Panax quinquefolium

Also known as: Panax quinquefolium

Taste and attribution: bitter taste, cold nature; attributed to the heart, stomach meridian

Detoxification of pharyngeal dispersal of nodules

Panax quinquefolium has the effect of clearing away heat and removing toxins and cooling the blood to facilitate pharyngeal dispersal, and is currently used clinically for the Panax quinquefolium for the treatment of mumps, influenza, epidemic encephalitis, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, pityriasis rosea, and viral hepatitis. It has been used in the treatment of mumps, influenza, epidemic encephalitis B, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, pityriasis rosea, flat warts and viral hepatitis. It is recorded in "Classification of Herbal Medicinal Properties" that Panax quinquefolium "relieves all poisonous sores, disperses toxins and removes fire. Pound the juice, or take or apply." According to "The Materia Medica", it "cools the blood, clears heat, detoxifies the toxin, expels the epidemic, and kills worms." In recent years, it has also been found that the root has the effect of anti-platelet aggregation, enhancement of body immune function and anti-endotoxin.

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Banlangen has the north and south of Banlangen, its source, origin, sales, harvest season, product properties are not the same, mainly produced in Hebei, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places. It is an herb of Cruciferae family, and the medicinal part is the dried root, which is usually harvested in the fall and winter, washed, dried, and used raw. Currently, the medicines with Panax quinquefolium as the main ingredient have long been widely utilized by people. Modern research shows that the root contains indigo glycosides, indigo, indigo red, resin, β-sitosterol, amino acids, palmitic acid, polysaccharides and other components.

Effects

Effects clearing away heat and removing toxins, cooling the blood and relieving sore throat.

It is used in the treatment of fever, headache, sore throat, etc. It is used in the treatment of fever, mumps, paralysis of throat, big head plague, dengue, fire eye, carbuncle, etc. It is also used in the treatment of viral and bacterial infections.

The authenticity of the identification

Banlan root seeds only 2 years of life, once more than 2 years, can not germinate, even if a small part of the germination, more can not live long. Therefore, when buying, you should try to buy new seeds. Usually, the new seed color blue-black, glossy, shiny, and with a strong fragrance, peel the skin by hand, the inner kernel is green; old seeds are not, the appearance of the color gray-black, no luster and black, the fragrance is very light, and accompanied by a damp smell.

Precautions

1. It is contraindicated for people with cold spleen and stomach. 2. Panlangen should not be ingested as food or drink, otherwise drug resistance will be formed. 3. Allergic reactions may occur when taking Panlangen: generalized redness of the skin, itchy rashes, dizziness, tightness of the chest, shortness of breath, irritability, seizures, nausea and vomiting, gastrointestinal bleeding and so on. 4. Panlangen injection can lead to the following adverse reactions:1. Allergic reaction: generalized skin redness, rash, itching, neck pain, numbness and weakness of the limbs, bulbar conjunctival congestion, fecal incontinence, dry mouth and tongue, profuse sweating, restlessness, vomiting, obvious cyanosis of lips and mouth, pallor, extreme mental vapidity, blurred consciousness, respiratory distress, drop in blood pressure and cause shock. ② Damage to the kidneys: urinary urgency, painful urination, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, chills, itching and clammy skin rash. ③ Drug dermatitis: generalized skin fever, redness, itching, accompanied by palpitation, dizziness, and diffuse flaky bright red rash on the skin of the limbs. ④ Fixed drug rash: round purplish-red spots with clear edges and localized burning pain.