Efficacy and effects of wolfsbane

September 3, 2023
The whole plant is poisonous, and its roots can be used as medicine to treat tuberculosis and skin diseases.

Expelling phlegm by expelling water

Wolfsbane is a water-relieving drug in traditional Chinese medicine, with the function of moving blood and breaking up accumulation. It is often used for edema and abdominal distention, heart and abdominal swelling and pain, cough, asthma, chronic bronchitis, etc.

Insecticide

Wolfsbane has a certain degree of toxicity, on many intestinal worms have inactivating effect, the appropriate amount of wolfsbane halberd in clinical use to kill roundworms, hookworms and other intestinal worms, the effect is very good.

Antibacterial

Kirchner A liquid medium to determine the antibacterial effect of wolfsbane agent on human tuberculosis bacilli, the preliminary determination, at a concentration of 1/1000 then there is a significant anti-inflammatory effect. There was a significant variation in the morphology of the inoculum in the high pus level cultures. In the lowest concentration of the culture medium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis was more vigorous than the control group.

Anti-cancer

Wolfsbane contains wolfsbane, sterols and other active ingredients with anti-cancer effects, which have good inhibitory effects on lung cancer cells, liver cancer cells and prostate cancer cells. Among them, the inhibition rate of lung cancer can reach over 70%, which is very effective.

Treatment of reproductive organ diseases

Modern medicine shows that wolfsbane contains wolf toxin, iso-wolf toxin, volatile oil and other components, which have anti-cancer, analgesic and anti-bacterial effects, and are commonly used in clinical practice to treat female genital itching, warts, trichomoniasis and other lesions.

Side effects of wolfsbane

Poisoning

Accidental intake of wolfsbane or overdose will cause numbness and burning pain in the mucous membrane of the mouth and esophagus, followed by symptoms such as dry mouth, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders, as well as dizziness, headache, weakness, pallor, cold sweat, chest tightness and panic, cramps and even shock, which can be fatal in serious cases.

Contraindications to the use of wolfsbane

1. Wolfsbane is poisonous and should be used with caution internally, following the doctor's advice. 2. Wolfsbane is fierce, so it is prohibited for weak and pregnant women. 3. Stop consuming wolfsbane in case of dizziness, headache, weakness and intestinal disorders.
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