The efficacy and effects of white foxglove root

White foxglove root is sweet and cold in nature. It enters the lung, stomach and small intestine meridians. It has the effect of cooling the blood and stopping bleeding, clearing heat and diuretic. Here we will take a look at the effects and contraindications of white foxglove root.

Clearing heat from the lung and stomach

It is used for fever and thirst, vomiting with stomach heat and coughing with lung heat. White foxglove root can clear the heat of the lung and stomach, so it is suitable for the above-mentioned symptoms, often used as an adjunctive medicine. Also in the measles rash and recovery period, can be used as a drink with thatch root decoction, to take its effect of clearing heat and promoting the production of fluid.

Cooling the blood to stop bleeding

Used in treating blood heat delusion, epistaxis and blood in urine. It can be used alone or in combination with Xiaoxi and Rootstalk.

Pharmacological effects

Diuretic effect

The decoction and water infusion of white foxglove root have diuretic effect on normal rabbits, and the diuretic effect is most obvious after 5-10 days of administration, but not obvious after 20 days. However, the dose used, especially the amount of water intake of animals are not clear, and there is no control group, further research is needed. It has also been suggested that the diuretic effect of Bacopa monniera is related to its rich potassium salt content. Water boiled with white foxglove root. When eaten, it can make the body urinate more. More toxins are excreted from the body.

Stops bleeding and cools the blood

It is very suitable for people who often have nosebleeds in summer. People who often have nosebleeds in summer are the result of dry and hot blood. This is the time to eat more white foxglove root, which can achieve the effect of blood replenishment. Experiment: White foxglove root powder can significantly shorten the time of re-calcium in rabbit plasma. However, white foxglove root contains more calcium, which may interfere with the experimental results. White foxglove root powder is sprinkled on the bleeding femoral artery of dogs or rabbits and compressed for 1-2 minutes, which has a hemostatic effect. Clinically, white foxglove root is used to treat epistaxis.

Antibacterial effect

The decoction of B. alba has a significant inhibitory effect on B. fowleri and B. sonnei in the test tube, but not on B. shigella and B. shu.

Toxic effects

In rabbits, 25g/kg of the decoction was administered by instillation. After 36 hours, activity was inhibited, movement was slowed and respiration was increased, but it recovered quickly. If 10-15g/kg was injected intravenously, the respiration was increased and movement was inhibited. 1 hour later, the dose was increased to 25g/kg and death occurred after 6 hours.

Helps repair and regeneration of liver cells

Because of its anti-inflammatory properties, white foxglove root can be used as a medicine for hepatitis B as it eliminates inflammation and helps to reduce liver damage in patients with hepatitis B. White foxglove root is especially good for the liver. This is because white foxglove root has liver cleansing and detoxifying properties. These effects are especially needed by the liver. It is especially good for the liver when eaten regularly.

Eliminates jaundice

It is recorded in the Materia Medica that Bupleurum root can eliminate jaundice and detoxify alcohol, which is also proven in modern medical research, so for jaundiced patients who took Bupleurum root, the jaundice index turned normal in an average of 20.15 days with no side effects.

Other effects

The Coix lacryma root contains Coix lacryma, which has an inhibitory effect on the contraction and metabolism of skeletal muscle. It also has sedative, antipyretic and analgesic effects, fever and thirst, stomach heat and vomiting, lung heat and wheezing, edema, and jaundice.

White foxglove lean pork soup

Ingredients: 250g of pork (lean), 60g of white foxglove root, 3g of salt Production process 1. wash and cut the roots of the white foxglove; 2. Wash the lean pork and cut it into pieces; 3. put all the ingredients together into a pot, add water, bring to a boil, then cook for one hour on a gentle fire, season to taste. Efficacy. White foxglove lean meat soup can clear heat and produce fluid, dampness and reduce yellow. It is suitable for acute jaundice type hepatitis is light heat, the symptoms see the face and eyes are yellow, bright color, urine is not conducive, color like thick tea diet reduced patients, can also be used for urinary tract infection and damp heat injection.