What are the main functions of Bupleurum?

Bupleurum is a very good traditional Chinese medicine and can help us cure many diseases. We can have some Bupleurum at home, which can be of great help to many daily colds and other conditions. Many parents and friends do not know much about the main functions of Bupleurum. It is very necessary to understand it in advance. Let me briefly describe it to you below.

1Bupleurum is a traditional Chinese medicine. Its main effects are to dispel wind and reduce fever, soothe the liver and relieve depression, raise yang and lift the sunken, etc. It is mainly used for fever due to exogenous symptoms, for liver qi stagnation, irregular menstruation, distension and pain in the flanks, and for sinking of qi in the middle, etc.

2.Bupleurum has a bitter taste and is slightly cold in nature. It enters the liver and gallbladder meridians. It has the functions of dispersing fever, soothing the liver and raising yang. It is used for colds and fever, alternating chills and fever, malaria, chest and flank pain, irregular menstruation, uterine prolapse, and rectal prolapse. Modern research has shown that it is mostly used to treat diseases caused by influenza virus, tuberculosis bacteria, and malarial parasites.

3. (i) Antipyretic and anti-inflammatory:

Bupleurum has a significant central antipyretic and cooling effect, and its active ingredients are related to the saponins and volatile oils it contains.

Northern Bupleurum saponins and its volatile oil, Bupleurum crude saponins, Bupleurum saponin A, kaempferol, etc. have a significant inhibitory effect on experimental foot swelling in mice and a significant inhibitory effect on vascular permeability.

(ii) Sedative, analgesic and anti-epileptic: Bupleurum crude saponins and sapogenin A have obvious sedative effects and can prolong the sleep time of mice. It also has a significant analgesic effect on experimental pain in mice.

4. Used for symptoms such as alternating chills and fever, colds and fevers, etc. For the treatment of evil in Shaoyang and alternating cold and heat, it is often used together with Scutellaria baicalensis and Pinellia ternata; for the treatment of cold and fever, it is used in combination with Pueraria lobata, Gypsum and Scutellaria baicalensis. Used for liver qi stagnation, flank pain, irregular menstruation, etc. Used together with Angelica sinensis, White Peony Root, Cyperus rotundus, Curcuma aromatica and other medicines. It is used for symptoms such as qi deficiency, rectal prolapse due to chronic diarrhea, and uterine prolapse. Combined with Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Cimicifuga heracleifoli

Bupleurum has brought great convenience to our lives and helped us cure many difficult and complicated diseases. The main functions of Bupleurum have been clearly introduced in the above content. Eating more Bupleurum can also help us achieve the purpose of strengthening our body. It has many functions and everyone can buy some.