What are the therapeutic effects of Bupleurum chinense

Bupleurum is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine. It is slightly cold in nature and tastes a bit bitter, but it has good effects in soothing the liver and refreshing the mind and nourishing qi. Regular consumption can also treat headaches and dizziness, so regular consumption is very effective. So what are the therapeutic effects of Bupleurum? Let us give you a brief introduction below!

Depression

The effects and functions of Bupleurum include the ability to dredge the triple burner qi of the liver, gallbladder and stomach. According to ancient Chinese prescriptions, those with liver qi obstruction can benefit from taking Bupleurum, which illustrates the dispersing effect of Bupleurum. Dispersing prescriptions such as Xiaoyao Powder are all prepared with Bupleurum as the main ingredient.

Lift

Bupleurum has a light taste and has the nature of raising yang, which can lead the middle qi to rise upwards. Li Dongyuan said: "Bupleurum is an ascending herb, and can lead the Qi in the middle to rise upwards." Prescriptions include Buzhong Yiqi Decoction, Tiaozhong Yiqi Decoction, and Shengyang Decoction. It is often used in combination with Cimicifuga heracleifolia and Astragalus membranaceus to treat symptoms of sinking of clear yang, failure of middle qi to rise, and insufficient upper qi.

Dispel evil

The effect of Bupleurum chinense on dispersing evil has been highly valued. The "New Prescription Eight Arrays" was created, which contains 15 prescriptions, of which Bupleurum chinense accounts for 13. All of them respectively demonstrate that Bupleurum has the effects of dispersing cold, dispersing warm, dispersing neutrally, and dispersing tonicly. Its cold dispersing formula is combined with Scutellaria baicalensis and Rehmannia glutinosa, its warm dispersing formula is combined with ginger, and its tonic dispersing formula is combined with Rehmannia glutinosa, all of which have a good function of dispersing evil.

Clearing away heat

Chaihu has a good heat-clearing effect and is said to be able to treat "cold and heat evil spirits". "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" has Xiao Chaihu Decoction which is specifically used to treat symptoms of heat transmitting to Shaoyang and heat entering the blood chamber. In clinical practice, herbs such as Scutellaria baicalensis, Cortex Moutan, and Gardenia jasminoides are often used in combination to clear away heat. It can be used to treat both exogenous heat evil and visceral heat stagnation, and its effect is rapid. The Materia Medica also says that it is "treated with seasonal diseases and internal and external heat that cannot be relieved."

The above is an introduction to the effects of Bupleurum. It has many effects and has a good therapeutic effect on patients with liver and gallbladder stagnation. It is also very good for our health. However, it should be noted that Bupleurum is best used under the guidance of a doctor, otherwise some problems may easily occur!