Ku Shen is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine herb, mainly used in the form of its roots. It has various medicinal uses and can be taken as a decoction or used to make alcoholic drinks. Let's learn about the efficacy and effects of Ku Shen together!
[Medicinal uses of Ku Shen]
1. Decoction for bathing: Boil 50g of Ku Shen in water for 30 minutes, then soak the whole body when the water temperature is suitable.
2. Fumigation and washing: Use hot Ku Shen decoction to fumigate and wash the affected area, and use a towel dipped in water for hot compress. Once a day, for 30 minutes each time.
3. Foot bath with Ku Shen: Once a day, for 30 minutes each time.
4. Sitting bath with Ku Shen: Used to treat gynecological itching, damp-heat diarrhea, jaundice with red urine, and various hemorrhagic diseases. Twice a day, for 30 minutes each time.
[Efficacy and effects of Ku Shen]
1. Antitumor:
Studies have shown that the component sophocarpine in Ku Shen has anti-cancer activity and has different degrees of inhibitory effects on cancer cells.
2. Antiallergic:
In addition to its antitumor effects, sophocarpine in Ku Shen can also reduce the release of allergic mediators in the body, thereby playing an immunosuppressive role and having antiallergic effects.
3. Antibacterial:
Pharmacological studies have shown that other alkaloids in Ku Shen have inhibitory effects on the respiration and nucleic acid metabolism of bacteria. In addition, they also have certain inhibitory effects on bacillus dysentery, proteus, and Staphylococcus aureus.
4. Vermifuge:
The vermifuge effect of Ku Shen is also attributed to its alkaloid components. They can paralyze the nervous system of parasites, causing them to lose adhesion and vitality, and eventually be expelled from the body along with metabolic waste, achieving the purpose of vermifuge.
