Wuxueteng is widely used in the medical field as a natural hypoglycemic herbal medicine. In addition, Wuxueteng also has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, promoting pus drainage, reducing swelling, relieving pain, and promoting tissue regeneration. It can be used to treat rheumatism, sore throat, snake bites, and other conditions.
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Can Wuxueteng be taken during menstruation?
Wuxueteng is contraindicated during menstruation mainly because women's bodies are weaker during this time, so caution should be exercised when taking it.
As long as it is used in the recommended dosage, Wuxueteng is generally safe and has no side effects. The safety of Wuxueteng during pregnancy and breastfeeding has not been tested.
Diabetic patients should only take Wuxueteng extract to reduce blood sugar under the clinical supervision of healthcare professionals.
Wuxueteng has been used for more than 2000 years in India and southern China to treat diabetes. Its leaves are also used to nourish the stomach, relieve constipation, retain moisture, and treat liver diseases.
1. "Practical Chinese Herbal Medicine": The root can reduce swelling, detoxify, clear heat, and cool blood. It is used to treat multiple abscesses, deep abscesses, mastitis, and boils.
2. "Color Atlas of Common Chinese Herbal Medicine": The tender branches and leaves can relieve pain, promote tissue regeneration, and reduce swelling. It is used to treat gunshot wounds and kill lice.
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Application of Wuxueteng in combination with other herbs
1. Treatment of testicular pain: Soak 60g of Wuxueteng and wild peony root in alcohol, stew for half an hour, and take it. Also, crush the ink dry lotus and apply it.
2. Treatment of cervical lymph node tuberculosis: Take 30g of Wuxueteng, 30g of white powder vine head, and 15g of rat ear root, decoct in water and take one dose daily.
3. Treatment of rheumatism and arthralgia: Take 45g of Wuxueteng and stew with 100g of stewed pork.
4. Treatment of bone ulcers: Take 15g of Wuxueteng, 15g of mountain pepper root, 15g of one yellow flower, 15g of Tianji yellow, and 10g of liangmianzhen, decoct in water and take it.
5. Treatment of back and leg rheumatism and pain: Take 30g of Wuxueteng, 30g of Qianjinba, 10g of liangmianzhen, 15g of horse saddle vine head, and 15g of niudali, decoct in water and take it.
6. Treatment of abscesses: Take 15g of Wuxueteng head, 15g of Mao Yu leaf gold flower vine, decoct in water and soak in wine.
7. Treatment of early-stage abscesses and swelling: Take 15g of Wuxueteng, 15g of night fragrant cow, 15g of juezhuang, 30g of white powder vine head, and 10g of Tianji yellow, decoct and take it with wine.
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Pharmacological effects of Wuxueteng
1. Hypoglycemic effect
Experts used a mouse model of experimental diabetes induced by streptozotocin to observe the hypoglycemic effect of Wuxueteng compound preparation. The results showed that the high and low doses of Wuxueteng compound preparation could significantly counteract the diabetic effect induced by streptozotocin.
This indicates that its main mechanism of hypoglycemic action is through the protective effect on pancreatic islet cells and the promotion of recovery and regeneration of pancreatic beta cells.
2. Hypolipidemic effect
The high and low doses of Wuxueteng compound preparation could significantly reduce the serum total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in rats with fed-induced hyperlipidemia.
This preparation is effective in an animal model of endogenous hypercholesterolemia caused by feeding a diet rich in saturated fatty acids.
3. Inhibition of sweetness
Potassium salt of Wuxueteng acid can inhibit the sensitivity of humans or animals to the sweetness of sucrose and sodium saccharin, but the glycosides of its hydrolysis products do not have the inhibitory effect on sweetness.
Gurmarin in Wuxueteng leaf extract can inhibit the sweetness of sucrose, glucose, gum arabic, and saccharin, but it does not affect the taste of salt, acid, or bitterness.
