Chinese Medicine Pitcher Plant Efficacy and Effects

It has the effect of inducing dampness, clearing heat and removing toxins (removing heat and toxicity from the body), and is mainly used for treating jaundice, carbuncle sores, burns and other diseases. It is the fresh or dried grass of Sedum, family Sedum, Sedumaceae, with a sweet, light, slightly acidic flavor, slightly cold nature, and belongs to the heart, liver and gallbladder meridians. The drug has the effect of inducing dampness, clearing heat and removing toxins, and is mainly used for treating jaundice, carbuncle sores and ulcers, sore throats, snakebites, burns and other diseases. Pituitary grass is sweet, light and seeping, slightly cold and heat-clearing, capable of inducing dampness and relieving jaundice. It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification and eliminating carbuncle and swelling, so it can be used to treat carbuncle sores and ulcers, sore throat, snake bites and burns. The precautions of Taraxacum officinale should be taken with caution for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold (spleen and stomach weakness and cold), and the adverse reactions and contraindications are not clear. If there is a need for medication, it is necessary to use medication under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to identify the evidence, do not self-medication, so as not to delay the condition, resulting in serious adverse consequences.