What are the Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions for Boosting Immunity?
Some people need to improve their immune system in specific situations, but there are not many drugs that can achieve this, and they are often expensive and not suitable for all families. Chinese medicine mainly focuses on conditioning, and many herbal medicines have the property of strengthening the body and improving immunity. What are the prescriptions of herbal medicines that can improve immunity? Here are several prescriptions with different effects.
First, herbal medicines that can promote the increase of white blood cell count in the blood include: ginseng, dangshen, kushen, fangji, qingmuxiang, huangqi, lingzhi, jinyinhua, Maidong, huangqin, Shengdi, nüzhenzi, zihuadiding, Shanlaiyu, goji berries, buguzhi, jujube, danshen, xiakucao, etc.
Second, herbal medicines that can enhance the function of mononuclear macrophages (which have the effect of phagocytosing bacteria and viruses) include: dangshen, ginseng, baishu, lingzhi, zhuling, danggui, niuhuang, huangqi, pugongying, xiakucao, sangjisheng, fuling, qinghao, yumixu, shuiniujiao, etc.
Third, herbal medicines that can promote the increase of T cells (immune cells of the human body) and the transformation of lymphoid blast cells (which can participate in blood production in the human body) include: ginseng, danshen, chuanxiong, lingzhi, hetaoshu, baishu, wuweizi, danggui, huangjing, yiyiren, tiandong, nüzhenzi, goji berries, kushen, yinyanghuo, etc.
Fourth, herbal medicines with interferon-like effects include: huangqi, honghua, danggui, baizhi, chuanxiong, tianma, banxia, sangbaipi, cheqiancao, chaihu, suye, fangji, yumixu, etc.
Fifth, herbal medicines that can promote antibody production include: ginseng, hetaoshu, chaihu, ziheche, dihuang, yinyanghuo, etc.
Sixth, herbal medicines that can stimulate the immune response of tumor patients include: ginseng, zhuling, xianhecao, jujube, lingzhi, guizhi, chaihu, danggui, glycyrrhiza, baishu, tiandong, yiyiren, fuling, baihuasheshecao, zhongbianlian, etc.