Sea purslane is a common medicinal weed in rural areas, with good heat-clearing and detoxifying effects. It has a certain therapeutic effect in relieving urinary calculi and other conditions. Let's learn about the efficacy and function of sea purslane below!
【Efficacy and Function of Sea Purslane】
Sea purslane has a good heat-clearing and detoxifying effect, so it can be taken by patients with excessive internal heat to help alleviate the condition and achieve the effect of heat-clearing. If various symptoms occur due to excessive internal heat, sea purslane can also be taken to help improve the symptoms.
Sea purslane also has a particularly important effect and function, which is the effect of promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals. Therefore, patients with this need can try using sea purslane to soak in water or take it as medicine to improve their condition.
For common colds and fever, sea purslane can also be taken by soaking it in water to help improve symptoms. However, if the symptoms are very severe, it is necessary to go to the hospital for treatment instead of randomly taking medications at home to solve the problem.
【Pharmacological Effects of Sea Purslane】
1. Litholytic effect: Experiments have shown that after injecting sea purslane preparation into anesthetized dogs, the frequency of ureter peristalsis increases significantly, and the pressure in the upper segment of the ureter increases significantly, indicating that sea purslane has a promoting effect on stone elimination.
2. Cholagogic effect: Experiments have been conducted on anesthetized rats by inserting a catheter into the common bile duct to collect bile. When injected with sodium deoxycholate into the duodenum, the cholagogic effect reaches its maximum after 2 hours of administration and lasts for 4 to 5 hours.
3. Antibacterial effect: In vitro experiments have demonstrated antibacterial effects, showing weak antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus with an inhibition diameter of 12.5 to 16.5 mm.
4. Diuretic effect: Sea purslane has the ability to penetrate and excrete dampness, clear heat, and promote diuresis. It is mainly used to treat various urinary disorders, turbid urine, leukorrhea, and damp-heat edema caused by lower jiao damp-heat.
【Precautions for Using Sea Purslane】
It is advisable for individuals with deficient kidney yin or insufficient true yang of the kidneys to use this product with caution, as it may worsen the patient's condition.
Sea purslane has a cold nature, so it should not be taken in large quantities without moderation. Especially for women with a cold constitution, the effects will be even worse after taking it.
Menstruating women should not take it because it has a blood-activating effect, which may have an impact on the body for these two groups of people.
Especially for pregnant women, if they take sea purslane, it is likely to lead to miscarriage.
