What are the effects and functions of Cimicifuga

Cimicifuga is a common Chinese medicine. Its aliases are also called longan root, Zhouma, and Kulongya root. It has a black-brown surface and is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. The following is a detailed introduction to the effects and functions of Cimicifuga.

Cimicifuga is used to treat heat-toxic rashes, ulcerated and foul-smelling gums, mouth sores, sore throat, and ulcers. This product clears away heat and detoxifies to treat gingival sores, mouth sores, and sore throat caused by hyperactivity of stomach fire. It is often used in combination with gypsum, coptis root, etc. in clinical practice. For high fever, rashes on the body, and sores and swelling, Cimicifuga can be used together with honeysuckle, lianqiao, red peony root, and angelica.

Cimicifuga is used to treat measles that has difficulty in clearing up. This product has weak herbal expelling power and is seldom used for general external symptoms. However, due to its herbal expelling effect, it is often used for measles with poor herbal expelling effect and is often used in combination with Pueraria root.

The main effects of the drug Cimicifuga are lifting, promoting hair growth, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Its function of lifting and dispersing is similar to that of Bupleurum and Pueraria but is stronger. When combined with Bupleurum, it is used to lift, while when combined with Pueraria, it is used to dissipate rash. As for its effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, which is its characteristic, it can be used with Coptis chinensis and Gypsum to treat toothache caused by stomach fire, and with Scutellaria baicalensis, Forsythia suspensa, Burdock fruit, Isatis root, etc., it can be used to treat erysipelas of the head and face.

Cimicifuga is used for symptoms such as qi deficiency, rectal prolapse due to chronic diarrhea, and uterine prolapse. The effect of Cimicifuga on raising Yang Qi is similar to that of Bupleurum, so the two medicines are often used together, and are often combined with Qi-tonifying medicines Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus to raise Yang and lift the sunken.

Cimicifuga can also be used to treat postpartum urinary retention, scopolamine poisoning, sinusitis, polydermatomyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, autumn diarrhea in infants and young children, hemorrhoids, Parkinson's syndrome and many other diseases.

The recipe of Shengma Biejia Decoction (from "Golden Chamber Synopsis") is used to treat yang poison disease, with red spots on the face like brocade patterns, sore throat, and vomiting of pus and blood.

Buzhong Yiqi Decoction (from "Discussion on the Piwei"), replenishes the middle and replenishes qi, raises yang and lifts the sunken, treats symptoms such as qi deficiency and sinking, shortness of breath and laziness to speak, fever, spontaneous sweating, thirst and preference for warm drinks, chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery, uterine prolapse, rectal prolapse, and sinking of the clear yang.