Sugar mustard is the whole plant and seeds of the cruciferous plant sugar mustard. Sugar mustard has the effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach, diuresis and strengthening the heart. What is the method of relieving tuberculosis with sugar mustard?
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【Relieving Tuberculosis with Sugar Mustard】
Sugar mustard has a strong inhibitory effect on viruses in the human body, which can reduce the formation of pulmonary tuberculosis and also reduce the spread of pulmonary tuberculosis, thus having a significant effect on the prevention and treatment of this disease.
In addition, sugar mustard has obvious relieving effects on human heart failure and other heart diseases after a long illness.
After taking sugar mustard as medicine, the dosage should not be excessive, and it should not exceed three qian (approximately 9 grams) each time. It is best to take it after decocting, which is particularly beneficial for the exertion of its medicinal effects.
【Treatment of Dyspepsia with Sugar Mustard】
To treat dyspepsia and stop water: take three qian of sugar mustard and decoct with water for consumption. (The properties and tastes are based on "Inner Mongolia Chinese Herbal Medicine")
Properties and tastes of sugar mustard: sour, bitter, neutral, and slightly toxic.
Main functions and indications: strengthening the heart and diuresis, invigorating the spleen and stomach, and promoting digestion. It is used to treat palpitations, edema, and indigestion.
【Identification of the Characteristics of Sugar Mustard】
I. Characteristics of the Medicinal Material
The stem can reach up to 60cm in length, unbranched or with branches in the upper part, with angles and densely covered with appressed bifid hairs. The leaves are often wrinkled and when flattened, the leaflets are lanceolate or long elliptic, with basal leaves being 5-15cm long and 0.5-2cm wide, with entire margins and appressed bifid hairs on both sides.
The flowers have a diameter of about 1cm; the petals are orange-yellow and roundish. It has a slight scent and a slightly bitter taste. The seeds are long and elliptical, laterally compressed, about 2.5mm long, and dark reddish-brown. It has a slight scent and a mild taste.
II. Characteristics of the Medicinal Slice
It is irregularly small sections, a mixture of stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. The stems are round and strip-shaped with edges covered with appressed hairs. The leaves are mostly broken, with sparse wavy teeth or nearly entire margins. The flowers are light yellow, and the petals are ovate. The siliques are short or elongated, with blunt edges, and many seeds. The seeds are elongated, dark reddish-brown.
