Patient's question:
My sister is about to give birth. According to the elders in the village, newborn infants should be bathed with water decocted from old mugwort and stone orchid for three days after birth. I don't know why stone orchid is used, but aren't babies usually in the hospital for the first few days after birth. I want to know what the function of stone orchid is, and I don't want to use medications that I don't understand to bathe my child.What kind of help do I need: What are the functions and effects of stone orchid?
Doctor's answer:
1. Calm the mind and treat insomnia. Acorus tatarinowii has an inhibitory effect on the central nervous system of the human body, capable of calming, soothing, and inducing sleep. It has a certain calming and sedative effect on mental patients. Additionally, it has the functions of aromaticizing turbidness and dispelling phlegm-dampness, demonstrating significant efficacy in treating insomnia caused by phlegm-heat internal disturbance.