Gangban Gui has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, diuresis, and reducing swelling. Gangban Gui can also treat bee stings. Let's take a look at the specific methods with the editor of Traditional Chinese Medicine Network!
Picture of Gangban Gui
[Method of using Gangban Gui to treat bee stings]
Composition: Fresh Gangban Gui 56.3 grams (washed), sweet wine a little
Usage: Crush and squeeze the juice, mix it with sweet wine and take it. This method can also be used to treat snake bites and has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying.
[Natural form of Gangban Gui]
Gangban Gui is a perennial herb. The stem is angular and reddish-brown with downward-hooked thorns.
The leaves are opposite, shield-shaped; leaf blade is nearly triangular, 4-6cm long, 5-8cm wide, pointed at the apex, nearly cordate or truncate at the base, sparsely hooked thorns on the lower surface along the veins; stipular sheath is nearly circular, clasping the stem; petiole is long, sparsely with hooked thorns.
The inflorescence is short spike-like; bracts are round; corolla is deeply 5-lobed, pale red or white, enlarging and becoming fleshy and deep blue when fruiting; stamens are 8; pistil is 3-lobed.
The fruit is spherical and enclosed in the juicy blue corolla. The flowering period is from June to August, and the fruiting period is from September to October.
