
Reed Rhizome
芦根
Heat-Clearing Herbs

Bitter herb; bitter mallow; heavenly eggplant; daily eggplant; child-saving herb
Cold; bitter
It contains solanine, solasodine, solanidine alkaloids, saponins, vitamin C, and resins.
It has anti-inflammatory effects: it protects animals against allergic, burn-induced, and histamine-induced shock, and can promote antibody formation; it can inhibit peripheral glucose utilization and therefore has a hyperglycemic effect. In addition, it also has antitussive, expectorant, smooth-muscle–stimulating, and central nervous system–stimulating effects.
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