What are the anti-inflammatory herbs

April 19, 2023
Chinese herbal medicine is a priceless treasure passed down from China for thousands of years. Although Western medicine is now more intuitive for the treatment of diseases, many Western medicines also have many defects, many minor diseases simply do not need to take Western medicines, such as common antiseptic and anti-inflammatory, many Chinese herbs have a good antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effect, the toxic side effects are far less than antibiotics, so what are the anti-inflammatory Chinese medicines?

Respiratory tract infection

Honeysuckle, Fritillaria, Forsythia, Panax notoginseng, Chaihu, etc. The most common pathogenic bacteria are Streptococcus haemolyticus, Haemophilus influenzae, Pneumococcus and Staphylococcus, etc. Occasionally see gram-negative bacilli, many Chinese herbs are natural antibiotics, honeysuckle, fishy grass, plate blue root, etc. have a very good inhibitory effect on the above bacteria.

Chinese medicines for respiratory tract infections

Banlangen Punch: It can clear heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and throat, used for sore throat and fever. Xiao Chai Hu Punch is used for cold and sometimes hot, loss of appetite, bitter mouth and dry throat after cold. Antelope and Antidote Pill: It can remove wind and heat, detoxify the toxin, used for cold and tonsillitis with fever, dizziness, sore throat, cough and other symptoms. Antelope Clear Lung Pill: It can clear the lung and throat and relieve cough. It is used for cold and acute bronchitis, etc. It is effective for cough, yellow or white and sticky sputum, dry throat and sore throat, body heat, headache, nasal bleeding, coughing up blood, etc.

Digestive tract infection

Hawthorn, Da Qing Ye, Andrographis paniculata, Astragalus membranaceus, Huang Lian, Huang Bai, etc. There are many bacteria that can cause digestive tract infections, the most common ones are pathogenic E. coli, S. typhi, S. dysenteriae, Vibrio cholerae, etc. And Andrographis paniculata, Astragalus membranaceus, Huang Lian, Huang Bai, etc. have good inhibitory effect on such bacteria that cause intestinal tract infections. Chinese patent medicines containing these ingredients can be used to treat infectious diarrhea.

Chinese patent medicines used for intestinal infections

Radix Scutellariae Sinensis Weiwan: It can relieve the symptoms of intestinal infections and dysentery, such as foul-smelling stools, yellow and sticky stools, abdominal pain, body heat and thirst. Compound Huangliansu Tablet: It can clear heat and dry dampness, diarrhea and detoxification, used for diarrhea, body heat, thirst, heart trouble and other symptoms caused by enteritis and dysentery. Xianglian Tablet: It can clear heat and dry dampness, used for diarrhea, stool with pus and blood, abdominal distension, abdominal pain and anal swelling caused by bacillary dysentery and simple dyspepsia.

Urinary tract infection

Fungus Chen, Sea Cynthia, Plantago ovata, Lamia, Glycyrrhiza, Vajra sp. Urinary tract infection is most common with Escherichia coli, followed by E. coli, E. deformans, Klebsiella, Bacillus aerogenes, Bacillus alkali, Streptococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus or Pseudomonas aeruginosa, etc. can also cause urinary tract infection. Haijin Sha, Plantago, etc. can facilitate water circulation, clear heat and detoxify, and have better therapeutic effect on urinary tract infection caused by Enterobacteriaceae, etc.

Chinese patent medicines used for urinary tract infections

UroSense Ning Punch: It can clear heat and detoxify, promote laxative and diuretic, and is used for acute and chronic urinary tract infections caused by frequent urination, burning and stinging pain, yellow urine, lower abdominal distension and pain. Sanjin Tablet: Clearing heat and detoxifying, relieving dampness and laxative, stopping bleeding and analgesia, clearing blood and dispersing silt, tonifying deficiency and benefiting kidney, combining attack and supplementation, treating both symptoms and root causes. Eight evidence: Qu Mai, Gardenia, Bian Cao, Moutong, Che Qian Zi, Slippery Rock, Licorice, Lanxiang Cao, Rhubarb, mainly for the treatment of frequent and urgent urination, astringent and painful urination, irregular draining, cloudy red urine, or even urination, and abdominal urgency and fullness.

Skin infection

Amaranthus and dandelion Skin infections are different from internal infections, many of them are not only bacterial infections, but also fungal infections and viral skin inflammations, which require more caution. They are also good for skin infections such as folliculitis and impetigo.

Traditional Chinese medicines for skin infections

Dispersing wind and dampness, clearing heat and nourishing blood. It is often used to treat acute urticaria, eczema, allergic dermatitis, paddy's dermatitis, drug dermatitis, neurodermatitis, etc. caused by wind-heat or wind-dampness. Fangfengtongsheng Pill: It is used for relieving exterior cold and interior heat, both exterior and interior, for external treatment of skin diseases, internal treatment of constipation, rubella and damp sores, etc.

Vaginal infection

Bitter ginseng, Serpentine seed, Atractylodes macrocephala, and raw coix seed. Vaginitis is a common disease in gynecology, mainly caused by mycobacteria and bacteria, bacteria are most common in E. coli, and mycobacteria are mainly Streptococcus albicans, bitter ginseng and Serpentine can clear heat and dry dampness, kill worms and diuretic, modern pharmacological research found that it has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli and fungi.

Prepared Chinese medicines for vaginitis

White Belt Pill: It can be used for vaginal inflammation such as excessive amount of discharge, white color, sticky texture, fishy smell, swelling in the yin, abdominal distension and dullness, loose stool, pale tongue, white greasy coating and moist pulse. Fumigation of vulva: 15 grams each of Atractylodes macrocephala, Coix seeds, bitter ginseng, 10 grams of Phellodendron, cloth decoction with water for minutes, fumigation of vulva, 2 times a day.

Biliary tract infection

Goldenseal, Yin Chen, Scutellaria, Tiger Balm, etc. Biliary tract infection is dominated by bacterial infections such as Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, anaerobic bacteria, etc. There are herbs such as Goldenseal, Yin Chen, Scutellaria baicalensis and Tiger Balm that have good anti-inflammatory and bile-boosting effects.

Chinese patent medicines used for biliary tract infections

Anti-inflammatory and biliary tablets: It can clear heat, dispel dampness, and benefit bile, and is used for symptoms such as bitterness in the mouth caused by acute and chronic biliary tract infections. Biliary Ning Tablets: It can relieve liver and bile, clear heat and laxative, and is used for chronic cholecystitis, gallbladder stones, and after gallbladder removal, symptoms such as vague pain in the right upper abdomen, bloating after meals, belching, and constipation.

Anti-inflammatory misconceptions of Chinese medicine

Although certain Chinese medicines have been confirmed by pharmacological research to have antibacterial effects, Chinese medicine is not a simple pile of antibacterial drugs, but rather emphasizes evidence-based treatment, not simply treating the symptoms, headache and foot pain. If you feel that any of the above drugs are allopathic to you, you should consult your doctor to see if you can use them, rather than just reading the instructions and buying and taking them on your own. In addition, some diseases do require antibiotic treatment, the doctor will choose different varieties of antibiotics, dosage, dosage and course of treatment according to the different severity of the patient's condition and the different sites of infection, and should follow the doctor's instructions.
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