Robitussin tea is bitter and cold, specializing in the liver meridian, can calm the liver Yang, but also clear the liver and diarrhea, so it can be used to the word of the liver and liver fire caused by hyperactivity of dizziness, dizziness, irritability and insomnia, etc. In addition, Robitussin tea has a tranquilizing effect, and can be used with longan to treat palpitations and insomnia. In addition, the rooibos leaves also have a tranquilizing effect, and can be used to treat palpitations and insomnia with the Dragon Bone, Magnetite and other tranquilizing drugs.
2 Heat diuretic
Robitussin leaves can clear heat and diuretic, can be used to treat edema, urinary and heat, can be used alone or with Poria, Ze Xie Diarrhea, Psyllium and other diuretic drugs used together.
3 Robitussin leaves pharmacological effects on the heart
Robitussin oil extract injection, can be seen in anesthetized dogs in the drop in blood pressure accompanied by a slowing of the heart rate, cardiac output, cardiac index, cardiac beat index and coronary artery left ileo-branch blood flow decreased, but no effect on the cardiac preload, afterload, and the myocardial oxygen consumption is reduced.
Lipid-lowering effect
The aqueous extract of Robitussin leaves significantly reduced the serum total cholesterol value and triglyceride value of rats with hyperlipidemia caused by Triton, but failed to reduce the cholesterol value of mice with hypercholesterolemia due to high-fat feed formation.
Anti-radiation and antichemotherapy drugs
Robitussin also aqueous extract can protect against radiation-induced hematopoietic impairment in mice, oral or intraperitoneal injection can improve radiation-induced decline in the number of white blood cells, and can prolong the survival time of mice.
Antioxidant effect
Robitussin leaf extract on fruit flies, silkworms, mice have delayed aging or life extension effect. Robitussin leaf extract has different degrees of reduction of visceral lipofuscin content in mice, and can make different age groups of mice in the liver and heart of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity generally increased. Rooibos tea increased intra-erythrocyte SOD values as well as HDL-e, which may be beneficial in preventing atherosclerosis.
Anti-atherosclerotic effect
Robitussin has anti-atherosclerotic effect, the total Robitussin leaves contain rutin, similar to vitamin P activity, can maintain or restore the normal resistance of the capillaries, enhance the flexibility and elasticity of blood vessels, can reduce serum cholesterol, to prevent the deposition of fats in the blood vessel wall.
Effects on the central nervous system
The ether-soluble part of the leaves of Robusta officinalis can significantly synergize with pentobarbitalina caused by sleep in mice, from which isoquindoxine and chrysanthemum glycerin may be the sedative component. The total extract of Robitussin leaves had specific antidepressant effects in forced swimming experiments in rats.
Diuretic effect
Robitussin leaves have good diuretic effect, the aqueous extract of Robitussin leaves and the burnt residue of the extract have diuretic effect, which can significantly increase the volume of urine.
4 Side effects of rooibos
The toxic side effects of rooibos leaves are mainly gastrointestinal symptoms, such as timely reduction in dosage, the reaction can be reduced or disappeared; on the contrary, it continues to develop and nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, epigastric discomfort and other symptoms. Cardiac, mainly bradycardia and preterm contraction, timely discontinuation of the drug symptoms can disappear.