Di Ding Cao is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine that has the function of clearing heat and detoxifying. It can be consumed by soaking in water or used as a medicinal herb. It is particularly effective in relieving high fever and irritability. Now let's learn about the medicinal value of Di Ding Cao.
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【Medicinal Value of Di Ding Cao】
1. Clearing heat and detoxifying
Di Ding Cao can clear heat, detoxify, and reduce swelling and abscesses. It has certain effects in relieving high fever and irritability, and it works well for influenza, upper respiratory tract infections, tonsillitis, and mumps.
2. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
Modern pharmacology shows that Di Ding Cao can treat bacterial infections such as enteritis, nephritis, hepatitis, acute appendicitis, conjunctivitis, dysentery, and other suppurative infections.
3. Reducing swelling and relieving pain
Di Ding Cao has the effect of reducing swelling and relieving pain caused by various infections. It can treat swollen abscesses, mastitis, carbuncles, and boils.
4. Treating snake venom
Fresh Di Ding Cao can be juiced and taken orally, or mixed with realgar and applied topically.
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【Applications of Di Ding Cao】
In addition to the above medicinal effects, Di Ding Cao also has excellent nutritional value. It can be consumed as a vegetable in daily life, which can absorb rich plant protein, soluble sugars, and various amino acids.
Di Ding Cao is commonly used in the treatment of ulcers and abscesses, especially for facial and back abscesses. It can be combined with dandelion, chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, etc. to make a prescription called "Five Taste Disinfectant Decoction".
Dosage: For compound prescriptions, use 9-15g, and for single prescriptions, use 30-60g.
Example prescription: "Five Taste Disinfectant Decoction" from "Yi Zong Jin Jian": 15g of Di Ding Cao, 15g of dandelion, 15g of honeysuckle, 9g of wild chrysanthemum, 9g of purple-backed sunflower. Decoction with water, it is better to add a spoonful of ginger white wine.
Contraindications: Use with caution for patients with spreading necrosis and swelling without a head, and patients with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold constitution should avoid using Di Ding Cao.
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【Cultivation of Di Ding Cao】
1. Field management
Since Di Ding Cao is a shade-loving plant, it should be watered frequently after germination and strengthened management. When the main autumn crops are ripe for harvest, be careful not to bury the Di Ding seedlings. Water with frozen water before freezing to cover the circle with fertilizer.
After the thaw in the following spring, crush the manure blocks and level them. From Qingming to Guyu, when the new leaves have not yet covered the ground, apply 10-15kg of urea per mu, and water after application. Stop watering after Lixia to prevent stems and leaves from rotting and reduce yield.
2. Major pests and diseases
Around the "Jingzhe" period, when the seedlings turn green, there are often black larvae of a kind of lepidopteran, which bite the tender shoots of Di Ding Cao and cause great harm. They can be killed by spraying with Bacillus thuringiensis (No. 3 diamondback moth) at a dilution ratio of 500-1000 times;
or use 2500g of bacterial powder and 15-25kg of fine soil per mu to make a toxic soil and spread it for toxic killing in the field.
