Chinese herb "Didancao" is used to treat colds, tonsillitis, conjunctivitis, jaundice, edema in kidney inflammation, eczema, gastric diseases, hepatitis, nephritis, and bronchitis. Let's take a look at the medicinal value of Didancao as a traditional Chinese medicine with the help of the editor of the Chinese Medicine website!
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1. Treatment of lung heat cough with Didancao
If you have a lung heat cough, with repeated coughing, expectoration of yellow phlegm, dry mouth, sore throat, body heat, red urine, and constipation, you can use 30 grams of Didancao and 30 grams of Fulingcao to decoct and take orally.
2. Treatment of acne with Didancao
If it is caused by the infection of a broken scratch after prickly heat, or acute purulent inflammation of hair follicles or sebaceous glands, you can use 60 to 120 grams of fresh Didancao and decoct it with water;
Then use a small amount of wine residue and an appropriate amount of fresh Didancao, crush it and apply it externally or decoct it for external washing.
3. Treatment of jaundice hepatitis with Didancao
If you have jaundice hepatitis, feel weak, nauseous, aversion to oily food, with yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes, appearing as light yellow to golden yellow. You can use 60 grams of whole Didancao and decoct it with water to take orally.
4. Treatment of acute otitis media with Didancao
If you have acute otitis media, feel ear pain, have symptoms of cold, cough, upper respiratory tract infection, you can use clean and dried fresh Didancao, crush it and extract the juice, and apply it into the ear, 3 to 4 times a day.
