The efficacy and effects of Huang Lian

Huanglian, also known as taste even, Chuanlian, chicken claw even, is a perennial herb, its roots are like chicken claws, is the main component of the medicine, the taste is extremely bitter, there are "dumb to eat Huanglian, there is bitter to say" the common saying, then the efficacy and function of Huanglian are what are they?

Clearing heat and removing fire

Huang Lian in Chinese medicine with other auxiliary drugs both for damp-heat evidence, also applicable to fire-heat evidence, Huang Lian bitter cold, fire detoxification effect is very strong, all the damp-heat blockage evidence, warm disease, high fever, irritability, etc. can be used, treatment of damp-heat often with half summer, melon atrophy, etc., treatment of fire-heat often with vermilion, Dihuang, etc.

Treatment of malaria

In Chinese medicine, Huang Lian has always been used to treat malaria and other serious diarrhea. Huang Lian contains Huang Lian Su, which is also an over-the-counter diarrhea drug in current medicine, mainly because it has antibacterial and antimicrobial effects on Bacillus dysenteriae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium pneumoniae, Mycobacterium typhi and Mycobacterium diphtheriae. It is an effective drug for the treatment of bacterial gastroenteritis, dysentery and other digestive tract diseases.

Treatment of inflammatory diseases of the digestive tract

Gastroenteritis, gastric ulcer, gastroenteritis, enteritis and other digestive tract diseases have always been difficult to treat, and many drugs have stimulating effects on the gastrointestinal tract. It stays in the gastrointestinal tract, and its bitterness increases the duration of its stay in the gastrointestinal tract, making it effective in the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the digestive tract.

Lowering blood sugar

The regulation of blood sugar by safranin in Huanglian is related to the measurement of the drug and the way it is administered. In the treatment of diabetic patients, a small amount of safranin can be added to the intravenous drip appropriately, which can significantly gingeren blood sugar, but it should be noted that the amount of safranin intravenous drip should not be too high, so as not to cause inhibition of the cardiac system, slowing down the heart rate, and in serious cases, rhabdomyolysis and lactic acidosis may occur.

The role of Huanglian

1, anti-ulcer: on indocin-induced gastric ulcer in rats has a significant inhibitory effect, P<0.01; the intensity of action and cimetidine equivalent. 2, inhibition of gastric acid secretion: can significantly reduce the amount of gastric juice secretion, P<0.01; the intensity of action is comparable to cimetidine. 3、Protection of gastric mucosa: significantly resist acute for mucosal injury in rats caused by sodium hydrogenated ethanol hydrochloride and aspirin, etc. 4, anti-inflammatory and analgesic: tested by hot plate method and twisting method, all have obvious analgesic effect; have obvious anti-inflammatory effect. 5, antibacterial: strong effect on golden Portugal, Vibrio cholerae, Streptococcus b, weaker effect on E. coli, S. typhi.

Contraindications of yellow lily of the valley

1. Huanglian taste bitter, astringent effect on the gastrointestinal tract, not suitable for large amounts of consumption, and not suitable for long-term consumption, to avoid the astringent effect on the gastrointestinal tract leads to constipation. 2. Huanglian has a certain stimulating effect on the stomach, which is called "bitter stomach" in Chinese medicine, and can increase stomach acid. 3. Huang Lian has toxic side effects and is not suitable for consumption in large quantities, nor for intravenous infusion to avoid toxic reactions.