Baogai Grass is a common weed in rural areas. Because it often grows mixed with various weeds in farmland, many farmers consider it as a weed and remove it. However, Baogai Grass has high medicinal value. It can not only reduce swelling and relieve pain, but also treat various diseases. Now let's learn about the efficacy and function of Baogai Grass!
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[Planting Distribution of Baogai Grass]
Baogai Grass grows by the roadside, on the edge of the woods, in marsh grasslands, and near houses, or it can be a weed in the fields, with an altitude of up to 4,000 meters. It is widely distributed in Europe and Asia.
The whole plant of Baogai Grass can be used as medicine. According to the "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica," it can be used to treat external injuries, fractures, bruises, inflammation, toxic sores, paralysis, hemiplegia, hypertension, pediatric liver heat, and cerebral leakage, among other conditions.
Baogai Grass has been studied for its breeding mechanism as a weed. It has been found that most weeds have a mechanism of self-pollination.
The majority of Baogai Grass seeds are produced by self-pollination, but there is also a portion that is the product of cross-pollination. Self-pollination may be important for plants to ensure reproductive guarantees when colonizing new habitats.
Cross-pollination, on the other hand, results in genetic recombination, allowing offspring to have a rich genotype, which is crucial for their adaptation to different environments.
Therefore, the combination of cross-pollination and self-pollination may be the main factor that makes Baogai Grass a successful weed.
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[Application Value of Baogai Grass]
Baogai Grass likes to grow on the edge of farmland. Although it may not be eye-catching, it has a very strong vitality. It often grows mixed with other weeds in farmland, competing for nutrients from crops, resulting in reduced crop yields. Therefore, many farmers consider Baogai Grass as a harmful weed and remove it from their fields.
However, apart from harming crops, is Baogai Grass really useless? The reality is not so. Experienced farmers would treat Baogai Grass as a treasure when they see it.
Because besides harming crops, Baogai Grass is actually a valuable medicinal herb.
According to records, Baogai Grass is also known as Pearl Lotus, Bone-setting Herb, Lotus Platform Summer Withering Herb, and so on. The entire plant can be used as medicine. It has a spicy and bitter taste, with a neutral nature. It has the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, activating blood circulation, dispelling wind, reducing swelling, and detoxifying. It can be used to treat diseases such as jaundice hepatitis, lymph node tuberculosis, hypertension, facial nerve paralysis, hemiplegia, bruises, fractures, and yellow water sores, among others.
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[Clinical Applications of Baogai Grass]
1. Treatment of fractures and tendon injuries
Take 2 taels of Bone-setting Herb, 1 tael of Radix Puerariae (ground), 1 tael of Dendrobium (rootless, ground), 1 or 2 taels of Morinda officinalis, 1 tael of clove, 1 tael of frankincense, and 1 tael of Aconitum (wrapped in dough, steamed until cooked). Prepare the medicine and grind it into coarse powder. Take 2 qian of the powder with warm wine.
2. Treatment of red and swollen legs in women
Take 3 qian of Bone-setting Herb. Decoct it in water and add a few drops of rice wine. Take it. If it reoccurs, add Gardenia, Saposhnikovia divaricata, and Houttuynia cordata for three doses.
3. Treatment of lymph node tuberculosis
Take 2 to 3 taels of Baogai Grass, 2 to 3 eggs. Cook them together. After the eggs are cooked, remove the shells and continue cooking for half an hour. Eat the eggs and drink the soup.
4. Treatment of facial paralysis and hemiplegia
Take Bone-setting Herb, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Uncaria rhynchophylla, and Herba Taraxaci. Decoct them in water and take half of the decoction with water and half with burning wine.
