Efficacy and function of Bupleurum

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Bupleurum is a common antidote. It is also called Dixun, shancai, mushroom grass and firewood. It is bitter and slightly cold in nature and belongs to the liver and gallbladder channels. It has the effect of reconciling exterior and interior, soothing liver and Promoting Yang. For cold and fever, cold and heat exchanges, malaria, liver qi stagnation, chest pain, prolapse, uterine prolapse, irregular menstruation. So there are many effects and functions of Bupleurum. Let's understand them in detail.

Efficacy and function of Bupleurum

1. Shuyu Bupleurum is good at dredging the Qi mechanism of liver, stomach, gallbladder and triple energizer, saying: "if the liver Qi is not smooth, it can be relaxed", which is also called: "if it is good at reaching the wood Qi of Shaoyang, the Qi of Shaoyang can dredge the depression of stomach Qi, and its Qi, diet and accumulation are self digestible." It is suggested that Bupleurum has the effect of relieving depression. It can treat liver depression, biliary tract disease and irregular menstruation. Such as Chang Wu. Representative prescriptions, such as Xiaoyao Powder and Chaihu Shugan powder, are mainly composed of Chaihu.

2. Shengqing Bupleurum is light in taste and has the nature of ascending Yang, which can induce the middle Qi to ascend to the top. Li Dongyuan said: "Bupleurum ascends also, can cause the middle air to ascend to the top." Such as Buzhong Yiqi Decoction, Tiaozhong Yiqi Decoction, Shengyang decoction, etc. It is often combined with Cimicifuga and shengkouqi to treat the syndrome of sinking of Qingyang, not rising of middle Qi and insufficient upper Qi.

3. The function of dispersing pathogenic factors of Bupleurum has been attached great importance. It has created 15 cubes of "eight new prescriptions" and 13 of them are Bupleurum. The results showed that Bupleurum has the functions of cold powder, warm powder, flat powder and tonic powder. Its cold powder with Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Shengdi, Wensan, pingsan, Shengjiang, Busan and Shudi all have good function of dispersing pathogenic factors.

matters needing attention

If the dosage is too large, bitter cold catharsis is too much, it will produce a strong general burnout, daytime sleepiness, slow reaction, reduced work efficiency, edema, as well as soft stool, loss of appetite, abdominal distension and other gastrointestinal disorders. Eating too much Bupleurum can lead to physical fatigue, daytime sleepiness, decreased reaction ability, reduced work efficiency, serious impact on appetite and other adverse phenomena, which have a great impact on work or study. Therefore, we must take an appropriate amount of Bupleurum.