What are the effects and benefits of Zhuhuang? A detailed guide

Zhuhuang, also known as Zhuhua, Zhujian, Chituanzi and so on, is the stroma and spores of the fungus Zhuhuang of the family Hypocreaceae. Used as medicine, it has the effects of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, invigorating blood and dispelling wind, and draining dampness. It has therapeutic effects on cough with profuse phlegm, whooping cough, leukorrhea, stomach pain, rheumatic arthralgia, infantile convulsions, traumatic injuries and other conditions. Let us take a look at the effects and benefits of Zhuhuang together below!

The medicinal effects of Zhuhuang

[Nature and flavor] Bland in flavor, neutral in nature.

[Meridian entry] Lung and Liver meridians.

[Effects] Resolving phlegm and relieving cough, invigorating blood and dispelling wind, draining dampness. It mainly treats cough with profuse phlegm, whooping cough, leukorrhea, stomach pain, rheumatic arthralgia, infantile convulsions, and traumatic injuries.

Related discussions on Zhuhuang

1. "Kaibao Bencao": It mainly treats infantile convulsions and tianDiao, calms the heart and improves vision, removes various wind-heat, treats incised wounds and stops bleeding, and nourishes the five zang organs.

2. "Bencao Yanyi": Cools the heart meridian, removes wind-heat.

3. "Yuqiu Yaojie": Clears heat and detoxifies.

The pharmacological effects of Zhuhuang

1. Zhuhuang can affect cardiac output and dilate small arteries, reducing peripheral resistance.

2. Zhuhuang can prolong clotting time, which may be related to prolongation of the recalcification time.

3. Zhuhuang has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.

4. Zhuhuang has a certain therapeutic effect on hepatitis.

Medicinal formulas of Zhuhuang

1. To treat bronchitis of the cough with profuse phlegm type: 30 grams of Zhuhuang, add 60 grams of honey, soak in 500 grams of 50-proof white liquor, and it can be taken after 24 hours. Take 9 grams each time every morning and evening.

2. To treat stomach pain due to deficiency-cold: 50 grams of Zhuhuang (decoction pieces), soak in 500 grams of 50° white liquor, and it can be taken after 24 hours. Take 9 grams each time, 3 times a day.

3. To treat localized surface pain and wind-cold pain: apply the Zhuhuang dregs soaked in liquor to the painful area until the skin feels hot (in combination with oral Zhuhuang liquor), several times a day.

4. To treat toothache due to cold-fire: bite on the Zhuhuang dregs soaked in liquor; generally the pain disappears within 1 minute.