The efficacy and effects of Xu Changqing

September 1, 2023
Xu Changqing is pungent and warm. It belongs to the liver and stomach meridians. This herb is now classified as an important medicine for relieving pain, dispelling wind and dampness, and relieving snake venom, and has been widely used. What are the efficacy and effects of Xu Changqing?

Dispelling wind and dampness

Xu Changqing is pungent and warm, and has a strong effect on dispelling wind and dampness. It is commonly used to treat rheumatic paralysis and pain, and can be taken in decoction or in wine alone.

Pain relief

Xu Changqing has good efficacy in dispelling wind and relieving pain, and is widely used for various pains caused by wind-dampness, cold condensation, qi stagnation and blood stasis, such as rheumatic paralysis pain, lumbago, pain from bruises, pain in the abdomen, toothache, etc. It is also used for post-operative pain and cancer pain. It is also used for post-operative pain and cancer pain with certain pain-relieving effects. It can be applied alone, or combined with related drugs with evidence.

Anti-itch

Xu Changqing has a good effect of dispelling wind and relieving itch, and can be used for pruritic skin diseases such as eczema, rubella and ringworm. It can be used as a decoction alone for internal use or as a topical wash. It can also be used together with bitter ginseng, Dioscorea, and Bai Xian Pi.

Anti-snake venom

Xu Changqing can resist snake venom. For poisonous snake bites, it can be applied externally by pounding the fresh product alone, or by decoction for internal use or external application in combination with Half Lotus, Qing Mu Xiang, and Seven-leaved One-branch Flower. It is an important drug for snake medicine.

Anti-swelling

Xu Changqing is also used for sores and carbuncles with detoxifying, swelling and pain relieving effects. It can also be used for urinary incontinence caused by damp-heat obstruction, or cirrhosis of the liver with ascites, etc. It has a beneficial effect on water and swelling.

Contraindications of Xu Changqing

Take with caution for the weak. Toxic side effects: Non-toxic. There are no uncomfortable reactions when taken in water decoction within the regular dose.

Clinical Applications

Modern pharmacological research shows that: Xu Changqing mainly contains dandenolides, flavonoid glycosides and a small amount of alkaloids, which have various effects such as analgesic, sedative, antibacterial, antihypertensive and hypolipidemic. It can be used clinically for bruises and battering injuries and lumbar spine pain in orthopedics; it has a very significant pain-relieving effect on gastritis, gastric pain, gastric ulcer and other stomach distension and pain.
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