Agarwood is a commonly used traditional Chinese herb, known for its ability to promote blood circulation, relieve pain, detoxify, and reduce swelling. It is especially effective in treating women's diseases. Let's take a closer look at the benefits of agarwood as a traditional Chinese herb.
I. Benefits of agarwood
Agarwood has the effects of promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, detoxifying, and reducing swelling. It is commonly used for abdominal pain, malnutrition in children, dry blood consumption in women, waist sprains, wounds, urinary tract infections, mumps, and snake bites.
1. Treating abdominal pain
Agarwood has a good therapeutic effect on common abdominal pain and distension in women.
2. Treating dry blood consumption in women
Women often experience problems such as dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, and poor menstrual flow. Agarwood can be used for long-term regulation and treatment.
3. Treating postpartum body pain
Agarwood is also suitable for women who experience limb or joint soreness, pain, and numbness during the puerperium. Postpartum body pain, also known as "postpartum wind" in Chinese, is a common condition among new mothers.
4. Treating retained placenta
In many areas, if the placenta does not come out after childbirth, agarwood is used in traditional remedies to help with the treatment. Agarwood is now widely used in clinical settings.
II. Pharmacological effects
1. Hepatoprotective and lipid-lowering activity
Agarwood leaf extract and ethyl acetate extract have the most significant effects in regulating blood lipids, protecting the liver, and inhibiting lipid peroxidation. The active component of agarwood is the ethyl acetate extract.
The ethyl acetate extract of agarwood can be used to treat liver damage caused by hyperlipidemia.
2. Hepatoprotective activity against acute liver injury
Agarwood leaf butanol extract has a good effect in reducing the levels of GPT, GOT, and MDA in mice with acute liver injury caused by carbon tetrachloride. It also increases the level of SOD activity in mice. This is the main component of the hepatoprotective effect of agarwood and can be developed for use in hepatoprotective preparations.
III. Precautions
Contraindications: Avoid use during pregnancy and lactation.
Dietary restrictions: Do not consume excessive amounts orally.
