Cephalotaxus has the efficacy of killing worms and eliminating stagnation, moistening the intestines and laxatives, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. It has the effect of treating abdominal pain of insect accumulation, intestinal dryness and constipation and other diseases.
Cephalotaxus is the dried mature seeds of Cephalotaxus genus in the family of Cephalotaxaceae. It is sweet in flavor, flat in nature, and belongs to the lung, stomach and large intestine meridians. It has the efficacy of killing worms and eliminating stagnation, laxative, moistening the lung and relieving cough. It can be used for the treatment of abdominal pain caused by worms, pediatric chancre (a kind of chronic disease of children, manifested as emaciation, abnormal diet, abdominal distension, thinning and yellowing of hair, etc.), intestinal dryness and constipation, lung dryness and cough, filariasis and other diseases.
Cephalotaxus precautions are not recommended for those with loose stools. Adverse reactions are not clear.
If there is a need for medication, it is necessary to choose the appropriate treatment under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner to identify the symptoms.