Chinese herbal medicine is powerful. Suiguzi is a very common Chinese herbal medicine in daily life, which has very good effects in treating various diseases. Because Suiguzi has the function of inducing abortion, it was considered a taboo for pregnant women in ancient times. Is Suiguzi really reliable for abortion? Let's take a closer look with the editor!
[Is Suiguzi Really Reliable for Abortion?]
Suiguzi can indeed induce abortion. However, this method of abortion causes great harm and its safety is still under confirmation.
Suiguzi itself is a cold natured medicine, and there are indeed records in ancient Chinese medical books that it has the effect of inducing abortion and aiding delivery. Therefore, in ancient times, Suiguzi was one of the drugs prohibited for pregnant women.
However, at present, the abortion drugs chosen in clinical practice in China are all Western medicine, and they also have very clear dosage instructions. Therefore, Suiguzi is no longer used for abortion.
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[Applications of Suiguzi!]
Suiguzi has the effects of clearing heat and promoting diuresis. It is used to treat fever, thirst, restlessness, and difficulty urinating.
1. Abortion and aiding delivery
Danzhuye. Alias: Suiguzi. Properties: Sweet, cold, non-toxic. Functions: (leaves) relieve restlessness, promote urination, calm the mind. (roots) induce abortion and aid delivery.
2. Preventing alcohol intoxication
Danzhuye, also known as Suiguzi or Shanjimi, was first recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica". It has a cold and sweet taste and enters the heart, stomach, and small intestine meridians, with the functions of clearing heat, relieving restlessness, and promoting diuresis.
It can be used to treat symptoms such as fever, thirst, and oral ulcers caused by heat. To treat alcohol-induced restlessness and thirst, and difficulty urinating, 30-50 grams of this herb can be decocted and taken orally, or it can be decocted with chrysanthemum and peppermint and consumed as tea to prevent alcohol intoxication.
[Identification of Suiguzi]
1. Danzhuye
It is a perennial herb, 40-90cm tall. The rhizome is short and thick, and the adventitious roots are sparse, with thickened spindle-shaped tubers near the top or middle. The stem is slender and partially lignified.
The leaves are opposite, broadly lanceolate, 5-20cm long, 1.5-3cm wide, gradually tapering or shortly pointed at the apex, entire, and the base is nearly circular or gradually narrowed into a petiole or without a petiole. There are many parallel veins and obvious transverse veins, forming small rectangular shapes, and the surfaces are smooth or slightly prickly. The leaf sheath is smooth or has fine hairs. The leaf tongue is small, hard, 0.5-1mm long, and has hairy edges.
The panicle is terminal, 10-30cm long, with few branches, sparse, oblique or spreading; spikelets are linear-lanceolate, 7-12mm long (including short awns), 1.5-2.5mm wide, with stout spikelet stalks about 1mm long; glumes are long ovate, with five veins, blunt at the apex, and thin membranous edges, the first glume shorter than the second glume; the outer lemma is longer than the inner lemma, needle-shaped, 6-7mm long, about 3mm wide, with 5-7 veins, and the inner lemma is shorter than the outer lemma, transparent and membranous. The caryopsis is spindle-shaped and dark brown. It flowers from June to September and fruits from August to October.
2. Zhonghua Danzhuye
The appearance and morphology of this species are similar to that of Danzhuye. The difference is that the leaf blade of Zhonghua Danzhuye can reach up to 4cm in width. The panicle branches are shorter, 3-8cm long; spikelets are broadly lanceolate, 7-9cm long, 2.5-3mm wide; glumes are broadly ovate, with 5-7 veins; the first outer glume is about 6mm long, about 5mm wide, with 7 veins, and has a short awn of less than 1mm. It flowers from August to September and fruits from September to October.
