What are the side effects of Lobelia and how to use it

Lobelia is a common Chinese herbal medicine. Generally, Lobelia has no side effects as long as people use it in the prescribed amount. Lobelia has the effects of diuresis, detumescence, detoxification and heat clearing, and has many benefits to the human body.

Lobelia chinensis (scientific name: Lobelia chinensis), also known as the quick-release rope, fine rice grass, snake tongue grass, half flower, narcissus grass, sickle grass, etc., belongs to the genus Lobelia of the Campanulaceae family. Perennial herb. The stem is round in shape, smooth and hairless, lying flat, and about 5 to 15 cm long. The five petals are like lotus petals, 8 to 10 mm long, and are named because the petals are all biased to one side. The fruit is inverted cone-shaped.

The flowering period is from May to August, and the fruiting period is from August to October. It grows in moist places such as beside paddy fields, ditches and roadsides. The whole plant is used as medicine, which has the effects of diuresis and swelling reduction, clearing away heat and detoxification. It can be used to treat abdominal edema, facial and foot edema, carbuncles, furuncles, snake and insect bites, etc.

Therapeutic Uses

① Treat cold and asthma and malaria with chills and fever: 2 qian of Lobelia chinensis and realgar each. Mash it into a paste, cover it in a bowl, wait until it turns green, and make rice balls as big as walnuts. Take nine pills each time, on an empty stomach with salt water. (The Magical Prescription for the Longevity Domain)

②To treat snake bites: Soak half of the lotus in liquor and apply it on the affected area. (Lingnan Herbal Medicine) Take 1-2 liang of fresh Lobelia chinensis, mash it and squeeze out the juice, add 1 liang of sweet wine to mix it and drink it. After drinking it, cover yourself with a quilt and go to sleep so that you can sweat slightly. For severe poison, take twice a day. And apply crushed fresh lobelia around the wound. (Jiangxi Folk Herbal Medicine Prescriptions)

③For the treatment of carbuncle and all positive swellings: take an appropriate amount of fresh Lobelia chinensis, add a few grains of salt and mash them together. Apply to the affected area. Yellow water will ooze out and the affected area will gradually heal. (Jiangxi Folk Herbal Medicine Prescriptions)

④Treat mastitis: Take appropriate amount of fresh Lobelia, mash it and apply it to the affected area. (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine)

⑤ Treat unknown swelling and infection: Mash the leaves of Hemiphragma and add wine to apply to the affected area. (Lingnan Herbal Medicine)

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