The efficacy and effects of trumpet creeper and the side effects of trumpet creeper

Trumpet creeper, also known as crape myrtle, is a climbing plant with tenacious vitality. It grows on rockery, high walls and tall trees. This plant is an important raw material for making flower walls and is the most common ornamental plant in gardens and scenic spots everywhere. Trumpet creeper is also a traditional Chinese medicinal material. Its roots, stems and leaves can all be used as medicine. Reducing swelling, relieving pain, and removing wind and dampness are its main effects after being used as medicine. However, trumpet creeper will also have some side effects when taken by humans. If you don’t understand them in advance, it may have adverse effects on your body.

The efficacy and function of trumpet creeper

1. Remove blood stasis and relieve pain

Removing blood stasis and relieving pain are the main effects of trumpet creeper as medicine. It is a commonly used medicine for treating irregular menstruation and amenorrhea in women. When necessary, trumpet creeper can be taken with soup. Adding brown sugar for seasoning before taking can make its effect of removing blood stasis and relieving pain more outstanding. Women who have postpartum milk or postpartum blood stasis after giving birth can take an appropriate amount of trumpet creeper, which can help women's bodies return to normal as soon as possible.

2. Activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis

After being used as medicine, trumpet creeper also has the important effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It has a good therapeutic effect on joint pain and limb numbness caused by blood stasis in humans. During treatment, trumpet creeper can be soaked in high-proof liquor and taken. Expelling wind and dampness and unblocking meridians are also important effects of trumpet creeper after being used as medicine. It has a good therapeutic effect on human rheumatic bone pain and rheumatoid arthritis.

3. Reduce swelling and relieve pain

Trumpet creeper can not only dissolve blood stasis and promote blood circulation, but also reduce swelling and relieve pain. It is a common medicine for treating human traumatic swelling and pain and joint sprains in clinical practice. During treatment, fresh trumpet creeper flowers need to be crushed and applied directly to the injured area, and the dressing should be changed once or twice a day. Trumpet creeper can also promote the regeneration of broken bones. When people have fractures, fix the broken bones and then apply crushed trumpet creeper to reduce swelling and relieve pain, and also promote the regeneration of broken bones.

Side effects of trumpet creeper

Although the medicinal value of trumpet creeper is high, it also has certain side effects when taken. It has a significant stimulating effect on the female uterus, and pregnant women who take it during pregnancy will have miscarriages. The pollen of trumpet creeper can cause human allergies. In addition, it is particularly harmful to human eyes. If human eyes are exposed to trumpet creeper pollen too much, it will cause vision loss and redness and swelling of the eyes, which will seriously endanger the health of human eyes.