dosage and Usage of Chinese Herbal Medicine Anemarrhena

The Chinese medicine Anemarrhena asphodeloides is cold and greasy in nature, which can easily damage the spleen and stomach and cause loose bowels. It should be used with caution by those with weak spleen and stomach and loose stools, even if they have heat evil or yin deficiency. Taking large amounts of Anemarrhena asphodeloides may occasionally cause diarrhea. Dosage: 6-12 grams.