The medicinal and dietary value of Xiqiancao are integrated into one. What are the main aspects of its edible and medicinal value, and what are their characteristics? Let's take a look together!
Xiqiancao
Medicinal Value:
First of all, Xiqiancao has the function of removing dampness and promoting blood circulation. When used in combination with Danggui, Wujiapi, and Haifengteng, it has significant effects in treating rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis.
It can also dispel wind-heat and detoxify. If there is eczema and itching on the skin, a small amount of Xiqiancao can be taken to relieve itching.
Taking 30 grams of Xiqiancao decoction can also treat malaria, with significant effects and minimal side effects.
[Clinical Application]
1. Hypertension: Take 15 grams each of Xiqiancao, Xiakucao, and Sangjisheng, and 9 grams each of Juhua and Longdancao, decoct them in water and take orally.
2. Rheumatoid arthritis, lumbago and leg pain, etc.: Take 12 grams each of Xiqiancao and Laoguancao, and 15 grams of Jixueteng, decoct them in water and take orally.
3. Malaria: Xiqiancao can be used alone, 30-45 grams, decocted in water and taken orally.
4. Hepatitis of jaundice type, hemiplegia, scabies, etc. can be used in combination with other drugs.
5. Used for rheumatism, joint pain, numbness of limbs, weakness of limbs, etc. This product is pungent, disperses and dries, dispels wind and dampness between tendons and bones, and relieves pain.
It is particularly suitable for hot rheumatism. When used with Styrax tonkinensis, it is called "Xitong Pill" in the "Collection of Health Experience".
For the treatment of wind-cold-damp bi syndrome or apoplexy paralysis, this product can be used alone, steamed with wine into pills, and taken with warm wine. It is called "Xixi Pill" in the "Compilation of Effective Formulas for Living People".
6. Used for ulceration, abscesses, and eczema itching. It can be taken internally or applied externally because of its heat-clearing and detoxifying properties, dispelling wind and dampness, and relieving itching.
Xiqiancao
Dietary Value:
Xiqiancao is actually a rare food that can be used as both medicine and food, so its uses in life are also very extensive.
In China, there has long been a tradition of soaking herbs in wine. Various precious medicinal herbs can be soaked in wine, and Xiqiancao is no exception. It not only has the effect of dispelling cold, but also has a more significant effect of dredging meridians and dispelling rheumatism.
Xiqiancao can also be used in cooking. A small amount of Xiqiancao can be added to the soup because it does not have a strong pungent taste, so the medicinal effects can be incorporated into the soup without being noticeable.
[Mao Dongqing Xiqiancao Pig's Trotters Soup]
Rheumatic pain refers to the pain caused by the invasion of "wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire", which are the six pathogens recognized by traditional Chinese medicine, into the joints and muscles of the human body.
During the transition from cold to warm in spring, the "cold" pathogen often invades the human body together with "wind" and "dampness", leading to wind-cold-damp bi syndrome.
Common daily ailments such as shoulder and neck pain, lumbago and leg pain, and sciatica are all within the scope of bi syndrome.
The Chinese herbal medicine Mao Dongqing and Xiqiancao stewed pig's trotters soup has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, relaxing tendons and activating collaterals, nourishing qi and blood, and strengthening tendons and bones.
Ingredients: 50 grams each of Mao Dongqing, Xiqiancao (available at Chinese medicine stores), a pair of pig's trotters, 1/4 piece of dried tangerine peel, 4 honey dates, 3 slices of ginger.
Cooking: After washing the above ingredients, put them together with ginger into a clay pot, add 3000 ml of water, boil and simmer for 3 hours, then add salt to taste.
