Soapwort with red dates is mainly used to dispel phlegm and relieve cough, open and close the orifices, detoxify and disperse knots, tonify the spleen and stomach, benefit the qi and blood, and reassure the mind, etc. It can be used in conditions such as stroke and mouth, cough and phlegm, coughing and gasping, weakness of the spleen and stomach, and loose stools with scanty food.
Soapnut, also known as soap pods, is a traditional Chinese medicine made from the fruit or sterile fruit of soap pods of the legume family Soappods. It has the efficacy of opening and closing the orifices, expelling phlegm and relieving cough, detoxifying and dispersing toxins and nodules, and is used in the treatment of stroke and mouth, cough and phlegm, cough and wheezing, phlegm and saliva congestion (abnormal phlegm and excessive production of saliva), carbuncle, swelling, and scabies, and other conditions. It should be contraindicated in the weak and pregnant women, hemoptysis.
Red jujube, or jujube, is a traditional Chinese medicine made from the dried and matured fruit of jujube, a plant of the family Rhamnaceae. It has the functions of tonifying the spleen and stomach, benefiting qi and blood, and calming the mind, and is used to treat weakness of the spleen and stomach, palpitations and insomnia, loose food (thin and unformed stools), tiredness and fatigue, deficiency of qi and blood, and women’s dirty agitation (heartburn and depression, and sadness and wanting to cry for no reason) and other illnesses.
The above two kinds of Chinese herbs specific medication should be under the guidance of a professional physician, not unauthorized use of medication, so as not to cause adverse consequences.