Chaihu is not only used for liver protection in adults, but also for treating colds in children. When facing complications caused by colds, it is particularly important to choose the right medicine. Can Chaihu effectively prevent colds?
Can Chaihu effectively prevent colds?
Chaihu, a traditional Chinese medicine, has significant antiviral, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, cough suppressant, and immune-boosting effects.
Chaihu, as a treasure of Chinese herbal medicine, has been recorded in the ancient book "Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica" for thousands of years. Medical works from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties have recorded the evolution and development of Chaihu.
In this century, many scholars have conducted extensive research on Chaihu, and scientific experiments have proven that Chaihu can effectively clear heat and detoxify, harmonize the Shaoyang meridian, support the body's yang energy, and have significant antipyretic effects on fever caused by various reasons. It is safe and has no side effects. Its antipyretic method is the traditional Chinese medicine method of "sweating", which works quickly.
Chaihu can effectively prevent various epidemic diseases caused by unknown viruses and mutant viruses, control the development of the disease, and prevent secondary infections.
Why are people more susceptible to wind-cold in autumn and winter?
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, autumn wind is considered an evil wind, and when the evil wind carries cold air into the body, it becomes wind-cold.
Because there is a large temperature difference between day and night in autumn, and the temperature is low in the morning and evening, people's bodies, which are accustomed to the summer heat, are easily invaded by the cold air carried by the autumn wind, leading to wind-cold in those with weak resistance.
Unlike summer colds, the symptoms of wind-cold in autumn and winter mainly include: aversion to cold, sneezing, clear nasal discharge, inflammation of the throat, fever, and even limb soreness. People with wind-cold feel both cold and feverish at the same time.
Also, due to the dry weather in autumn and winter, and the respiratory tract being exposed to cold air, people who suffer from wind-cold often have severe coughing, which can lead to upper respiratory tract infections such as tonsillitis and pharyngitis.
The effects of Chaihu
Chaihu has a bitter and slightly cold nature, and it has the effects of releasing the exterior, dissipating heat, soothing the liver, and raising yang energy.
"The Compendium of Materia Medica" describes its effects as treating sinking of yang energy due to excessive heat, regulating the liver and gallbladder, relieving headache, dizziness, heat entering the blood chamber in women, and irregular menstruation.
As a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in clinical practice, Chaihu is often used in combination with other herbs, and its main effects are relieving stagnation, clearing heat, dispelling evil, and clearing heat.
