Five-claw wind is the whole herb of the rose family plant, Five-leaf Stellaria. It is mainly distributed in Sichuan and Guizhou provinces of China. It has the effect of promoting blood circulation and dispersing stasis, and is used to treat injuries from falls, chicken claw wind, and back pain. Now let's learn about the efficacy, functions, and cultivation methods of Five-claw wind.
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【Efficacy and Functions of Five-claw wind】
According to traditional Chinese medicine, Five-claw wind has the effect of relaxing tendons, promoting blood circulation, and relieving pain. It is used to treat injuries from falls, rheumatic pain, gastrocnemius muscle spasms, back pain, chicken claw wind, and tetanus.
Modern uses of Five-claw wind include treating tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, asthma, chronic hepatitis, ascites in cirrhosis, post-illness or postpartum weakness, inadequate postpartum milk supply, cold stomach pain, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic bone pain, postpartum wind, numbness in limbs, cardiovascular disease, and anemia.
"Sichuan Materia Medica" states: "It is used to treat injuries from falls, back pain, chicken claw wind, and tetanus."
30 grams of jade bamboo grass (also known as whistle grass), 20 grams of Five-claw wind (also known as snake-containing grass), 20 grams of plantago, and 10 grams of centipede.
Take one dose per day, boil in water and drink frequently. This formula can be used to treat tetanus.
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【Methods of Consuming Five-claw wind】
1. Five-claw wind Buddha's Hand lean meat soup
Ingredients: 250 grams of lean pork, 60 grams of Five-claw wind, 10 grams of Buddha's Hand, salt, and water.
Method: Cut the Five-claw wind into small pieces, wash the Buddha's Hand, wash the lean pork and cut it into pieces. Put all the ingredients in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil on high heat, and then simmer for 1-2 hours on low heat. Season with salt.
2. Five-claw wind pig trotter soup
Ingredients: 1 pig trotter, 100 grams of Five-claw wind, 5 red dates.
Method: Wash the Five-claw wind and red dates (remove the pits), scrape the pig trotter, remove the nails, wash and cut into pieces, boil in boiling water for ten minutes, remove and rinse with clean water. Put all the ingredients into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil on high heat, then simmer for 2-3 hours on low heat, season and serve.
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【Cultivation Methods of Five-claw wind】
1. Characteristics of Cultivation
Five-claw wind prefers environments with abundant sunlight, mild climate, and moderate humidity. It has strong adaptability and can be cultivated in high mountains, hills, and flat areas. It does not have strict soil requirements and is commonly found in wastelands, field edges, or roadsides. It grows best in sunny, fertile, and moist sandy loam soil.
2. Cultivation Techniques
It is mainly propagated by division. Take the new plants growing on the creeping stems of the old plants as seedlings, each plant should have roots. Planting can be done in spring (March-April) or autumn (September-October), with autumn planting being preferable. Dig holes with a spacing of 20cm between rows, plant 2-3 seedlings per hole, cover with soil and press gently, and apply diluted animal and human fecal water as fertilizer.
3. Field Management
Watering should be done promptly after planting. For autumn planting, tillage and weeding should be done in mid-December of the same year, and fertilize once. Weeds should be removed regularly, and shallow tillage and supplementary fertilization should be done once in May and September-October after two harvests. Fertilizers can be animal and human fecal water or ammonium sulfate. After 3-4 years of continuous harvesting, it needs to be replanted in a different area.
