We know that there are many types of traditional Chinese medicine, and Lungwort is one of them. So, what disease does Lungwort treat? In addition to the known benefits, what are the additional treatment methods for Lungwort?
What disease does Lungwort treat?
Lungwort is a traditional Chinese medicine that clears heat, nourishes the lungs, reduces swelling, and relieves pain. It is used to treat diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis, mumps, lymphadenitis, laryngitis, leukorrhea, hot toxic swelling, and injuries caused by falls or blows.
Lungwort is a perennial herb with a height of 10-45 centimeters. The basal leaves are thick and papery, kidney-shaped or heart-shaped, with a length of 2.5-6 centimeters. The leaf stalk can reach up to 16 centimeters. There is one stem leaf, which is round, heart-shaped at the base, and clasps the stem with entire margins.
The flowers are white and solitary at the top of the stem. There are 5 sepals, ovate or broadly ovate, with blunt rounded tips. There are 5 petals, spoon-shaped, inverted ovate, or inverted lanceolate, up to 2.5 centimeters long, with entire margins. Sometimes, the lower or basal part of the petals have sparse ciliate-like fine splits.
There are 5 stamens, alternating with the petals. The anthers are brown, diamond-shaped, and protrude above the filaments. The stamens between the pistils have 3 deep splits above the middle. The ovary is superior with 3 fused carpels. The pistil is slightly longer than the ovary, with a 3-lobed stigma. The fruit is oval-shaped.
The flowering and fruiting period is from June to September.
It grows on mountain slopes, forest edges, under forests, or on grassy slopes. It is distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Henan, and other places.
Treatment for cough with Lungwort
Take 50 grams of Lungwort's tender leaves and shoots, chop them with a knife, add one egg and mix well, add a little salt, stir-fry them in a pan with vegetable oil, and eat it after removing from the pan. It can treat cough.
Additional treatment methods for Lungwort
1. Treatment for chronic cough leading to pulmonary tuberculosis
Take 2 qian of white Pseudostellaria heterophylla and 2 qian of Luhansha. Stew pig's lungs and consume.
2. Treatment for chronic cough with hemoptysis and women's leukorrhea
Take 5-10 grams of Lungwort and boil or stew with chicken. Consume.
3. Treatment for dysentery and anal pain, bleeding after prolonged diarrhea
Take 7-8 qian of dried Lungwort, 4-5 qian each of Herba Patriniae, Semen Euryale Ferox, Herba Lysimachiae, and Rhizoma Imperatae. Boil in water and consume on an empty stomach in the morning and evening. Avoid eating raw, cold, greasy, spicy, and mustard greens.
4. Treatment for tinea versicolor
Take 1 liang of fresh Lungwort root, slightly roast it over the fire, knead it into a ball, and rub it on the affected area.
