What are the effects and functions of Eclipta prostrata

What are the effects and functions of Eclipta prostrata? In most people's eyes, Eclipta prostrata is a plant. In fact, Eclipta prostrata is also a traditional Chinese medicinal material and can be used as medicine. In traditional Chinese medicine, Eclipta prostrata is also called hemostatic grass. Eclipta prostrata can also treat shingles. In addition to its efficacy in treating herpes, Eclipta prostrata has other valuable functions.

1. Stop bleeding.

When Eclipta prostrata powder was applied to animal wounds and half-severed femoral artery wounds, the average bleeding time was 2 minutes.

2. Improve immunity .

Oral administration of the decoction of Eclipta prostrata to mice can significantly increase the weight of the thymus, and improve the number of white blood cells and the percentage of T lymphocytes in the peripheral blood. It can counteract the decrease of hemolysin antibody content caused by cyclophosphamide, but has no effect on the antibody secretion function of mouse spleen cells and the hemolysin antibody content in serum. This indicates that Houttuynia cordata can enhance cellular immune function and protect humoral immune function, while having little effect on normal humoral immune function.

3. Protect the liver.

After administering the extract of Eclipta prostrata, the activities of AlT, AST, and AKP in the animal serum were significantly lower than those in the control group, the necrosis and fatty degeneration of liver cell lobules were significantly alleviated, and it was found that it could also promote the regeneration of liver cells. The main active ingredients of Eclipta prostrata that have anti-hepatotoxic effects are chelidonolide and norchelidonolide.

4. Anti-free radicals and anti-chromosomal damage.

Eclipta prostrata lactone inhibits 5-lipoxygenase by eliminating oxygen free radicals, thereby eliminating inflammatory substances. It is a highly selective inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase. Oral administration and intraperitoneal injection of Eclipta prostrata had a significant inhibitory effect on cyclophosphamide-induced micronuclei of polychromatic erythrocytes in the bone marrow of mice, indicating that it has a certain protective effect on chromosome damage.