Genji has the effects of dispelling wind and removing dampness, activating blood circulation and relaxing menstruation, clearing away heat and diuresis. It is used for rheumatic arthralgia, stroke and hemiplegia, muscle spasm, joint pain, damp-heat jaundice, bone steaming hot flashes, and infantile malnutrition and fever.

Because of its moistening but not drying properties, Genji can be used together with a variety of Chinese medicinal materials. Genji is bitter in nature, slightly cold, and returns to the stomach, liver, and gallbladder meridians, and the roots are used as medicine.

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Modern pharmacological research shows that ethanol infusion of Genianzi can reduce the degree of joint swelling and accelerate its regression for egg white arthritis in rats, lower the blood pressure of anesthetized animals, and is effective against anthrax. bacillus, Shigella dysenteriae, Vibrio cholerae, Bacillus aerogenes, Shigella flexneri, Bacillus abortus, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albicans, Paratyphoid A, Pneumoniae, Typhoid, Proteus, etc. all have inhibitory effects.

The aqueous decoction of Genji Genji has an obvious analgesic effect on the writhing reaction of mice induced by acetic acid, and can significantly reduce the thymus index of mice. The water infusion has varying degrees of effects on various skin fungi in the test tube. inhibitory effect.

Baidu Encyclopedia--Genie (Chinese Medicine)

Baidu Encyclopedia--Genie (Gentianaceae)