Gang Song, also known as Shan Song or You Song, is a common ornamental plant with strong vitality. However, its medicinal value is worth mentioning. It not only has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, but also can treat eczema. Let's learn about the efficacy of Gang Song together!
[The Efficacy of Gang Song]
Gang Song has a good effect of promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. It can also clear heat and detoxify, promote diuresis, and has insecticidal and anti-itching effects.
Gang Song has many other names, such as Saoka wood, Saoba branch chicken son, Xiangchai, Chang Song, Sha Song, Wenzi Su, Wen Song, etc.
In clinical medicine, Gang Song can be used to treat bruises and injuries, and it is beneficial for hardening of the abdomen and hot diarrhea. It is also beneficial for hot urination and difficulty in urination.
It can also be used to treat burns caused by scalding or bites from insects or snakes.
In medicine, Gang Song belongs to the category of blood-activating and pain-relieving drugs. It also has the functions of promoting diuresis and relieving itching.
Gang Song can also be used to treat itching of the genitals and athlete's foot, eczema, skin itching, and scabies. It can also be used to treat heart disease.
[The Medicinal Use of Gang Song]
1. Clearing heat and detoxifying
Gang Song has a good effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. It works well in treating fever caused by a cold. For patients with bladder inflammation, urinary obstruction, or urinary pain, Gang Song can be used.
2. Treating eczema
For bruises and blood stasis caused by repeated injuries, you can mash Gang Song, steep it in boiling water, filter it, and add sugar to drink. It works well. If there is itching in the female external genitalia, it can also be used for washing.
3. Treating heart disease
Gang Song can also treat heart disease. You need to boil Gang Song root, tea tree root, and kiwi root with pig heart, then eat the meat and drink the soup to alleviate the discomfort caused by heart disease. Gang Song can also treat liver cirrhosis.
[Prescriptions of Gang Song]
1. Gang Song for bruises and blood stasis: 6 qian (unit of weight) of Gang Song leaves. Mash and steep in boiling water, filter, and add 4 liang (unit of weight) of sugar to take orally.
2. Gang Song for liver cirrhosis: 3 qian (unit of weight) of Gang Song, Di Er Cao, Wa Er Teng, and Hu Lu Cha. Decoct in water and take one dose daily.
3. Gang Song for heart disease: 2 liang (unit of weight) of fresh Gang Song root, tea tree root, and kiwi root, and one pig heart. Stew together and take orally.
4. Gang Song for centipede, scorpion, and bee stings: Adequate amount of fresh Gang Song. Mash and apply externally.
5. Gang Song for athlete's foot and skin itching: Decoct the whole Gang Song plant and use the water for washing.
6. Gang Song for rheumatic pain, stomachache, abdominal distension, and diarrhea: 5 qian to 1 liang (unit of weight) of Gang Song root. Decoct in water and take orally.
