What are the effects of Bupleurum chinense?

We still need to know more about the effects of Bupleurum chinense. After all, Bupleurum chinense is a common Chinese medicinal material in life and has many specific uses. We can find that many antipyretic Chinese patent medicines contain important ingredients such as Bupleurum chinense, which is enough to show that it is very effective in clearing away deficiency heat. Of course, this medicine also has other functions, which must be fully mastered.

effect

Clears away heat from the body and eliminates malnutrition fever.

Traditional applications

1. Yin deficiency fever

This product is sweet and cold in nature, nourishes yin, clears heat and cools blood, reduces fever without being bitter and purgative, regulates yin without rising, and has a mild nature. It is an excellent product for reducing deficiency heat and eliminating bone steaming. It is used for yin deficiency fever, bone steaming, fatigue fever, hot flashes and night sweats, etc. It is often used with Rehmannia glutinosa, Artemisia annua, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, etc., such as Qinggu Powder in "Zhengzhi Zhunsheng". If warm evil injures yin, causing yin deficiency, hot flashes, emaciation, and dry skin, it can be used in combination with turtle shell, such as Yinjia Powder in "Zhigui Zhigui for Warm Syndromes".

2. Malnutrition and fever

This product can eliminate malnutrition fever. It is used for malnutrition fever, abdominal distension, thirst, weight loss, and dry hair caused by food stagnation or worm accumulation in children. It is often used together with picrorhizome, chicken gizzard lining, and quisqualis. It can also be used in combination with gardenia, ginseng, and mint, such as Chaihu Qinggan Decoction in "Zhengzhi Zhunsheng".

Pharmacological Action

1. Antipyretic effect

For rabbits with fever caused by typhoid and paratyphoid A and B triple vaccine, intraperitoneal injection of 5.4g/Kg of water-decoction and alcohol-precipitated solution of Bupleurum argyi has an antipyretic effect, and the effect increases with the growth years. Bupleurum argyi that is two years old or less has no obvious antipyretic effect.

2. Anti-atherosclerotic effect

Triterpenoid saponins extracted from Pacific Silk Carnation, when taken orally daily to rabbits during or after the formation of atherosclerosis, can reduce serum cholesterol concentration, lower the cholesterol/cephalin ratio, and reduce aortic lipid content. Some people believe that saponins act on plasma lipoproteins to prevent cholesterol esterification and its deposition in blood vessel walls. Others believe that they can prevent cholesterol from being absorbed from the intestines.

3. Spermicide

The saponin in Dianthus argenteus has a good spermicidal effect. A 1% aqueous solution can kill all sperm within 35 minutes. At the same time, it has a high hemolytic index and is less irritating.

Through the above introduction, everyone is very clear about the effects of Bupleurum chinense. In daily life, you still need to be cautious when taking medications. You must use them correctly, in accordance with the indications, and on time and in the right dosage. Only by using them correctly and long-term under the guidance of a doctor can you truly restore your health and effectively improve your health.