1, warming and dispersing stagnation
Turmeric, like qi, is good at relieving pain, and is good at treating qi stagnation and blood stasis, stabbing pain in chest and hypochondrium, chest obstruction and heartache, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, abdominal mass, traumatic injury and swelling.
2. Warming and dredging meridians
Turmeric is pungent and warm, and bitter, which can dispel pathogenic wind, cold and dampness, be adept at qi and blood, dredge channels and relieve pain. Especially good at walking limbs and removing arthralgia. It is often combined with Notopterygium root, Saposhnikovia root, Angelica root and other herbs for dispelling wind, dampness and promoting blood circulation.
3, cholagogic
Turmeric decoction and infusion can increase bile secretion in dogs, make bile components return to normal, and increase gallbladder contraction. Its effect is weak and lasting, lasting1-2 hours.
Experiment: Curcumin or its sodium salt is beneficial to gallbladder function. Intravenous injection in dogs can reduce the solid content and increase the bile secretion, but in total absolute value, the bile salt, bilirubin and cholesterol secretion all increase, and the fatty acid composition remains constant.
4, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
Curcumin and its volatile oil have good antibacterial effect on Staphylococcus aureus. Curcuma longa water extract has inhibitory effect on various skin fungi in vitro.
Experiment: the decoction can prolong the survival time of mice inoculated with virus, but it is ineffective for adding chemical (carbon tetrachloride) liver damage to the grave of viral hepatitis. In addition, turmeric preparation can kill flies. Its volatile oil and curcumin have significant anti-inflammatory effects on acute and subacute foot swelling inflammation in rats and mice. Its decoction has analgesic effect.
5. Reduce blood fat and blood pressure
Turmeric alcohol extract, turmeric volatile oil and curcumin all have obvious effects on reducing serum cholesterol, triglyceride and β -lipoprotein
Turmeric alcohol extract has the effect of lowering blood pressure in anesthetized dogs. Curcumin has the effect of increasing myocardial nutritional blood flow.
Its volatile oil and curcumin can inhibit platelet aggregation. Curcumin can enhance fiber activity and has strong anticoagulant effect.
6. Anti-fertility
Its decoction has an exciting effect on the isolated uterus of mice and guinea pigs and a contractive effect on the uterus of rabbits.
The intraperitoneal injection of its decoction has obvious effect on terminating pregnancy in various stages and early pregnancy in mice.
7. Anti-tumor
Tissue culture and in vivo experiments with mouse Dalton's lymphoascites tumor cells showed that the ethanol extract of turmeric could inhibit the growth of cancer cells. At 0.4mg/ml, it can inhibit the growth of chinese hamster ovary, has cytotoxic effect on lymphocytes and Dalton's lymphocytes, and can reduce the growth of animal tumors. Its active ingredient is mainly curcumin.
8, light effect
Curcumin has a weak bactericidal ability under normal circumstances, but when it is irradiated with light, microgram curcumin shows a strong phototoxic reaction. Gram-negative bacteria are more resistant to curcumin phototoxicity than Gram-positive bacteria. This phototoxicity of curcumin can only be produced in the presence of oxygen. Therefore, curcumin may be used as a photosensitizing drug in the phototherapy of psoriasis, cancer, bacterial and viral diseases. Curcumin can also play a stable role in photolytic drugs. For example, the photostability of nifedipine is particularly strong, which can prolong its half-life by 6 times and enhance its curative effect.
9. Others
Curcumin also has strong antioxidant, antimutagenic, antitumor and antimicrobial effects.
10, the edible taboo of turmeric
1, blood deficiency, qi stagnation and blood stasis, and pregnant women should take it carefully: "Herbal Classics": `Anyone who suffers from arm pain due to blood deficiency and abdominal pain due to blood deficiency, rather than blood stasis, should not misuse it. Mistakes hurt blood more, which makes the disease turn into drama. '
2, "General Test of Medicinal Properties": `It is forbidden for weak people. '
3, "Materia Medica Seeking the Original": `Don't see fire. Pharmacological action
1 1, the selection of turmeric
1, Curcuma longa came earlier, and the blood is less astringent. The reddish ones are: Angelica sinensis, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Curcuma longa, Scutellariae Radix, Cortex Moutan, Rhizoma Corydalis and Rhizoma Cyperi (processed). Decoct with water. (JIANG Qin Si Wu Tang, The Golden Mirror of Medical Zong)
2, turmeric cures arm back pain, not wind and phlegm: turmeric, licorice, notopterygium each one or two, Atractylodes macrocephala two or two. Take one or two tablets each time and decoct in water. For pain below waist, Cortex Erythrinae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Radix Paeoniae should be added. ("Chishui Xuanzhu" Turmeric Powder)
3, turmeric for gastritis, cholangitis, bloating, pain, vomiting, jaundice: turmeric is one money five points, coptis is six points, cinnamon is three points, corydalis is one money two points, Guangyu is one money five points, and Mianjun Chen is one money five points. Decoct with water. (Modern Practical Chinese Medicine)
4, turmeric cures all bruises: peach kernel, orchid leaves, cortex moutan, turmeric, sappan, angelica, dried tangerine peel, Achyranthes bidentata, Chuanxiong, Radix Rehmanniae, cinnamon, frankincense, myrrh. Water, wine and children's excrement are decocted and taken. (Curcuma longa Decoction in Prescription for Traumatology)
5, ginger cures unbearable heartache: turmeric (slightly fried), angelica (cut, baked) one or two each, woody and linderae (slightly fried) each half. On the four flavors, Dao Luo is scattered, and each time you take two yuan Bi, fry cornus vinegar soup and adjust it. ("Shengji Zonglu" Turmeric Powder)
6. Curcuma longa is used to treat the stagnant water in the female moon, and it is suitable for qi: turmeric, clove, angelica (cut and baked) and peony are half and half. Four flavors are served, and the fine Luo is scattered. Every time you take it, it costs two yuan, and the warm wine is adjusted. When the meridians want to come, take this medicine first, regardless of the time. ("Shengji Zonglu" Turmeric Powder)
7, turmeric is unbearable for toothache: turmeric, asarum, angelica dahurica, etc. Apply it to fine powder, rub it twice or three times, and rinse it with salt soup. ("101 Selected Prescriptions" Turmeric Powder)
8, turmeric treatment of postpartum abdominal pain: turmeric two points, myrrh one point. From the top to the bottom, take one cup of water and one cup of urine from the boy, decoct the medicine to one and a half cups, and divide it into three servings. Take it orally for about five or seven miles, and then take one. ("Puji Fang" turmeric powder)