What are the effects and functions of Anemarrhena?

When you are sick, you must seek medical treatment as soon as possible. Considering the serious side effects of Western medicine, many people will first use traditional Chinese medicine for treatment. Of course, there are many types of Chinese medicine, and each has different effects and functions. In order to achieve better treatment results, you must make the right choice based on your condition and physical condition. So what are the effects and functions of Anemarrhena asphodeloides?

Harvest: harvested in spring and autumn.

Processing: Remove roots and sand, and dry in the sun.

Nature and flavor: bitter, sweet, and cold. It enters the lung, stomach and kidney meridians.

Function: Clears away heat and purges fire, promotes the production of body fluids and moistens dryness.

Indications: Used for exogenous febrile diseases, high fever and thirst, lung heat and dry cough, bone steaming and hot flashes, internal heat and thirst, and dry intestines and constipation.

1. Used for fever and thirst. This product is sweet, cold and moist in nature. It is good at clearing away the excess heat in the lungs and stomach, and relieving restlessness and quenching thirst. It is used for symptoms of lung and stomach heat such as excessive evil heat in febrile diseases, high fever, thirst, and a strong pulse. It is often used together with gypsum, such as Baihu Decoction.

2. Used for cough due to lung heat and dry cough due to yin deficiency. This product can clear away lung fire, nourish yin and moisten the lungs. It is used for lung heat cough, yellow and sticky phlegm, often used together with Trichosanthes kirilowii, Fritillaria thunbergii, and Arisaema consanguineum; or for yin deficiency and dry cough, dry cough with little phlegm, it is often used together with Fritillaria thunbergii, such as Ermu Powder.

3. Used for bone steaming and hot flashes. This product can nourish kidney yin, moisten kidney dryness and relieve bone steaming, so it has the effect of nourishing yin and reducing fire. It is used for symptoms such as yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, bone steaming, hot flashes, night sweats, and irritability. It is often used together with Phellodendron chinense and added to yin-nourishing medicines to enhance the effects of nourishing yin and reducing fire, such as Zhibai Dihuang Pills.

4. Used for thirst due to yin deficiency, dry intestine and constipation. This product has the effects of nourishing yin and moistening dryness, promoting body fluid and quenching thirst. It is used to treat diabetes caused by internal heat damaging body fluids and thirst leading to drinking. It is often used together with Radix Trichosanthis, Radix Puerariae, etc., such as Yuye Decoction. It is used for constipation caused by dry intestines, and is often used together with raw Polygonum multiflorum, Chinese angelica, and hemp seed, and it also has the effect of moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements.

Dosage and Administration: Oral decoction, 6-12g; or made into pills or powder.

Storage: Store in a ventilated and dry place, away from moisture.

Contraindications: Do not take this medicine if you have weak spleen and stomach, or loose stools.

The above introduction has made it very clear about the effects and functions of Anemarrhena asphodeloides. In fact, these Chinese medicine prescriptions can treat many types of diseases and have many effects. As long as they are used correctly, they can achieve good therapeutic effects. In addition, you should also take protective measures in your daily life to ensure your health.