What are the effects and uses of Huahong Tablets?
Generally speaking, the main functions and effects of Hua Hong tablets include clearing heat and detoxifying, drying dampness and stopping leukorrhea, removing blood stasis and relieving pain, regulating menstruation and alleviating pain, and reducing inflammation and inhibiting bacteria. Detailed explanations are as follows:
1. Clearing Heat and Detoxifying
Hua Hong tablets contain ingredients such as Emilia sonchifolia and Hedyotis diffusa, which are cool in nature and capable of clearing internal heat and toxins. For symptoms such as yellowish thick leukorrhea, genital itching, and lower abdominal distension caused by excessive internal heat toxicity, this medicine can relieve fire toxicity and alleviate inflammatory responses through clearing heat and purging fire.
2. Drying Dampness and Stopping Leukorrhea
Ingredients in the formula such as Byrsocarpus frutescens and roots of Schefflera octophylla have effects of drying dampness and can remove dampness from the body. For symptoms such as excessive leukorrhea, yellow color and thick consistency, and odor caused by downward invasion of damp-heat, this medicine can regulate dampness balance in the body by drying and eliminating dampness, thereby reducing abnormal leukorrhea secretion.
3. Removing Blood Stasis and Relieving Pain
Ingredients such as Spatholobus suberectus in the formula promote blood circulation and resolve blood stasis, thus dredging the meridians. For symptoms such as lower abdominal pain and lumbosacral soreness caused by blood stasis obstruction, this medicine can promote blood circulation, dissipate blood stasis, and alleviate pain discomfort, especially suitable for pain conditions related to gynecological blood stasis.
4. Regulating Menstruation and Alleviating Pain
Hua Hong tablets regulate qi and blood, promote blood circulation, and resolve blood stasis to improve menstrual disorders. For symptoms such as irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea caused by poor circulation of qi and blood and blood stasis obstruction, this medicine can help regulate the menstrual cycle, relieve abdominal pain during menstruation, and restore regular menstrual patterns.
5. Reducing Inflammation and Inhibiting Bacteria
Ingredients such as Emilia sonchifolia and Hedyotis diffusa have inhibitory effects on certain bacteria and can reduce local inflammation. For discomfort symptoms caused by gynecological inflammations such as pelvic inflammatory disease and adnexitis, this medicine can assist in controlling inflammation by inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacteria and promoting recovery.
During the period of taking Hua Hong tablets, the diet should be light, avoiding spicy, raw, cold, and greasy foods to prevent affecting the drug's effectiveness. Pregnant women should not use it, and those with heavy menstrual flow should use it cautiously during menstruation. If symptoms do not improve after taking the medication for seven days, medical advice should be sought promptly, and the duration of medication should not be prolonged without medical guidance.