Blood Full Herb is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine that promotes blood circulation and unblocks meridians. It is also known as Bone-Setting Herb and has rich medicinal value. It has excellent effects in treating rheumatic pain. Let's take a look at what Blood Full Herb is.
[Effects and Functions of Blood Full Herb]
1. Treating rheumatic pain
This herb has good therapeutic effects on rheumatic pain. It can be directly decocted with water and taken orally to achieve analgesic effects when applied externally to the affected joints.
2. Treating infantile paralysis
The treatment of this disease requires the combination of other acupuncture methods to achieve better results. During the medication process, the use of medicinal liquor can also produce good therapeutic effects.
3. Treating edema
Blood Full Herb can be cooked with other heat-clearing and mild ingredients, such as tofu, to eliminate edema. In addition, it also has good effects in treating colonic bleeding.
[Identification of Blood Full Herb]
1. Visual inspection
The stem of Blood Full Herb is cylindrical, with a diameter of 0.3-2.5cm. Its surface is gray-green to dark brown, with multiple longitudinal ridges. The ridges are covered with yellow-brown to rusty short hairs. The medulla is wide, white, spongy, slightly shiny, with scattered brownish-red spots, more on the outer side of the medulla.
2. Smell
Blood Full Herb has a slightly fragrant smell.
3. Taste
It has a relatively mild and slightly astringent taste.
[Pharmacological Actions of Blood Full Herb]
Antifungal effect
Blood Full Herb decoction has antifungal effects on red trichophyton, plaster-like trichophyton, fluffy epidermophyton, wool-like microsporum, and plaster-like microsporum in vitro. However, it has no inhibitory effect on white candida.
Blood Full Herb has been recorded in the "Southern Chinese Herbs" as having the effects of dispelling wind, promoting diuresis, promoting blood circulation, and unblocking meridians according to traditional Chinese medicine. Eating Blood Full Herb is beneficial for the spleen and kidneys, and it has a pungent and sweet flavor with a warm nature.
People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should use it with caution. It is not recommended for use during menstruation. Women's bodies are relatively weak during menstruation, so it is advisable to use it with caution. Pregnant women should also use it with caution as it may cause fetal malformation. It can be used in moderate amounts for children.
