The efficacy and effects of Pulutong

September 2, 2023
Passepartout is the dried mature fruit sequence of the maple tree of the witch hazel plant. It is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places. It is bitter and flat in nature and belongs to the liver and kidney meridians, and is a common medicine to dispel wind-dampness. What are the efficacy and effects of Lulutong?

Dispelling wind and activating energy

Lulutong can dispel wind and dampness, and it can relax and activate the meridians and channels. It is a good remedy for the treatment of rheumatism, numbness and constriction of hands and feet. It is also often used to treat bruises, bruises, swelling and pain because of its ability to open the meridians and disperse bruises to relieve pain.

Relieving water and swelling

Lutong is bitter and descending in taste, which can promote water retention and reduce swelling, and is good for treating edema, swelling and other conditions such as internal stagnation of water and dampness.

Regulating menstruation and blood

Lutong enters the liver meridian and can regulate the liver and qi. It can be used to treat irregular menstrual flow, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis in women.

Lowering breast milk

It is often used to treat postpartum dysmenorrhea, painful swelling of the breasts or low milk.

Dispelling wind and relieving itching

Lutong not only dispels wind and dampness, but also dispels wind and relieves itching, which can be used to treat various kinds of itchy skin and rubella.

Liver protection

The methanolic extract of Lutong has obvious anti-hepatocytotoxic activity, i.e., in an in vitro test, it has a significant protective effect on the cytotoxicity of rat hepatocytes induced by carbon tetrachloride and aminogalactose in initial culture.

Hypolipidemic

Lutong fruit can lower blood lipids and boil water for long-term consumption to relieve symptoms of high blood lipids, blood clots, poor blood flow and cerebral infarction.
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