Da Guo Lu Huang has the functions of dispelling wind, clearing heat, and resolving phlegm. Let's take a look at its specific effects and side effects together with the editor!
Efficiency of Da Guo Lu Huang
1. Treat wind-heat cough
When the body is invaded by wind and heat, the lungs lose their clarity, leading to a cough, which is what traditional Chinese medicine refers to as wind-heat cough.
This condition usually presents as a dry cough without phlegm, or with yellow phlegm, and sometimes accompanied by fever symptoms.
Patients can use Da Guo Lu Huang to treat this condition. After boiling Da Guo Lu Huang in water, drinking the medicinal juice can help dispel wind-heat and treat cough.
2. Treat sore throat
Da Guo Lu Huang has the effect of treating sore throat because it can clear heat and detoxify, which is very effective for relieving the symptoms of sore throat.
After catching a cold, it is easy to cause a sore throat. Taking Da Guo Lu Huang boiled water can reduce swelling and relieve pain.
Sore throat caused by excessive internal heat or staying up late can also be treated with Da Guo Lu Huang.
3. Treat hot toxic sores and furuncles
Da Guo Lu Huang has the function of clearing heat and detoxifying, and can be used to treat hot toxic sores and furuncles.
Hot toxic sores and furuncles are actually pyogenic skin inflammations caused by external heat and toxins. Patients often feel local redness, swelling, and suppuration of the skin.
Fresh Da Guo Lu Huang can be crushed and applied to the wound, changing the medicine several times a day.
Medical Uses of Da Guo Lu Huang
1. Treat early jaundice and relieve weakness: Three leaves of Shenxian Duizuo grass, Baihebao grass, Pingdi wood, and Yincheng each weighing three qian. Decoct in water and divide into three doses, taken in the morning, noon, and evening. (From "Bai Cao Jing")
2. Treat ascites and bloating: Take an appropriate amount of fresh Da Guo Lu Huang, grind it into a paste, and apply it to the navel. (From "Shanghai Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicine")
3. Treat kidney deficiency and edema: Sichuan Dajinqian grass, fennel seeds. Stew with pig's trotters and take orally. (From "Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica")
4. Treat urinary calculi: Take one ounce of Da Guo Lu Huang, decoct in water and take orally. (From "Hunan Materia Medica")
5. Treat all types of hernia: Shenxian Duizuo grass, Qingmuxiang. Grind the two ingredients into juice, and take it with wine. (From "Liu Yuyi's Experience Formula")
6. Treat carbuncles: Crush Da Guo Lu Huang into juice, dilute it with rice water or wine, and take orally. (From "Hunan Materia Medica")
7. Treat bruises and injuries: Take fresh Da Guo Lu Huang, wash it, crush it into juice, and drink a small cup. (From "Shanghai Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicine")
Side Effects of Da Guo Lu Huang
Although Da Guo Lu Huang does not have toxicity, extra attention should be paid to its dosage to avoid adverse effects on the body.
