What are the effects and functions of Daqingye?

In our lives, we can often find many Chinese herbal medicines around us that are very helpful to the human body, but because we are not familiar with these medicinal materials, we often miss them. I believe that many people do not know about isatis indigotica. It is different from ginseng, wolfberry and other well-known herbs, but it has very good therapeutic effects on many diseases, so it is often used by doctors. Let’s talk about the effects and functions of isatis indigotica, so that we can have a deeper understanding of these things.

Clears away heat, detoxifies, cools blood and stops bleeding. It is used to treat fever, thirst, influenza, acute infectious hepatitis, bacillary dysentery, acute gastroenteritis, acute pneumonia, erysipelas, hematemesis, epistaxis, jaundice, dysentery, throat paralysis, mouth ulcers, carbuncles and swelling.

Treating measles pneumonia

Mix equal amounts of 100% isatis indigo plant syrup and 100% dandelion concentrated decoction for oral administration. 3-5 ml per year, 3 times a day. 150 cases of measles pneumonia were treated, and most of the symptoms and signs disappeared within 4 to 5 days. The children were in good spirits, had normal breathing, improved appetite, and the shadows on chest X-ray disappeared. No recurrence was observed during the one-month follow-up.

Treating chronic bronchitis

Use 3 liang of Isatis indigotica leaf, 1 liang of Elaeagnus leaves and 5 qian of radish seeds as the daily dose, decocted in water and taken in 3 doses. Based on observations of 52 cases, the effective rate was 75%. It has good antitussive and expectorant effects, but its antiasthmatic effect is not obvious. The effect for simple emphysema is better than that for combined emphysema.

Treatment of acute infectious hepatitis

It is most effective for acute common infectious hepatitis. A compound prescription of Isatis indigotica, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Curcuma aromatica, Rhizoma Cyperi, and Jujube was used to treat 100 cases of acute non-icteric infectious hepatitis, with an effective rate of 94%. After taking Folium Isatidis, most patients’ subjective symptoms disappear or almost disappear within 3 to 10 days, and those whose liver function tests recover or are close to recovery generally take 2 to 20 days. Usage: Adults should take 1 liang of Isatis indigotica decoction each time, 3 to 6 times a day depending on the severity of the disease.

From the above introduction, we can find that the effects and functions of Isatis indigotica are very powerful, and it can play a targeted therapeutic role for these diseases. However, we must also understand that medicines are different from other items. Not everyone is suitable for and can use them. Isatis indigotica is very harmful to pregnant women, so you must be very careful when using this type of medicine.