The effect of Imperata porridge

The effects of Imperata Root Porridge can be summarized into the following two aspects. Please see the specific content below.

① "Ben Jing": "It is used to treat fatigue, weakness, replenish qi, remove blood stasis, blood stasis, cold and heat, and promote urination."

② "Bie Lu": "It can relieve the five types of stranguria, eliminate exogenous heat in the intestines and stomach, quench thirst, strengthen tendons, and treat metrorrhagia in women."

③ "Rihuazi Bencao": "It is used to treat irregular menstruation in women and to relieve blood flow."

④ "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "It can stop vomiting blood, nosebleed, treat hematuria, promote urination, and stop metrorrhagia in women."

⑤ "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It can stop vomiting, bleeding, hiccups caused by typhoid fever, shortness of breath caused by lung heat, edema, jaundice, and detoxification of alcohol."

⑥ "Ben Jing Feng Yuan": "It treats stomach reflux, five types of stranguria, fever and dry purple pox."

⑦ "Folk Medicine of Animals and Plants": "Treats athlete's foot."

1. Used for fever, thirst, stomach heat, vomiting, and lung heat cough. Imperata root can clear the heat of the lungs and stomach, so it is suitable for the above symptoms and is often used as an auxiliary medicine. In the rash and recovery period of measles, Imperata root decoction can be used as a drink to take advantage of its effect of clearing heat and promoting body fluid.

2. Used for symptoms such as blood heat, vomiting, nosebleed, and hematuria. This product has the effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding. It can be used alone or with small thistle, lotus root node, etc.

Other functions

1. Treatment of acute nephritis

It has a good effect and can shorten the course of the disease. According to the observation of dozens of cases, the urine volume usually increases significantly within 1 to 5 days after taking the medicine, and can reach about 1500 to 3000 ml per day. Then the edema gradually disappears, and the changes in hypertension and urine tests also gradually improve and tend to be normal. According to statistics from some cases, the average time for edema to disappear is about 4 to 5 days or 1 week; the time for blood pressure to return to normal is 5 to 20 days, an average of 7 to 9 days; the average time for urine test changes to disappear ranges from 11 days to 26.4 days. It is also used for chronic nephritis and has a certain diuretic and detumescent effect and a certain antihypertensive effect. However, for ascites caused by liver disease and edema caused by heart failure, there is no diuretic and detumescent effect or the effect is not significant. Therefore, some people speculate that the role of Imperata root is mainly to relieve glomerular vasospasm, thereby increasing renal blood flow and renal filtration rate to produce a diuretic effect; at the same time, renal ischemia is improved, renin production is reduced, and blood pressure returns to normal. Therefore, it is effective for acute nephritis, but less effective for chronic nephritis, and almost ineffective for edema caused by liver disease and heart disease. Except for slight dizziness or nausea in some cases, no adverse reactions were observed during the medication. Usage: Generally, half a pound of Imperata root (dry product) is washed and chopped, decocted in water, and taken 2 to 3 times a day. Take it for 1 to 2 weeks or until recovery. It can also be combined with great thistle, small thistle, raw earth or ephedra to form a compound treatment. While taking the medicine, you must pay attention to bed rest, limit water and salt intake, and keep warm. If necessary, other drugs can be appropriately added to control complications and infected lesions, etc.