What are the main benefits and effects of the balloon flower?
I believe that hearing the word "balloon flower" (kikyo) is no stranger to many anime fans. The shrine maiden Kikyo in the animated series "Inuyasha" surely left a deep impression on you. The balloon flower symbolizes sincere and unchanging love, expressing loyalty to love, and in the animated series I believe everyone also deeply felt this floral meaning.
The balloon flower is a dark-colored flower, beautiful, bright and very moving. The balloon flower can not only serve as an ornamental plant but is also a plant with many benefits. The balloon flower is a plant with medicinal value. According to records in "Shennong Bencao Jing," balloon flower is bitter and pungent in taste and neutral in nature, and can open and disperse lung qi, eliminate phlegm and stop cough, etc.; "Shanghan Lun" records that balloon flower can soothe the throat and dissipate nodules; "Bencao Jing" records that balloon flower is pungent and slightly warm in medicinal nature; "Mingyi Bielu" also records that balloon flower is bitter in taste, has slight toxicity, and can replenish blood and qi and treat sore throat, etc.
Modern pharmacological research on balloon flower shows that it has phlegm-eliminating, cough-suppressing and asthma-relieving effects; water and alcohol extracts of balloon flower help lower blood sugar; and the saponins extracted from balloon flower have the effect of inhibiting gastric juice secretion in rats and resisting peptic ulcers; balloon flower also has sedative and analgesic effects. The above various introductions to the pharmacology of balloon flower are not only beneficial to clinical medical application but also of great significance for understanding the role of balloon flower in medicinal preparations.
The application of balloon flower in important and clinical medicine is extensive, but at the same time many people will experience adverse reactions after taking balloon flower. Taking too much balloon flower can irritate the gastric mucosa, and an excessive dose will lead to mild nausea, so people with stomach problems should take it cautiously; the saponins contained in balloon flower have a strong hemolytic effect, so this kind of medicinal preparation is only suitable for oral use and cannot be used for injection, and everyone needs to be cautious when taking it.
For the selection of medicinal formulas with balloon flower: for treating phlegm cough, one can take one and a half liang of balloon flower, crush it, add half a sheng of boy's urine, and decoct it for taking; for treating sore throat, one can boil two liang of balloon flower in three sheng of water and take it; and for treating cold excess chest bind, one can take three fen of balloon flower plus one fen of peeled croton, and three fen of fritillaria, crush them all, and take them mixed with water.
The above is an introduction to the benefits and effects of balloon flower and the balloon flower, and I hope it can bring you a greater understanding of balloon flower.
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