Crane grass is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb that has the effects of stopping bleeding, reducing swelling, improving digestion, relieving diarrhea, and killing parasites. It can be consumed by either soaking it in water or boiling it in water. Now let's learn about the benefits and effects of crane grass!
[Crane Grass for Treating Overexertion]
Crane grass, also known as fatigue grass, is used to describe symptoms such as fatigue, weakness in limbs, and exhaustion after heavy labor.
Crane grass can strengthen the body, relieve fatigue, improve complexion, treat deficiency sweating, and alleviate palpitations. Therefore, it is named fatigue grass.
In the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions of China, crane grass is often cooked with red dates to replenish Qi and blood and treat overexertion.
Crane grass has the function of tonifying deficiency and strengthening the body. It can be used to treat overexertion caused by excessive physical labor. Symptoms include fatigue, pale complexion, and normal appetite. It is often cooked with Chinese dates and consumed as juice.
For those with deficiency of Qi and blood, fatigue, dizziness, and vertigo, it can be used in combination with Codonopsis pilosula, cooked Rehmannia glutinosa, and longan flesh.
[Benefits and Effects of Crane Grass]
1. Hemostatic Effect
Crane grass has a bitter and astringent taste and enters the lung and liver meridians. It has a hemostatic effect and is widely used for various bleeding disorders in the body. Due to its mild nature, it can be used for both cold and heat-related bleeding conditions.
2. Tonifying Deficiency and Stopping Diarrhea
Crane grass has a slightly sweet taste and enters the lung, liver, and spleen meridians. It can tonify Qi and blood. Its bitter flavor can also dry dampness, and it enters the large intestine meridian. It can stop diarrhea caused by damp-heat in the large intestine. Therefore, it has the effect of tonifying deficiency and stopping diarrhea and is often used for dysentery and other conditions.
3. Detoxification and Antimalarial
Crane grass has a slightly bitter and sweet taste. Bitterness can kill parasites, while sweetness can detoxify. It can be used for conditions such as itching, sores, and tinea. It can also be used to treat malaria and fever. It can be taken as a powder two hours before the onset of malaria or as a decoction.
[Precautions for Using Crane Grass]
1. Do not use it if there is no continuous bleeding.
2. Allergic reactions: Symptoms include chest tightness, shortness of breath, palpitations, restlessness, dizziness, profuse sweating, pale complexion, cold limbs, chills, and decreased blood pressure. Severe cases may also experience dizziness, flushed complexion, profuse sweating, toxic optic neuropathy, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, flushed face, and decreased blood pressure.
It is not recommended for patients who are allergic to crane grass, as it can cause dizziness, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and irritability.
If any adverse reactions occur, seek medical treatment immediately. In addition, patients infected with parasites should not consume crane grass.
Crane grass has a purgative effect on roundworms, so it is necessary to eliminate roundworms before using crane grass to eliminate tapeworms.
Crane grass is a hemostatic herb that strengthens the body and has the effects of strengthening the heart, increasing blood pressure, coagulation, hemostasis, cooling blood, and antibacterial properties. It does not lower blood sugar, so it is not recommended to use it solely for blood sugar reduction.
