What are the effects and uses of Sarcandra glabra?
Sarcandra glabra, also known as Zhongjiefeng, Jiujiefeng, Jiujiecha and so on, is a perennial evergreen subshrub of the genus Sarcandra in the family Chloranthaceae. As a medicinal herb it has the effects of clearing heat and removing toxin, dispelling wind and invigorating blood, reducing swelling and relieving pain, and inhibiting bacteria and reducing inflammation. It has therapeutic effects on influenza, epidemic encephalitis B, pneumonia, appendicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, bruises and injuries, and so on. Now let us take a look at the effects and uses of Sarcandra glabra!
The medicinal effects of Sarcandra glabra
[Nature and flavor] Pungent in flavor, neutral in nature.
[Meridian entry] Lung meridian.
[Effects] Inhibits bacteria and reduces inflammation, dispels wind and removes dampness, invigorates blood and relieves pain. It is mainly used to treat pneumonia, acute appendicitis, acute gastroenteritis, bacillary dysentery, rheumatic pain, bruises and injuries, fractures, and so on.
Related discussions of Sarcandra glabra
1. "Classification of Medicinal Herbs": Treats all kinds of bruises and injuries, rheumatic numbness, and pain of the muscles and bones.
2. "Luchuan Materia Medica": Sets bones, breaks accumulations, and relieves pain. Treats bruises and fractures, swelling and pain from injuries, rheumatic bone pain, rotting sores, and venomous snake bites.
3. "Hunan Materia Medica Record": Promotes menstruation. Treats postpartum abdominal pain.
4. "Mindong Materia Medica": Strengthens the spleen, invigorates blood, quenches thirst, and reduces swelling. Treats postpartum exogenous infection with alternating chill and fever, headache and body pain, thirst, and swelling.
Medicinal formulations of Sarcandra glabra
1. To treat bruises and injuries, fractures, and rheumatoid arthritis: pound fresh Jiegu Jinsulan herb into a paste, fry it with wine and apply it to the affected area, or use 5 qian to 1 liang of the root, steep it in wine and drink.
2. To treat low back pain from overexertion: take 5 qian each of Jiegucha, Sikuawo, and Tuixuecao, simmer them with wine and drink.
3. To treat stomach pain: take 5 qian of Jiegucha, simmer it in water and drink.
4. To treat bleeding from external injuries: pound fresh Jiegu Jinsulan leaves into a paste and apply to the affected area.
5. To treat festering wounds: take an appropriate amount of Jiegu Jinsulan stems and leaves, decoct them in water and wash the affected area externally.
6. To treat scalds and burns: take 1 part of dried Jiujiecha leaves ground into powder and 2 parts camellia oil, mix them evenly, and apply externally to the affected area.