Great Willow Herb is an annual erect herb that grows in mining areas, along rivers, and by streams. It is harvested in autumn and dried. How is Great Willow Herb used in the treatment of diseases, its clinical applications, and dosage? Let's take a look together!
Great Willow Herb
Distribution and Properties of Great Willow Herb
[Distribution] It grows in wasteland, along rivers, and by streams. It is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and other places.
[Properties] Bitter and neutral.
① "Fujian Folk Medicinal Herbs": Sweet, neutral, non-toxic.
② "Nanning Pharmaceutical Compendium": Spicy, cool.
③ "Folk Medicinal Herbs in Southern Fujian": Bitter, neutral and cool.
[Meridians] "Quanzhou Materia Medica": Enters the Lung meridian.
Treatment of Diseases with Great Willow Herb
① Treatment of eczema, scabies, and abdominal pain
Take 1-2 liang of fresh Great Willow Herb and decoct them for oral administration.
② Treatment of pneumonia, lung abscess, and empyema
Take 2 liang of fresh Great Willow Herb, decoct them, and mix with honey for consumption; or take 2-4 liang of fresh Great Willow Herb, mash them, extract the juice, and mix with honey for consumption.
③ Treatment of testicular swelling and pain
Great Willow Herb
Take 2 liang of fresh Great Willow Herb roots, decoct them in water, and consume the decoction.
④ Treatment of pediatric convulsions
Take 4 qian of dried Great Willow Herb roots, 3 qian of dried yellow bile grass, add a little salt, stew them in water, and consume the stewed mixture.
⑤ Treatment of oral ulcers
Mash fresh Great Willow Herb leaves, extract the juice, and use it for gargling 4-6 times a day.
⑥ Treatment of boils and carbuncles
Take 2 liang of fresh Great Willow Herb roots, add a little salt, decoct them in water, and consume the decoction; separately, take fresh leaves, mash them with cold rice, and apply the mixture as a poultice. (This formula is from "Fujian Chinese Medicinal Herbs")
Clinical Applications of Great Willow Herb
Treatment of boils and carbuncles: Take 60 grams of dried Great Willow Herb, chop them, add 1000 milliliters of water, simmer over low heat until it reduces to 500 milliliters.
Take 20 milliliters each time, 3 times a day after meals. Adjust the dosage for children.
In the treatment of 213 cases, 37 cases were cured within 1-3 days, 96 cases within 4-5 days, 52 cases within 6-10 days, and 28 cases took more than 10 days to recover.
Preliminary observations showed that it is effective in the early stage, suppurative stage, and necrotic stage of boils and carbuncles, with better results in the early stage.
Dosage and Usage of Great Willow Herb
Internal administration: Decoct the herb, take 1-2 liang of fresh herb; or extract the juice and mix with honey for consumption.
External application: Decoct the herb for washing or extract the juice for gargling.
