The efficacy and function of cockscomb and the taboos of cockscomb

When people mention cockscomb, they always think of its beautiful appearance and its rich and lasting fragrance. In fact, in addition to its beautiful appearance and bright flowers, cockscomb is also a traditional Chinese medicinal material with high medicinal value. However, there are certain taboos when taking it as medicine. The following is a detailed introduction to the effects and contraindications of cockscomb. You can focus on it.

The efficacy and function of cockscomb

1. Cooling blood and stopping bleeding

Cockscomb is a Chinese herbal medicine with a cold nature. Its main functions are cooling blood and stopping bleeding, astringing and relieving pain. People can take appropriate amounts of cockscomb when they have bloody stools, nosebleeds, hemorrhoids and other symptoms caused by blood heat. It can be taken together with hell and sophora japonica and other Chinese herbal medicines. Women can also take cockscomb if they have metrorrhagia caused by blood heat. It can cool blood and stop pain, allowing women's condition to improve as soon as possible.

2. Astringent and antidiarrhea

Astringent and antidiarrheal are the main effects of cockscomb as medicine. Eliminating intestinal inflammation can also enhance the body's antiviral ability and prevent Shigella dysenteriae and Escherichia coli from multiplying in the human body. It has a good therapeutic effect on common enteritis and dysentery in humans, especially for humans with a history of red and white diarrhea. The dried cockscomb can be decocted with white wine and taken. When people have long-term diarrhea, they can also boil cockscomb with pomegranate peel together to make a soup.

3. Anti-inflammatory and sterilizing

Cockscomb has a strong anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effect after being used as medicine. It can inhibit the activity of many fungi and sensitive bacteria in the human body. It is a commonly used medicine for treating female gynecological inflammation in clinical practice. It has a particularly obvious therapeutic effect on female endometritis, oophoritis and vaginitis. In addition, cockscomb can stimulate the uterus and accelerate uterine contraction. It can be used for mid-term induction of labor in women, but pregnant women will experience miscarriage after taking it.

Taboos of Cockscomb

Cockscomb is a Chinese medicinal material with astringent taste and cool nature. People with weak spleen and stomach and gastrointestinal dysfunction are forbidden to take cockscomb, otherwise it will cause abdominal pain, diarrhea and other adverse symptoms. In addition, women who are pregnant are also forbidden to take cockscomb, otherwise they will experience fetal movement disorder or miscarriage.