Redleg powder is the whole herb of the Polygonum hydropiper plant, which belongs to the Polygonaceae family. It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, promoting blood circulation, and reducing swelling. It can be used to treat various diseases. Let's learn more about the efficacy and function of redleg powder.
【Efficacy and Function of Redleg Powder】
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that redleg powder has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, promoting blood circulation, and reducing swelling. It is mainly used to treat dysentery, leukorrhea, hot headache, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, breast abscess, and bruises.
1. "Compilation of Folk Commonly Used Herbs": "Clears heat in the three burners. Treats dizziness."
2. "Practical Selection of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plants in Guangxi": "Reduces swelling and detoxifies. Treats snake bites, abscesses, unknown swellings, and mastitis."
3. "Commonly Used Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plants in Sichuan": "Clears heat, promotes blood circulation. Treats internal injuries, hot headaches, red menstrual flow, amenorrhea, cough due to deficiency fire, dysentery, abscesses, and ulcers."
【Precautions for the Use of Redleg Powder】
Redleg powder has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and blood circulation-promoting effects. Studies in modern pharmacology have shown that the alcoholic extract of redleg powder has significant effects on certain strains of dysentery bacteria and strong antioxidant activity.
Treatment of mastitis: Crush redleg powder or rhizomes of Polygonum hydropiper and wild buckwheat, and apply them externally with wine lees.
Precautions: Avoid use in individuals with weak qi and deficiency in the superficial level of the body; avoid excessive consumption of calming foods, as it may cause irregular menstrual periods in women; pregnant women should be cautious and avoid using the herb during pregnancy to prevent fetal malformation.
【Cultivation Methods of Redleg Powder】
1. Cultivation Techniques
Propagate through division and seeds, with division as the main method. From the time the shoots die in winter until they start to sprout in spring, dig up the rhizomes, divide them into single plants, each with buds and roots.
When planting, plow the land, open high ridges with a width of 1.3m, and dig holes with a row and plant spacing of about 33cm. Plant 2 plants of redleg powder in each hole, compact the soil, apply animal manure and plant ash, and finally cover with fine soil to level with the ridge surface.
2. Field Management
Weed and fertilize 3 times a year after planting. The first time is right after the shoots emerge in March, the second time is in June-July, and the third time is when the shoots die in winter. For the third time, cut off the withered stems and leaves before fertilizing and cover the soil for winter. For the first and second fertilizations, use animal manure mainly, and for the third time, apply plant ash or compost.
