The efficacy of Eclipta prostrata

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Eclipta prostrata is also called ink pot grass. It is cool in nature, sweet and sour in taste. It nourishes yin and tonifies the kidney, cools blood and stops bleeding. It is suitable for dizziness, premature graying of hair and beard, hematemesis, hematuria, epistaxis, blood in stool, leucorrhea, stranguria, etc. due to liver and kidney yin deficiency. Eclipta prostrata contains saponins, volatile oils, tannins, vitamin A, ecliptazone and other ingredients.

Modern pharmacological research believes that it can restore the weight of the degenerated immune organs of animals to normal, thereby improving the cellular and humoral immune functions. The reduction of immune function is the main cause of illness and aging. The effect of Eclipta on immune function may be the pharmacological basis of its fitness, nourishment and longevity. As a tonic, Eclipta can be used and adjusted according to the following usage and formula.

Fresh Ecliptae, remove impurities, wash, chop and mash, put into a sterilized gauze bag, squeeze out the juice, add a little honey and ginger powder to make a paste. The dosage can be determined at your discretion. Take 2 to 3 small spoons each time, twice a day. It can be taken with warm water or a small amount of warm rice wine. It can treat premature graying of hair caused by kidney deficiency.

Eclipta honey juice: Mix fresh Eclipta juice and honey in equal amounts, take 20 ml each time, 3 to 4 times a day, it can be used as an auxiliary treatment for diphtheria.

Ecliptae five seeds soup: 10g each of Ecliptae, Schisandrae Chinensis, Cuscuta Semen, and Platycladus Semen, 20g each of Ligustrum Lucidum Fructus and Lycium Barbarum, put them in a casserole, add water and boil for 20 minutes, take the juice and take it, 1 dose per day, can be taken for 5 to 7 days. It can treat dizziness, blurred vision, insomnia, dreaminess, premature graying of hair, soreness of waist and knees caused by liver and kidney deficiency.

The above prescriptions should not be used when symptoms such as indigestion and diarrhea are caused by weak spleen and stomach.

The efficacy of Eclipta prostrata

1. Hemostatic effect: Cut the femoral artery of the dog in half, apply the powder of Eclipta leaf to the bleeding area, and apply slight pressure, which has a good hemostatic effect. The water extract also has a significant hemostatic effect.

2. Effect on the cardiovascular system: Using the isolated guinea pig heart, it was observed that Eclipta prostrata increased coronary flow and improved T wave changes on the electrocardiogram.

3. Effects on the central nervous system: The sedative and analgesic effects of Eclipta prostrata on mice are very significant, and the total flavonoids are less effective than the total components.

4. The preparation has antibacterial effect.