Curcuma longa, also known as blue heart ginger, black heart ginger, ginger seven, for perennial rooted herbaceous plants look and ginger is very close to the rhizome of the plant called? The rhizome of the plant is called curcuma longa. It is used in the production of traditional Chinese medicine. The following is my introduction to the efficacy and role of curcuma and contraindications, I hope to help you oh.

Breaking the blood and moving qi to relieve pain

The efficacy of this product is similar to that of Sanleng, but the power of warmth is greater, and it can be used to treat blood stagnation and menstrual closure of abdominal pain, abdominal masses, and accumulation.

Accumulation and dispersal of knots

This product can move qi, eliminate accumulation and relieve pain, used for food and drink stagnation, chest and abdomen fullness and pain.

Dispel blood stasis

Women with amenorrhea, or phlegm-dampness-siltation-blood conglomeration in the abdomen and fetid masses.

Promoting circulation of Qi and relieving pain

Suitable for eating disorders, epigastric fullness and pain. Appropriate combinations can be used in both deficiency and solid conditions.

Curcuma longa is safe for clinical use, has no significant effect on liver and kidney function, and individuals occasionally have liver function abnormalities, which can be recovered after stopping the drug.

Curcuma longa and its preparations in the use of a few people can be seen dizziness, red face, chest tightness, panic, fatigue and other symptoms. Very few people have shock-like reactions. Animal experiments suggest that curcuma preparations can cause hemolysis and liver and kidney damage, which should cause clinical attention to the use of drugs, not overdose.

Curcuma longa has a great power of attacking and breaking stasis, and long-term use can hurt the vital energy, which is not suitable for those who are deficient in qi and blood, and have no stasis. Clinical use of its treatment of deficiency and mixed cases, can be used with tonic drugs. In the use of the patient should pay attention to check the coagulation program and pay attention to whether there is a bleeding tendency, if there is an abnormality should be reduced or discontinued.

Curcuma longa has the disadvantage of depletion of qi and injury to blood, in the disease, should not be excessive or long service. Menorrhagia and pregnant women should not take.

Used to treat menstrual disorders. For the combination of abdominal masses, due to stagnation of qi and blood stasis caused by menstrual closure, menstrual pain is more applicable, the patient's menstruation is sparse or not for several months, and there is pain in the abdomen, mental depression, pulse string, abdominal masses (equivalent to adnexitis, etc.), can be used with the curcuma with the four things soup, the formula is like curcuma powder.

It is used for treating obstruction in the abdomen, pain in the heart and abdomen, and distension and pain under the dorsum due to stagnation of qi and blood stasis. For example, in liver cirrhosis, if the liver is hard and enlarged, hard texture, hidden pain under the dorsum, or even ascites (but the general condition of the body is still good), it can be used with Curcuma longa and Sanleng. It can be combined with other medicines to expel blood stasis, soften hardness and benefit qi, such as Curcuma pruriens and expel blood stasis soup. With depression and heat. With gardenia, raw land, dry lotus herb.

Used to treat dietary stagnation (dyspepsia), taking it has a stomachic effect. Where there is gas distension, intestinal ringing, stomach full of real pain, can be used with curcuma longa appetizer digestion and pain, often with wooden incense, ChuanPu or with buds, malt, green skin, ChenPi, betel nut, etc., plain stomach weak must be added with Codonopsis pilosulae, Astragali, Atractylodes macrocephala.

Used in the treatment of cancer. According to a recent report, the treatment of cervical cancer with curcuma injection, daily in the lesion local injection of 10~30 ml, the course of treatment for about 3 months, the efficacy is better (but not effective in advanced cases). It can also be combined with oral water decoction, prescription: 9g of Curcuma longa (vinegar), 9g of Trigonella foetida (vinegar), decocted in three bowls of water into one bowl, half bowl before breakfast and half bowl after dinner. You can also use curcuma volatile oil ointment external local compresses.