Calamus is a kind of herbal medicine that can be found everywhere in the countryside. When I was sick as a child, my family loved to take it to boil water for bathing. But what exactly is its effect? We'll take a look at it next!

A, calamus effect

1. Tranquilizing effect: can cure insomnia. Some old Chinese medicine and research shows that calamus has sedative and anticonvulsant effects. It can regulate the human nervous system and has a certain effect on epilepsy.

2. Prevent colds: calamus has aromatic hydrocarbons, which can detoxify and expel evil spirits. Ancient people's way of preventing diseases.

3. Activating blood and regulating functions: it can treat joint pain.

4. Protective effect on the stomach: calamus is rich in volatile oil, which can promote the secretion of digestive juices and thus can inhibit the abnormal fermentation of the stomach and intestines. Therefore, it is said to wake up the spleen and stomach.

5. Antibacterial effect: Studies have shown that calamus has an antibacterial effect. Therefore, it can be used for some bacterial diseases to play a certain therapeutic effect.

Two, the use of

1. Tea: with wolfberry, chrysanthemum and other tea.

2. Boil soup to drink: calamus and pig heart together into a soup, the two partners to tranquilize the role of better oh!

3. External decoction: can be used to soak feet, bath can also be Oh!

Three, precautions

1. Calamus rhizome toxicity is very large, taking will produce hallucinations.

2. Yin deficiency, excessive sweating, coughing, vomiting blood should be taken with caution.

3. Pregnant women and children should take it with caution.