According to traditional Chinese medicine, Dujiaogan has the functions of invigorating the spleen, eliminating stagnation, and clearing heat and parasites. Dujiaogan is a kind of herb that grows in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian provinces. This herb withers in winter and sprouts in spring.
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【Functions and Indications of Dujiaogan】
Dujiaogan can clear the liver, invigorate the spleen, aid digestion, and eliminate parasites. It is used to treat indigestion, malnutrition in children, edema, and night blindness.
① "Essential Summary of Herbal Properties": It can treat jaundice in children and intestinal parasites.
② "Seeking Origins of Medicinal Herbs": It can eliminate malnutrition, edema, and jaundice.
③ "Nanning Pharmaceutical Chronicle": It can reduce fever, quench thirst, and aid digestion.
④ "Illustrated Guide to Wild Medicinal Plants": It can treat liver fluke disease.
⑤ "Quanzhou Materia Medica": It can kill parasites, detoxify, and clear inner heat.
⑥ "Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine": It can invigorate the spleen and eliminate stagnation.
【Dujiaogan and Crucian Carp Soup】
Prepare 10-15 grams of Dujiaogan, about 200 grams of crucian carp, and a small amount of ginger.
Preparation method:
Wash the Dujiaogan and crucian carp, put them in a pot with 1000 milliliters of water, bring to a boil, then simmer over medium heat until it reduces to 300 milliliters. Add salt for seasoning, drink the soup and eat the fish once a day. It can be taken continuously for 7-10 days.
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The efficacy of this soup is to invigorate the spleen, nourish the stomach, and aid digestion. It has no major taboos and can be used by people with a thick and greasy tongue coating, as well as those with deficiency or qi stagnation.
【Physiological Characteristics of Dujiaogan】
Dujiaogan, also known as dry grass or short legs, is a one-year semi-parasitic herbaceous plant that grows to a height of 10-30cm. The entire plant is covered with stiff hairs. It has a single stem with few branches.
The lower leaves are opposite, while the upper leaves are alternate. The leaf blades are linear or narrowly lanceolate, about 1cm long or shorter, sometimes degenerating into scales. The flowers are solitary axillary or form a spike-like inflorescence at the top of the stem. The lower flowers are sparse, while the upper flowers are dense, and they have no pedicel. The bracts are often longer than the calyx.
The calyx is tubular, 5-lobed, with lanceolate lobes and 10 ribs. The corolla is yellow, red, or white, about 1-1.5cm long, with a sharply curved apex. The upper lip is shortly 2-lobed, and the lower lip is 3-lobed. There are 4 stamens with anthers hidden inside, and one pistil with a slender cylindrical style. The capsule is ovoid, enclosed in the persistent calyx. The plant produces numerous seeds. It flowers in July and fruits in August-September.
