(1) It is also used by the people to make tea, and it is used as a refreshing summer-heat remover. Now many herbal teas on the market are added with Prunella vulgaris, which makes use of its heat-clearing function to achieve the effects of eliminating damp heat, heatstroke prevention and cooling.

(2) Lowering blood pressure. Modern pharmacological experiments show that Prunella vulgaris has obvious antihypertensive effect, and its extract has antihypertensive activity and antiarrhythmic effect. Chinese medicine often adds Prunella vulgaris to the prescription to strengthen the antihypertensive effect.

(3) Dispelling stagnation and detumescence is used to treat liver depression and fire, which is caused by phlegm, and phlegm-fire stagnation leads to scrofula, gall tumor, breast addiction, etc. It is usually combined with phlegm-resolving and stagnation-resolving drugs. Decoct soup with a single flavor to make ointment, which can be taken orally or applied externally. It can be used whether the scrofula is collapsed or not.

2, Prunella vulgaris taboo:

(1) Patients with spleen and stomach weakness and chronic intestinal diseases should take it with caution.

(2) People who are afraid of cold due to yang deficiency should use it with caution.

(3) Qi deficiency is prohibited. ?