2, tranquilize the mind: calamus on the human body's central nervous system has an inhibitory effect, so it can play the role of sedation and tranquility, the symptoms of insomnia also has a relieving effect, is to relieve depression and tranquilize the mind of a good medicine. Clinically, it has a sedative and hypnotic effect on psychiatric patients.
3, wake up the spleen and stomach: calamus inside the volatile oil smells fragrant, can promote the secretion of the digestive page, inhibit the abnormal fermentation, so it has to wake up the spleen, stomach to help transport, with suitable for the treatment of symptoms of dampness in the spleen and stomach.
4, antispasmodic pain: calamus taste pungent, slightly warm, it can relieve intestinal smooth muscle spasm, wake up the barnyard and stomach, has a sedative effect, so it can be used to冶腹痛症. For acute and chronic gastritis, gastric neurosis, gastric and duodenal ulcers and other causes of abdominal pain, there is a very good and in the turbid, wake up the spleen and stomach, qi pain effect.
5, aroma and dispel turbidity: Calamus smells fragrant, can dispel filth and turbidity, with detoxification and exorcism, aroma and dispel turbidity, detoxification and exorcism effect, is a common medicine for the ancients to prevent diseases. The ancients used it to prevent the plague, and now some old people also use this method to prevent diseases.
6, blood, relieve joint pain: calamus can regulate qi and blood, dispel wind and promote dampness, suitable for rheumatism paralysis, joint swelling and pain, bruises of bruises, bruises and pain and other symptoms, you can reduce swelling and pain, for joint pain, will be crushed calamus with the right amount of white wine, put the frying pan family members, apply to the affected area is very effective.
7, digestive system: calamus can promote the secretion of digestive juices, stop the abnormal fermentation of the stomach and intestines, and relieve the role of intestinal smooth muscle spasm. It contains fine ether can counteract the excitatory effect of barium chloride-induced isolated intestinal tubes.
8, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial: Calamus degrees in dermatological diseases also have a good effect on a variety of ringworm bacteria have different degrees of effect, with the use of Calamus water immersion 1:3 ratio of the use of ringworm bacteria on the skin has a good anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effect.
9, cardiovascular system: calamus volatile oil (β-fine ether) in a certain concentration of guinea pig coronary vasodilatation effect. Clinically used in coronary heart disease, pulmonary heart disease, etc. belongs to the phlegm stagnation of the chest paralysis of the treatment, the mechanism may be related to its ability to increase the flow of coronary arteries, but also may be related to the sedative, improve digestive function, asthma, cough and other effects.