Pig bristle herb is a traditional Chinese medicine that has the effects of clearing heat and detoxification. It is beneficial for treating rheumatoid arthritis and lung heat cough. Let's learn more about the applications of pig bristle herb.
[Effects and Functions of Pig Bristle Herb]
1. Clearing heat and resolving phlegm
It is used for lung heat cough and hemoptysis. When treating lung heat hemoptysis, it can be combined with red fescue grass and three-pipeweed. When treating lung heat cough, it can be combined with skullcap, fishy-smelling herb, and apricot kernel.
Pig bristle herb can effectively improve lung heat cough and relieve coughing and phlegm.
2. Dispelling wind and relieving pain
It is used for rheumatoid arthritis joint pain. The fresh herb can be soaked in alcohol and consumed.
3. Diuretic and anti-diuretic
It is used for hot diuresis, blood in urine, urinary tract infections, and urinary tract stones. When treating pediatric urinary stones, it can be combined with gujing grass. When treating hot diuresis and blood in urine, it can be combined with cinnabar and wire-seed. When treating urinary tract infections and stones, it can be used alone by decocting the herb in water. Pig bristle herb can effectively treat diseases of the urinary system and promote diuresis and detoxification.
[Prescriptions and Applications of Pig Bristle Herb]
1. Treating lung heat hemoptysis: Pig bristle herb, red fescue grass, and three-pipeweed. Decoct in water and consume. (From "Sichuan Materia Medica")
2. Treating rheumatoid arthritis joint pain: One or two liang of fresh wire grass, soaked in one jin of alcohol. Consume one small handful (about two liang) each time, warm. (From "Quanzhou Materia Medica")
3. Treating pediatric urinary stones: Two qian of pig bristle herb, three qian of gujing grass. Decoct in water and consume. (From "Traditional Folk Medicine in Guiyang")
4. Treating hot diuresis and blood in urine: Five qian of pig bristle herb, cinnabar, and wire-seed. Decoct in water and consume. (From "Traditional Folk Medicine in Guiyang")
5. Treating urinary tract infections and stones: Three to five qian of pig bristle herb. Decoct in water and consume. (From "Selected Chinese Herbal Medicine in Yunnan")
6. Treating skin itching and eczema: Two liang of fresh wire grass, boil in water and use the decoction to wash. (From "Quanzhou Materia Medica")
7. Treating mastitis and lactation disorder: Three to five qian of pig bristle herb. Decoct in water and consume with sweet wine. (From "Selected Chinese Herbal Medicine in Yunnan")
