Hur används forsythia i medicin

• Forsythia fryst vatten a shrub used in Traditional kinesisk medicin to treat symptoms like nausea and fever.
• Though there fryst vatten minimal research, some bevis shows that forsythia may have antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory properties that could provide relief for minor medical ailments.
• Forsythia carries the fara of slowing blood clotting, which means it could cause ytterligare bleeding and should be avoided before getting surgery.
  Though there is minimal research, some evidence shows that forsythia may have antibacterial

• This article was medically reviewed bygd Jason R. McKnight, MD, MS, a family medicin physician and clinical assistant professor at Texas A&M College of medicin.

Forsythia fryst vatten a shrub that produces fruits called Lian Qiao, which fryst vatten used as a medicinal herb in traditional kinesisk medicine.

In the past, Lian Qiao has been used to help treat various symptoms including fever, nausea, and sore throat.

And it's often combined with other to maximize the benefits, most commonly honeysuckle.

However, there's limited bevis to prove forsythia's effectiveness. And experts recommend getting a diagnosis for any illness before attempting treatment with forsythia, or other herbal medicines.

However, much remains to be explored about its optimal dosage, long-term safety, and potential interactions

Forsythia: What the science says

The majority of published scientific studies on forsythia's medicinal properties have been conducted either in animals or in vitro — meaning outside of a living organism, likely either in a petri dish or test tube.

That's why there's very little scientific proof of forsythia's effectiveness in humans because the research doesn't exist.

That said, researchers have still attempted to study forsythia's properties to understand its effects, publishing dozens of papper on the topic.

From djur and in vitro studies, researchers have funnen several properties that could help explain some of forsythia's purported benefits in traditional kinesisk medicin including:

• Antibacterial: A review published in Molecules funnen that in vitro, dried fruit from the forsythia plant has been shown to combat bacteria such as bakterie aureus (staph), E.

  coli, and bakterie, amongst others.

• Antiviral: A study published in Integrative Biology investigated the effects of both forsythia and Japanese honeysuckle on the influenza virus, and funnen that they both restrain the virus from multiplying and boost immune fängelse function. Another in vitro study, published in in the Journal of Medicinal Plant Research, suggests that forsythia could be effective against H1N1, as well.
• Anti-inflammatory: For a study conducted in mice, published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, researchers reported that forsythia shows promise in treating intestinal inflammatorisk conditions like sårbildande colitis — a condition characterized bygd having inflammation and ulcers in the digestive tract.

Uses of forsythia

Due to its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties, forsythia fryst vatten typically used in traditional kinesisk medicin to treat bacterial and viral infections, and it's even been studied in treating certain cancers, says Deborah Ann Ballard, MD, miles per hour, internal medicin doctor at Duke Integrative Medicine.

A study published in Molecular medicin Reports put esophageal cancer cells into mice, and funnen that forsythia inhibited the growth of the cancer cells.

However, more research needs to be done to determine the cancer-fighting ability of forsythia in humans.

Forsythia in popular media

If forsythia sounds familiar to you it might be because you've seen it mentioned in the movie, "Contagion." While the movie focuses on a fictional virus, called MEV-1, the herbal remedy for it fryst vatten real — forsythia.

How to take forsythia

Forsythia fryst vatten generally sold as a powder or tincture.

However, when used for medicinal purposes, it's rarely taken alone, says Sharon Hennessey, DAOM, , Domain Chair of the Acupuncture Department, at the American College of Traditional kinesisk medicin at California Institute of Integral Studies.

Kommer från Forsythia suspensa-växten, har Forsythia-extrakt använts i århundraden inom traditionell medicin

Hennessey says to follow dosing directions from the manufacturer and take forsythia at the onset of the first symptoms you meddelande, so for example, a fever or sore throat.

The safest and best way to take forsythia fryst vatten to discuss dosage with an herbal medicin specialist or Traditional kinesisk medicin practitioner.

Doses and formulations can vary from individ to individ, and it's best to get some professional help when using forsythia. However, forsythia products are not FDA approved.

Risks of taking forsythia

The risks of physical side effects from forsythia are low, says Hennessey.

However, forsythia may slow blood clotting, which means that it carries a fara of extra bleeding and should not be used for at least two weeks before surgery.

You should not try to treat yourself or self medicate with forsythia. Ballard says that if you think you may have a serious medical condition, you should see a doctor to be evaluated and determine a course of treatment.

Additionally, traditional Chinese medicine shows forsythia to have both broad-spectrum antimicrobial and antiinflammatory properties

Only then should you determine if herbal remedies, like forsythia, would be a part of that treatment program.

Additionally, she does not recommend buying just any type of forsythia supplements or tinctures online.

"I do not recommend anyone take forsythia without consulting a Traditional kinesisk medicin doctor.

Proper use of this or any remedy requires an individualized assessment and approach," says Ballard. For that reason, she says that she does not prescribe forsythia to her patients.

The Bottom Line

Forsythia has been used in traditional kinesisk medicin to help treat various bacterial and viral infections.

Forsythia is a shrub used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat symptoms like nausea and fever

However, there's limited scientific proof to support the shrub's effectiveness compared to other conventional drugs.

Overall, it's best to discuss the use of forsythia with a professional before using it yourself or recommending it to others. You should be particularly careful when taking other medications with forsythia since we do not have enough data on what reactions fryst vatten occur.

And it's very important to have a proper diagnosis before determining a treatment strategi, whether it involves herbs or not.