The efficacy and function of radix scutellariae

1. Main effects

1. Its first function is to remove dampness and dispel wind, and it is often used with other Chinese medicinal materials or Western medicines to solve itching caused by tinea pedis, pain in damp muscles and bones, scrotal eczema and vulvar leukoplakia.

2. If you are injured in the wild, such as spraining your ankle or your knee cannot flex and extend normally, using this can solve your problem. Take 30 grams of it and boil it in water to clean the affected area. The symptoms will be relieved after a few times. However, if the injury is too serious, it is still necessary to take emergency bandaging measures and seek medical treatment in time to avoid leaving a root of the disease.

3. If you have limb cramps, especially those caused by low external temperature, you can use it for preliminary treatment. The specific usage is the same as the previous one.

2. Use with

Traditional Chinese medicine inherits the traditional Chinese civilization concept of yin and yang harmony, and emphasizes harmony and coordination. Therefore, many medicinal materials have medicinal materials that are suitable for it, and Ligusticum chuanxiong is no exception. It is pungent and sweet in nature, and is a warm-natured medicinal material. It is suitable for combination with medicinal materials such as aconite, atractylodes, smilax china, and millettia reticulata.

3. Similar medicinal materials

Although mulberry branches and pine knots have some overlapping effects, their medicinal properties are different, and the specific effects they produce are also different. Mulberry branches are mainly suitable for limb and hoof pain caused by wind evil turning into heat and hemiplegia caused by stroke, while turpentine is mainly used for cold and dampness pain caused by difficulty in flexing and extending joints or swelling of joints. It should be distinguished from it when used to ensure symptomatic treatment.

4. Recipe Recommendation

Many people find it difficult to swallow it simply as a medicinal ingredient, but it is easy to swallow as a food ingredient. You can choose to stew the beef or mutton with herb, onion, ginger, cooking wine, etc. After simmering for 45 minutes, simply season with salt, chicken essence, chicken fat or broth and pepper.

If you don't eat meat, you can boil water with the herb and cook celery with other seasonings. It also has good medicinal value.

5. Taboos

The herb is warm in nature and there are no contraindications for its use by most people. However, it should be noted that pregnant women cannot eat it. If you are not sure, remember to communicate with your doctor.