The Efficacy and Functions of Honey-Processed Cimicifuga

Honey-processed Cimicifuga (Mi Sheng Ma) is primarily used for clearing heat and detoxifying, moistening the lungs, and relieving cough. It has effects including clearing heat and detoxifying, moistening the lungs and suppressing cough, clearing exterior heat, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, promoting diuresis to clear heat, stopping bleeding and relieving pain, and moistening the lungs to alleviate coughing. It can be used to treat conditions such as fever, cough, asthma, dysentery, malaria, hepatitis, pneumonia, and nephritis. It may also inhibit viral replication, reduce inflammatory responses, suppress tumor cell growth, enhance immune system function, lower blood lipid and glucose levels, and reduce fat cell proliferation. Patients should consult a doctor before use to determine an appropriate treatment plan based on individual circumstances.