The Medicinal Value of Dawupao: A Traditional Chinese Medicine

January 26, 2024

Dawupao is a traditional Chinese medicine that grows on mountain slopes and roadsides at altitudes between 500-3000 meters. The fruit can be directly consumed, and the root is used in medicine. Dawupao has the functions of dispelling wind and stopping vomiting. Let traditional Chinese medicine introduce you to the medicinal value of Dawupao.


Dawupao

【Growing Environment】

Dawupao is found in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou provinces in China.

It grows in shady shrubs on slopes, valleys, and roadsides, at altitudes ranging from 500 to 3000 meters.

It is also found in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

【Functions and Indications】

Dawupao clears heat, promotes diuresis, stops bleeding, and promotes bone healing. It is used for treating colds with fever, enteritis, dysentery, hemoptysis, bleeding, and rheumatism.

【Prescriptions and Applications】

1. Treatment of dysentery

Take 30 grams of fresh Dawupao root bark, 20 grams of fresh Longya grass root, and 10 grams of fresh Baijintiao root. Boil them in water and take the decoction, 2 small wine cups, 3 to 4 times a day.

2. Treatment of coughing with blood and limb weakness

Take 20 grams of fresh Dawupao, 10 grams of fresh Bucrushu, and 50 grams of Kuihua stem core. Boil them in water to make a concentrated solution, and take it 4 times a day, 1 teacup each time.


Dawupao

3. Treatment of irregular menstruation

Take 30 grams of Dawupao root, 30 grams of Daochusan root, 15 grams of Maocao root, and 15 grams of Jinyinhuateng. Boil them in water with red sugar and take the decoction 3 times a day.

4. Treatment of non-compound fractures

Take an equal amount of Dawupao root, wild grape root bark, and Baiwei ginseng. Grind them into a paste, fry it with wine until hot, use manual techniques to reset the fracture, then apply the medicine and apply a splint. Change it once a day. The dosage depends on the area of the affected area. (Prescription from "Guizhou Herbal Medicine")

【Precautions】

1. Pregnant women

Pregnant women should consume it in moderation and try to avoid using it during pregnancy to avoid harm to the fetus.

2. Spleen and stomach deficiency and cold

People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should use it with caution.

3. Menstruation

It should not be used during menstruation as it is cold in nature and should not be taken during menstruation.

【Suitable Population】

Suitable for people with colds and fever, coughing with blood, nosebleeds, irregular menstruation, external bleeding, dysentery, diarrhea, prolapse, and rheumatism.

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