Xu Changqing, a traditional Chinese medicine, can lower blood pressure. It can be decocted or soaked. Xu Changqing has the effects of diuresis, reducing swelling, promoting blood circulation, detoxification, relieving pain, and stopping cough. What other effects does it have?
Picture of Xu Changqing
[Effects and Uses of Xu Changqing]
Nature and taste: pungent, warm.
① "Classic of Herbal Medicine": "Pungent in taste, warm in nature."
② "Other Records": "Non-toxic."
Meridian tropism: Liver and Stomach meridians.
Main uses: Relieving pain, stopping cough, diuresis, reducing swelling, promoting blood circulation, detoxification.
Used for stomach pain, toothache, rheumatic pain, menstrual abdominal pain, chronic bronchitis, ascites, edema, dysentery, enteritis, bruises, eczema, hives, venomous snake bites.
[Effects and Actions of Xu Changqing]
1. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic
Used for rheumatic pain, lower back pain, bruises, epigastric pain, toothache, and other types of pain. Xu Changqing has a good effect in dispelling wind and relieving pain, and is widely used for various types of pain caused by wind, cold, Qi stagnation, and blood stasis.
In recent years, Xu Changqing has also been used for postoperative pain and cancer pain, showing certain analgesic effects. It can be used alone or in combination with other related medicines according to the specific condition.
2. Dispelling wind and relieving itching
Used for eczema, rubella nodules, stubborn tinea, and other skin diseases. Xu Changqing has the effect of dispelling wind and relieving itching. It can be taken orally alone or used for external washing by decocting. It can also be combined with bitter ginseng, Difuzi, and Bai Xianpi, which have the functions of clearing and purging damp-heat.
In addition, Xu Changqing can also neutralize snake venom and treat snake bites. It can be used internally or externally in combination with Banbianlian.
