The efficacy and function of Inula flower

Inula is also called June Chrysanthemum in Hebei, and Golden Buddha Flower and Golden Buddha Grass in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Inula in the Asteraceae family. It blooms golden flowers in summer and autumn. It looks like a chrysanthemum, but this is a small version of the chrysanthemum, very small and clear. Inula is generally distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou, Fujian and other places, and often grows on hillsides, roadsides, moist grasslands, riversides, etc. Inula has many uses. Let's take a look at the effects and functions of Inula.

The efficacy and function of Inula flower

1. Inula is often used as a traditional Chinese medicine, mostly for treating symptoms such as cough, sputum, vomiting, belching, hardness under the heart, and wind-cold.

2. Inula japonica contains chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and other substances. Oral administration can increase the secretion of hydrochloric acid in human gastric juice, thereby promoting digestion.

3. Since Inula japonica contains chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid, oral administration or injection to rats can increase nerve excitability, thus acting on the central nervous system.

4. The brass contained in Inula japonica has a very obvious protective effect on guinea pig bronchospasmodic asthma caused by histamine, but it does not have an antitussive or expectorant effect.

5. The roots and aerial parts of Inula large-flowered asparagus, as well as the fat-soluble and ether-soluble parts, all have antibacterial effects. The caffeic acid and chlorogenic acid contained in Inula large-flowered asparagus have a broad antibacterial effect, but they will be inactivated by proteins in the body, so they cannot be taken orally.