Chinese medicinal sugar mustard, the whole plant and seeds of the cruciferous plant sugar mustard, has the effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach, diuresis and strengthening the heart. What is the method of using sugar mustard to treat indigestion?
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[Method of using sugar mustard to treat indigestion]
Treatment for indigestion and decreased urination: Take three qian (about 9 grams) of sugar mustard and decoct in water for oral administration. (The properties and taste are based on "Inner Mongolia Chinese Herbal Medicine")
Properties and taste of sugar mustard: Sour, bitter, neutral, and slightly toxic.
Functions and indications: Strengthening the heart, diuresis, invigorating the spleen and stomach, and promoting digestion. It is used to treat palpitations, edema, and indigestion.
[Treatment of arteriosclerosis with sugar mustard]
Sugar mustard has a certain therapeutic effect on arteriosclerosis.
When people consume this plant, it increases the flexibility of blood vessels and reduces the deposition of fat in the blood. It has a significant effect on increasing vascular elasticity and softening blood vessels, thereby reducing the occurrence of arteriosclerosis and blood clot formation.
[The original form of sugar mustard]
Sugar mustard is an annual or biennial herb, 30-60cm tall. It is densely covered with appressed bifurcate hairs. The stem is erect, unbranched in the lower part, and angular.
Leaves are opposite; petiole is 1.5-2cm long; blade is elliptic or lanceolate, basal leaves are 5-15cm long and 5-20mm wide, with an acute apex, gradually narrowing at the base, entire margins, and bifurcate hairs on both sides;
Upper leaves are shortly stalked or stalkless, base near the stem, with wavy teeth or nearly entire margins. Inflorescences are terminal, with numerous flowers; sepals are elliptic, 5-7mm long, densely covered with bifurcate hairs, with white membranous margins;
Petals are yellow, inverted lanceolate, 10-14mm long, with fine veins, rounded apex, and long claw at the base; stamens are 6, nearly equal in length; pistil is 1, ovary has numerous ovules, and the stigma is two-cleft.
Siliques are linear, 4-8cm long, with 4 angles and 3-4 bifurcate hairs on the angles. Seeds are arranged in one row per chamber, elongated and flattened, deep reddish-brown. Flowering period is from June to August, and fruiting period is from July to September.
Habitat and ecological environment: Grows on field edges and wastelands.
