Chinese herb Pig's Bristle Grass, grows by the stream and on old walls, has the effects of clearing heat, dispelling wind, diuresis, and reducing swelling. Pig's Bristle Grass has a special effect in treating fever caused by influenza. Let's take a look at the specific method with the author!
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【Treatment of Fever Caused by Influenza with Pig's Bristle Grass】
60g of Dryopteris crassirhizoma, 30g of Dichondra repens, 15g of Scutellaria baicalensis, 30g of Gypsum fibrosum. Decoction with water. Take it three times a day. (From "Common Chinese Herbal Formulas")
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Pig's Bristle Grass has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, promoting diuresis and relieving swelling. It is mainly used to treat cold, fever, lung heat cough, damp-heat diarrhea, dysentery, urinary tract infection, leukorrhea, breast abscess, scrofula, carbuncle and furuncle, burns, and snakebite.
"Herbal Prescriptions": "Warm qi and blood, tonify the lungs, stop coughing, resolve phlegm. (Treat) deficiency of qi and blood due to labor injury, women's blood and qi deficiency."
Pig's Bristle Grass has the effects of relieving asthma, resolving phlegm, softening hard masses, tonifying the deficiency and stopping cough. It can treat bronchitis, asthma, lung heat cough, hemoptysis, pneumonia, and other conditions.
In addition, it can also treat mastitis, insufficient lactation, uterine bleeding, postpartum blood stasis. It should be decocted with water and sweet wine, using 30g each time.
【Planting Method of Pig's Bristle Grass】
1. Adequate water supply
Pig's Bristle Grass generally requires moist soil, and water should be sufficient during its growth period. It is also important to increase air humidity during dry weather.
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2. Suitable temperature
Pig's Bristle Grass does not have very strict temperature requirements, but attention should be paid to high temperatures in summer and low temperatures in winter. In general, in winter, indoor temperature should be above 5 degrees Celsius, and in summer, it should be placed in a cool and ventilated place, maintaining a temperature of around 25 degrees Celsius.
3. Soil requirements
The soil should not be too poor in fertility. Pig's Bristle Grass generally grows in sandy soil rich in humus. Alternatively, you can use potting soil for cultivation. Fertilize every month, apply fertilizer to the roots, and repot and change the soil in a timely manner.
【Efficacy and Functions of Pig's Bristle Grass】
1. Clearing heat and resolving phlegm
It is used for lung heat cough and hemoptysis. For the treatment of lung heat hemoptysis, it can be used with Rhizoma Imperatae and Herba Desmodii, and for the treatment of lung heat cough, it can be used with Scutellaria baicalensis, Houttuynia cordata, and Semen Armeniacae Amarum. Pig's Bristle Grass can treat lung heat cough and improve cough with phlegm.
2. Dispelling wind and relieving pain
It is used for rheumatic joint pain. The fresh herb can be soaked in alcohol and taken.
3. Diuresis and promoting urination
It is used for hot and bloody urination, urinary tract infection, and urinary tract stones. For the treatment of urinary stones in children, it can be used with Herba Leonuri; for the treatment of hot and bloody urination, it can be used with Cinnabar and Sparganium stoloniferum; for the treatment of urinary tract infection and stones, it can be used alone, decocted with water and taken. Pig's Bristle Grass can treat diseases of the urinary system, promoting diuresis and detoxification.
