One, the origin of the Andrographis paniculata
Andrographis paniculata is an annual herbaceous plant of the family Jurassicaceae, which has many aliases throughout China, such as a see the happy, the snake sword, the bitter bile grass, the grass, and so on. However, many people do not realize that Andrographis paniculata is not a herb native to China, its origin in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar and other countries. It was introduced to China in the 1970s and is used to treat a variety of infectious diseases and snake bites.
Second, the efficacy and role of Andrographis paniculata
Traditional medicine and modern medicine on the efficacy and role of Andrographis paniculata although there are differences in understanding, but they all speak of the benefits of Andrographis paniculata. Chinese medicine believes that the Andrographis paniculata is bitter and cold, to the heart, the lung meridian function of heat detoxification, cool blood, swelling, dry dampness, the main treatment of colds and fever, sore throat, tongue sores, diarrhea and dysentery, hot shower astringent pain. Carbuncle sores, water and fire burns, snake bites and other diseases. Modern research shows that Andrographis paniculata lactone is the main active ingredient of Andrographis paniculata, with the efficacy of removing heat and detoxification, anti-inflammatory and analgesic, it is a natural antibiotic for bacterial and viral respiratory tract infections.
1. It can detoxify snake venom, and can treat internal cough.
2, clearing away heat and detoxification, reducing inflammation and swelling. Treatment of throat inflammation, dysentery, high fever.
3, treatment of acute bacillary dysentery, gastroenteritis, cold and fever, tonsillitis, pneumonia, sores, boils and poisons, traumatic infections, tuberculosis, snake bites.
4, clearing heat and cooling blood, swelling and pain, cholecystitis, bronchitis, hypertension, whooping cough.
5, clearing away heat and anti-inflammatory, relieving pain and itching, antidote snake venom. Cure mumps, conjunctive meningitis, rheumatoid brain.
6, stop bleeding and cool the blood, pull out the poisonous muscle, treat lung abscess, stomatitis.
7, treating epistaxis, oral bleeding.
8, clearing heat and diarrhea, treating tuberculosis fever, fever, sinusitis, otitis media, stomach fire toothache, soup fire injury.
Three, through the heart lotus food taboos
1, should not be served for a long time; spleen and stomach cold should not be used.
2, adverse reactions: Andrographis paniculata and its various preparations oral large doses can cause gastrointestinal discomfort, loss of appetite. There are reports that Andrographis paniculata tablets and Andrographis paniculata injection can cause drug rash, epigastric pain, anaphylactic shock, and in severe cases, death. Clinical use of drugs should pay attention to the dosage, the emergence of adverse reactions when the timely provision of symptomatic treatment.