大黄素为蒽醌类天然色素,在常用的中药材大黄、虎杖、何首乌等药材中都作为主要有效成分之一。大黄素具有抗病毒、抑菌、扩张血管及利尿等多种作用。近代临床几乎各科都用,如治疗乙型脑炎、腮腺炎、伤寒、痢疾、尿路感染、淋病、肺炎、蜂窝组织炎、化脓性皮肤病、中耳炎、脉管炎等,和其他药物配伍治疗急性及亚急性阑尾炎、烧伤、小儿麻痹、湿疹以及若干真菌引起的皮肤感染,另外可治疗肝炎、蛲 Emodin is an anthraquinone natural pigment, and it is one of the main active ingredients in traditional Chinese medicinal materials such as rhubarb, Polygonum cuspidatum, Polygonum multiflorum and other medicinal materials. Emodin has multiple functions such as antiviral, antibacterial, dilation of blood vessels and diuresis. Modern medicine is used in almost every department, such as treatment of Japanese encephalitis, mumps, typhoid fever, dysentery, urinary tract infection, gonorrhea, pneumonia, cellulitis, purulent skin disease, otitis media, vasculitis, etc. Treatment of acute and subacute appendicitis, burns, polio, eczema, and skin infections caused by a number of fungi, in addition to treatment of hepatitis, sputum