The efficacy and contraindications of Artemisia selengensis

Gnaphalium is a common Chinese herbal medicine in our daily life, and it is easy to recognize. There is no need to worry about confusing it with honeysuckle tea like heartbreak grass, which may cause harm to people. However, although Gnaphalium has many benefits to the human body, it is not suitable for everyone, especially women and pregnant women. More attention should be paid to the consumption of Gnaphalium. So let's learn about the effects and taboos of Gnaphalium.

Effects and taboos of Artemisia argyi

Function 1

Mouse ear, which is also called mouse ear, heartless, mouse ear grass, lemongrass, ant wine grass, red flower white wormwood, Buddha ear grass, velvet mother, etc., is a common Chinese herbal medicine in our daily life. The wolf grass of Mouse Ear is relatively dense and has gray-white wool on it, so it is easier to identify. In addition, Artemisia annua is also a kind of Chinese medicinal material that can be used as medicine. Its main functions are to relieve cough and phlegm, dispel wind, remove dampness, and remove toxins.

Function 2

Artemisia selengensis is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of dispelling wind, relieving cough, resolving phlegm and clearing turbidity. It is commonly used in folk medicine to treat colds, coughs with phlegm, diarrhea, rheumatic joint pain, low back pain and other symptoms. There are also experimental results showing that Artemisia selengensis extract can significantly reduce the serum uric acid level in patients with hyperuricemia. Artemisia selengensis extract can effectively inhibit the xanthine antimicrobial activity, and it is concentration-related. The inhibitory effect of 40ug/ml Artemisia selengensis extract and 2ug allopurinol on xanthine antimicrobial activity is very significant, which is one of the mechanisms of action of Artemisia selengensis extract in reducing blood uric acid levels.

Function three

Artemisia selengensis can enter the lung meridian, so it is mainly used to treat body heat and cold symptoms, and can effectively relieve cough and phlegm, relieve cough and phlegm, and stop asthma. Take five or six cents of Artemisia selengensis and wolfberry grass, and soak them together with five or six cents of old rock sugar. It has a very good effect on treating cough with phlegm. Take 50g each of Artemisia selengensis and Vitex negundo, 30g each of Peucedanum chinense and Herba Cloudyae, 40g of Semen Indici and 1 liang of Capsella purse, decocted in water and taken for one month, which can effectively relieve the symptoms of bronchitis and cold asthma.