Diding grass is a common Chinese herb, also known as purple ginseng. It is a cold-resistant and drought-resistant medicinal plant. The whole plant can be used as medicine and has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. Let's learn about the efficacy and function of Diding grass below.
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Can Diding grass be soaked in water and consumed?
Diding grass can be soaked in water and consumed, but it should not be consumed for a long time. Medicinal herbs have certain toxicity, so they should not be consumed casually.
1. Boil the Diding grass in boiling water for 2 minutes, then soak it in clean water for 3 minutes before drinking. Of course, it is recommended to dry the Diding grass after boiling and then use it to soak water.
2. Soaking dried Diding grass in water can have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, but the medicinal effect will not be complete compared to decocting it.
3. Soaking Diding grass together with honeysuckle or dandelion can have better effects. Putting them together can enhance the medicinal effects, in addition to clearing heat and detoxifying, it can also relieve gum swelling and sore throat.
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Efficacy and function of Diding grass
1. Anti-swelling and detoxification: Diding grass can clear heat, detoxify, and reduce swelling. It has certain effects on relieving high fever and irritability, as well as influenza, upper respiratory tract infections, tonsillitis, and parotitis.
2. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory: Modern pharmacology shows that Diding grass can treat bacterial infections such as enteritis, nephritis, hepatitis, acute appendicitis, conjunctivitis, dysentery, and other suppurative infections.
3. Anti-swelling and pain relief: Diding grass has the effect of reducing swelling and relieving pain caused by various infections. It can treat edema, breast abscess, malignant sores, and boils.
4. Treatment of snake bites: Fresh Diding grass can be mashed and taken orally, or mixed with a little realgar and applied externally.
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Cultivation methods of Diding grass
1. Seed propagation
About 3 to 4 kilograms of Diding grass seeds are needed per acre. It is usually intercropped with gramineous plants. After corn and other gramineous plants have been ridged, shallow hoe the ground in the rows, evenly scatter the seeds in the rows, push with a large hoe, bury the seeds tightly, water, and keep the bed surface moist. The seedlings will emerge in about 30 days.
2. Frequent management
After the Diding grass seedlings emerge, water them frequently and strengthen management. When the autumn crops are ripe for harvest, be careful not to bury the Diding grass seedlings. Water with freezing water before the frost, and cover with fertilizer. After the thaw in the following spring, crush the dung blocks and level the ground.
From Qingming to Guyu, when the new leaves have not yet covered the ground, apply 10-15 kilograms of urea per acre, and water after application. Stop watering after the beginning of summer to prevent stem and leaf rot and reduce yield.
