Although the epiphyllum has been processed and concocted, it still retains a certain degree of toxicity, and there is a danger of poisoning, so when decocting traditional Chinese medicine, it is necessary to follow the doctor’s instructions to decoct first and for a long time, and the general time of decoction is more than one hour.
Epiphyllum, also known as Psoralea, is an important drug for the treatment of deficiency-cold diseases, with the effects of returning yang to save the body (saving fainting, unconsciousness, etc. by warming and tonifying yang qi), tonifying fire to help yang (replenishing yang qi in the body), and dispersing cold and relieving pain (relieving pain by dispelling the cold evil in the body).
In clinical practice, it is often used to treat deficiency, cold limbs and edema, weak pulse, impotence, uterine cold, cold pain in the heart and abdomen (cold pain in the heart and abdomen), and cold pain in the joints with unfavorable movement.
Attention, if improperly prepared, decocted or overdosed, it may cause poisoning (numbness and tongue sensation, nausea and vomiting, panic attacks, etc.), and epimedium is contraindicated in pregnant women. It is not suitable to use附子 together with 半夏、瓜蒌、天花粉、贝母、白及、白薇.
The use of epiphyllum needs to follow the doctor’s instructions, do not take on your own.