Liu Jinu not only can treat common injuries, but also can treat gynecological diseases in women. It has good effects in treating dysmenorrhea and postpartum abdominal pain. Now let's understand the efficacy and function of Liu Jinu!
【The Efficacy and Function of Liu Jinu】
1. Promoting blood circulation and relieving blood stasis
This product has a warm and dispersing nature, which can promote blood circulation, relieve blood stasis, stop pain and bleeding, and treat injuries. It is effective in treating injuries, stagnant swelling and pain. It can be used alone as a powder and mixed with alcohol for consumption.
2. Warming meridians and relieving pain
Liu Jinu has a pungent and bitter nature, good at dispersing, can break up blood and regulate menstruation, disperse blood stasis and relieve pain, and treat blood stasis amenorrhea. It can be combined with peach kernel, angelica, and chuanxiong. It can also treat postpartum stasis and abdominal pain by combining it with licorice and taking it with water or alcohol.
3. Promoting digestion and relieving accumulation
This product has a fragrant aroma, which can invigorate the spleen and appetize, promote digestion and relieve accumulation. It is suitable for indigestion, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. It can be decocted alone or combined with hawthorn, malt, chicken inner gold, and white atractylodes.
4. Excellent medicine for gynecology
Liu Jinu is a blood-activating and stasis-resolving medicine. Because "blood is the foundation of women", this product is very useful in the treatment of gynecological diseases. When used properly, it has remarkable effects.
【The Medicinal Characteristics of Liu Jinu】
Liu Jinu is a perennial herbaceous plant with a height of 60-120 cm and a rhizome. The stem is erect, with fine edges and sparse hairs. The leaves are alternate, lanceolate, 7-11 cm long and 3-4 cm wide. The apex is gradually pointed, the base is gradually narrow with a short petiole, and the margin has pointed serrations. The back of the leaves is covered with spider-like hairs. The inflorescence is head-shaped, bell-shaped, almost stalkless, densely arranged in a spike-like manner on the flower branches, and the bracts are 3-4 layers, all tube-shaped flowers, white color, with female flowers in the outer layer and hermaphrodite flowers in the center. The fruit is elongated with longitudinal ridges. The flowering period is from July to September, and the fruiting period is from September to October.
【The Medicinal Combinations and Applications of Liu Jinu】
1. Treatment of hemorrhoids: Liu Jinu and Wuweizi are mixed in equal parts and ground into fine powder. Taken with empty stomach. The powder can also be applied on the affected area for healing. (From "Zhu's Collection of Tested Formulas")
2. Treatment of anal fissures: 18g of Liu Jinu powder and 12g of horsewhip herb powder. Mix with honey and apply. If it is wet, mix with dry powder. (From "Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment")
3. Treatment of red and white dysentery: Liu Jinu, Wumei, and white ginger are mixed in equal parts. Boil with water and take orally. Add plum to treat red dysentery, and add ginger to treat white dysentery. (From "Ruyi Fang")
4. Treatment of cholera turning into dysentery: Boil Liu Jinu grass and drink the decoction. (From "Shengji Zonglu")
5. Treatment of heart-spleen pain: 18g of Liu Jinu powder and 12g of Xuanhusuo powder. Mix with ginger juice and hot wine for consumption. (From "Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment")
6. Treatment of bleeding in urination and defecation caused by internal toxins: Grind Liu Jinu into powder and mix with clear tea for consumption. (From "Weisheng Yijian Fang")
