Tu Yizhihao, a traditional Chinese medicine, is a plant that promotes blood circulation and reduces swelling. It is also known as "knife wound medicine" when used medicinally. Although the whole plant of Tu Yizhihao is toxic, it has high medicinal value and can be used to treat various diseases.
【The Original Form of Tu Yizhihao】
Tu Yizhihao is a perennial herb, 3-100 cm tall. The stem has longitudinal grooves.
The leaves are alternate, linear, 3-12 cm long, deeply pinnately lobed, with linear lobes, hairy or smooth, and semi-amplexicaul at the base.
The inflorescence is head-like, arranged in an umbel shape, clustered at the apex of the branches;
The marginal florets are pistillate, white or pale pink, and the central tubular florets are bisexual, light yellow. The achene is flat and without pappus. It flowers in summer.
【Functions and Indications of Tu Yizhihao】
Promotes blood circulation, dispels wind, reduces swelling, and relieves pain. It is used to treat injuries from falls, rheumatism, stomach pain, toothache, dysmenorrhea, acute mastitis, and abscesses.
① "Wenshan Chinese Herbal Medicine": Dispels wind and dampness, reduces swelling and stops bleeding. It is used to treat hematemesis, hematochezia, rheumatic pain, lumbago, external bleeding, and abscesses.
② "Yunnan Simao Chinese Herbal Medicine Selection": Clears heat, detoxifies, dispels stasis, and relieves pain.
It is used to treat injuries from falls, fractures, rheumatism, hemoptysis, bronchitis, tonsillitis, hematemesis, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and abdominal masses. It is also effective for external bleeding and snake bites.
③ "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": Promotes blood circulation, reduces swelling, relieves pain, reduces inflammation, and stops bleeding.
