English Views: 5 Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 2022-08-22 Origin: Site
Andrographis paniculata is a wild herb with medicinal and edible purposes. Its tender leaves and stems can be eaten as vegetables, and the whole grass harvested in summer and autumn can be used as medicine, especially suitable for patients with respiratory diseases such as colds, fever, sore throat and gastroenteritis because it has the functions of clearing heat, detoxifying and appetizing effect.
1. Clear heat and detoxify
This is the most obvious effect of Andrographis paniculata. It is used for cough due to lung heat, jaundice due to damp heat, yellow urine and burning anus. For fever and headache symptoms caused by colds, Andrographis paniculata has a very good relief effect. It is convenient and effective to take an appropriate amount of Andrographis paniculata decoction when you have a cold. In addition, experiments have proved that the extract of Andrographis paniculata has obvious anti-venom effect, and it is often used in the folk to treat various snake venoms.
2. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, cooling blood and swelling
The lactone component in Andrographis paniculata has a certain inhibitory and killing effect on some bacteria, such as hemolytic B streptococcus or pneumococcus. At the same time, Andrographis paniculata also has obvious anti-inflammatory effects, and it has a good effect on some traumatic infections, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, periodontitis, otitis media, and pelvic inflammation. It has a good relieving effect on mild tuberculosis, whooping cough, etc.
Use a few pieces of Andrographis paniculata to soak in water and mix with honey to drink, which has a good effect on cough. In addition, Andrographis paniculata has a good cooling blood and swelling effect on oropharyngeal swelling and pain, local swelling.
3. Protect the liver and gallbladder, regulate the stomach
The lactone component in Andrographis paniculata can reduce intrahepatic triglyceride and serum ALT, ASTAKP, reduce liver damage and enhance liver function. Its choleretic effect is also very significant, and it has a certain effect on cholecystitis. After taking andrographis drugs, the discomfort will gradually improve. When the stomach is not comfortable, taking andrographis also has the effect of relieving pain and regulating the stomach.
4. Enhance immunity and anti-tumor effect
According to research, Andrographis paniculata can promote the generation of human immune living cells, enhance the phagocytosis of macrophages, and the body's immunity can be continuously improved. At the same time, it also has a certain anti-tumor effect, which can inhibit some tumor cells. Relevant experiments have shown that Andrographis paniculata has inhibitory effects on DNA synthesis of breast cancer cells or W256 transplanted tumors.
5. The role of cardiovascular protection
Andrographis paniculata also has certain adjuvant therapeutic effects on cardiovascular system diseases, with anti-myocardial ischemia, anti-platelet aggregation, and prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The active ingredients extracted from Andrographis paniculata are added to medicines, which are of great help in the clinical treatment of such diseases.
1. People who are prone to allergies should not use Andrographis paniculata
Andrographis contraindications First of all, it is best not to use it for people with allergies. Andrographis paniculata has a certain degree of toxicity, so people with allergies, or people with special health conditions, should not eat it. .
2. People with poor gastrointestinal system should not use it
Andrographis paniculata is cold in nature, so it is best not to eat it for people with poor gastrointestinal system. After eating, it may affect the contraction of blood vessels in the gastrointestinal tract, which will reduce the digestion and decomposition function of people, and it is easy to have unformed stools, and there will also be diarrhea. Therefore, people with poor gastrointestinal function should be contraindicated. .
3. Taboos with Andrographis paniculata
There are certain collocation taboos when eating Andrographis paniculata. When eating Andrographis paniculata, we should pay attention. We should avoid eating with radish, cold food, tobacco and alcohol, spicy food, fishy food and greasy food.
First of all, for radish, it has the functions of digestion and breaking qi. At the same time, eating andrographis can also reduce the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine. For raw and cold foods, such foods are often cold in nature, so it is difficult for us to digest, and at the same time, it is easy to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, which will affect the absorption of drugs by the gastrointestinal tract. At the same time, for hot and spicy food, everyone should avoid eating andrographis paniculata.
