Which Chinese medicine is better for dampness and inflammation?

Among traditional Chinese medicine, many herbs can actually have the effect of removing dampness and reducing inflammation. However, if we do not understand the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine and use it blindly, it will cause some harm. So, which Chinese medicine is better for diuresis and anti-inflammatory? Today we will introduce to you some Chinese medicines that can eliminate dampness and reduce inflammation. You can choose the medicines that are beneficial to you for treatment according to your own situation.

1. Banlangen is mainly used to treat pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, influenza, mumps, acute infectious hepatitis, etc. It also has inhibitory effects on Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Enteritis bacteria, etc.

2. Houttuynia cordata is mainly used to treat pneumonia, lung abscess, urinary tract infection, dysentery, mastitis, nephritis, cellulitis, otitis media, external snake bites, boils, carbuncle, etc. It has an inhibitory effect on influenza viruses, and also has analgesic, hemostatic, antitussive and diuretic effects.

3. Honeysuckle is mainly used to treat upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, lung abscess, acute appendicitis, leptospirosis, bacterial dysentery, furuncle, carbuncle, erysipelas, uterine erosion, etc.

4. Coptis chinensis is mainly used to treat acute bacterial dysentery, acute colitis, acute conjunctivitis, mouth ulcers, furuncles, carbuncles, hematemesis, diabetes and burns, etc. It also has an inhibitory effect on some influenza viruses. It has a killing effect on Leptospira and Trichomonas, and also has antihypertensive and antiarrhythmic effects. The effects are clearing away heat and dampness, purging fire and detoxifying.

5. Scutellaria baicalensis is mainly used to treat acute and chronic hepatitis, dysentery, acute and chronic enteritis, furuncle, carbuncle, burns, upper respiratory tract infection and prevention of scarlet fever, etc. It has antipyretic, sedative, antihypertensive, diuretic, choleretic and liver-protecting effects.

6. Dandelion has broad-spectrum antibacterial and obvious bactericidal effects. It has significant therapeutic effects on acute tonsillitis, conjunctivitis, urinary tract infection, mastitis, tracheitis, gastritis, etc., and the effect is better when eaten raw.

7. Purslane can be eaten raw or boiled in water and taken cold. It has therapeutic effects on acute enteritis, mastitis, nephritis edema, hemorrhoidal bleeding, etc. Especially for the treatment of bacterial dysentery, taking a large amount of fresh purslane juice has excellent effect.

8. Pharmacological studies on hawthorn have shown that hawthorn has inhibitory effects on Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Regular consumption can prevent and treat infectious diseases of the digestive tract, respiratory tract and other organs and tissues caused by these pathogens.

9. Folium Isatidis is mainly used to treat influenza, acute infectious hepatitis, bacillary dysentery, acute gastroenteritis, acute pneumonia, erysipelas, jaundice, dysentery, mouth ulcers, etc. It has a killing effect on many types of Shigella dysenteriae and meningococci.

10. Forsythia is mainly used to treat erysipelas, maculopapular rashes, carbuncles, scrofula, and urinary retention. It can inhibit various bacteria such as typhoid.

11. Junchen has the effect of clearing away heat and dampness, and is mainly used to treat damp-heat jaundice, difficulty urinating, wind-itch, scabies and other symptoms.

12. Andrographis paniculata is used to treat acute dysentery, gastroenteritis, meningitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, and whooping cough.

13. Bupleurum is mainly used to treat upper respiratory tract infection, malaria, hepatitis, cholecystitis, rectal prolapse, etc. It has antipyretic, sedative, antihypertensive and antitussive effects.