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What are the uses of Saussurea involucrata?
Saussurea involucrata: It tastes bitter, slightly bitter and warm. Indications: clearing away heat and toxic materials, expelling wind and removing dampness, relieving swelling and pain, strengthening yang and nourishing blood, caring skin and warming uterus. Can be used for treating head trauma, gynecological diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, apoplexy, kidney deficiency, lumbago, mountain sickness, external application and swelling reduction.

Usage: (1) white wine: 50g of Saussurea involucrata, 500ml of white wine, soaked for 10 day, 30 ~ 50ml per day. (2) Bleeding from knife wound: This product is ground into fine powder for external application. (3) You can eat some stewed chicken and Saussurea involucrata.

Efficacy and toxicity of Saussurea involucrata: Tibetans divide Saussurea involucrata into male and female. It is said that the female can be eaten raw, which is sweet and the male is bitter.

Saussurea involucrata is not only produced in Tibet, but also distributed in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan. The whole herb of Saussurea involucrata has been used as medicine by people all over the country to treat snow blindness, toothache, rheumatic rosacea, impotence, irregular menstruation, erythema and leucorrhea. Indian folks also come to Xuelian to treat many patients with chronic diseases. Such as gastric ulcer, hemorrhoids, bronchitis, heart disease, nosebleeds, snake bites, etc. Saussurea involucrata has a long history as a Tibetan medicine. It is recorded in Tibetan medical literature "Wang Yue Yao Zhen" and "Four Medical Codes".

Saussurea involucrata contains bioactive components. Among them, umbelliferone has obvious antibacterial, antihypertensive, sedative and spasmolytic effects; Scopolamine has the functions of expelling wind, diminishing inflammation, relieving pain, eliminating phlegm and resisting tumor. The clinical effective rate of traditional Chinese medicine in treating acute and chronic bronchitis is 96.6%. Apigenin has the effects of smooth muscle spasmolysis and anti-gastric ulcer. It has obvious cholagogic effect on antelope benzophenone.

The colchicine contained in Saussurea involucrata is a typical representative of cell mitosis, which can inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Clinically, it is used to treat cancer, especially breast cancer, and also has certain curative effect on skin cancer, leukemia and Hodgkin's disease. Has special effect on acute attack of gout. It can quickly diminish inflammation and relieve pain within 12 ~ 24 hours. Long-term use can reduce the number of attacks. In addition, it also has estrogen-like activity, which can prolong estrus and late estrus, but shorten estrus and early estrus. But colchicine is toxic, which can cause nausea, loss of appetite and abdominal distension. In severe cases, it will cause side effects such as intestinal paralysis, constipation and sore limbs. Because Saussurea involucrata contains colchicine with good curative effect and great toxicity, people should not take Saussurea involucrata soaked in wine to treat rheumatoid arthritis and gynecological diseases.