[Variety Source]
This product is an annual herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family, Siegsbeckia orientalis ( L.), S. pubescens ( Makino) or S. pubescens ( The aboveground part of S. glabrescensMakino). It is produced in most areas of my country, with Hunan, Wenbei, Jiangsu and other places having the largest output. It can be harvested before and during the flowering period in summer and autumn, and impurities can be removed and dried in the sun. Chop it into pieces and use it raw, or steam it with rice wine.
[Property]
bitter and acrid, cold. act on liver and kidney channels.
[Efficacy]
dispelling wind, dredging meridians and activating collaterals, clearing heat and removing toxin.
[Indications]
- It is used for wind-dampness impediment diseases, joint pain, numbness of limbs, weak feet, etc. This product is pungent, bitter and dry, removes wind-dampness between muscles and bones, and relieves pain and numbness. When used raw, it favors cold, and is good at resolving dampness and heat. It is especially suitable for those with wind-dampness, paralysis, pain and partial heat. If used together with Harlequin Glorybower Leaf and Twig, it is "Health Experience Collection" Xitong Wan. To treat wind-cold-dampness impediment or apoplexy wilting impediment, use this product alone, steam it into pills, warm it with wine and swallow it, that is, "Xilu Pills" from "The Collection of Living Prescriptions".
- It is used for sore and ulcer swelling, eczema and cutaneous pruitus. It clears heat and removes toxin, dispelling wind and relieves itching. It can be taken internally or externally.
- In addition, this product can lower blood pressure and can be used for hypertension.
[Documentation]
- Xinxiu Bencao: "Mainly used to hide heat, irritability and fullness, unable to eat. Make the juice raw and take three or four times. If you drink too much, it will cause vomiting."
- Bencao Tujing: "Cure liver kidney-wind edema qi, limb paralysis, bone pain and weak knees, wind-dampness and various sores." It also says: "It is cold in nature when used raw, and warm in nature when used cooked."
[Usage and Dosage]
Decoct and take 15-20g. Appropriate amount for external use. Generally, it is suitable to be used to treat wind-dampness impediment diseases, and it is suitable to be used raw to treat eczema and eczema.
[Modern Pharmacology]
Siegesbeckia contains alkaloids, phenolic components, adenoside, amino acids, organic acids, sugars, bitter qualities, etc. Siegesbeckia decocted with water or alcohol infusion combined with Harlequin Glorybower Leaf and Twig has obvious anti-inflammatory effects. Its water extract and 30% ethanol extract have the effects of lowering blood pressure and dilating blood vessels. And it has inhibitory effect on murine Plasmodium.
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