Chinese herbal medicine Liu Jinu is the whole plant of Chrysanthemum indicum, a member of the Asteraceae family. It is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other areas. Liu Jinu has the effects of healing wounds and stopping bleeding, promoting blood circulation and relieving menstrual disorders, promoting digestion and reducing accumulation, and invigorating the spleen and stimulating the appetite!
Image of Liu Jinu
【Processing method of Liu Jinu】
1. Liu Jinu in "Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun": "After harvesting, remove the stems and leaves, and only use the fruits. Before use, wipe off the thin shell with a cloth." In "Zheng Lei Ben Cao": "File."
In "Qi Xiao Liang Fang": "Remove the branches." In "De Pei Ben Cao": "Grind and soak in hot water."
Currently, take the original medicinal material of Liu Jinu, remove impurities and residual roots, wash and slightly moisten it, cut it into sections, and dry it. Alternatively, wash the original medicinal material, slightly dry it, cut it into sections, and sun dry it.
2. Wine Liu Jinu in "Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun": "Mix with wine and steam, take it out from Si to Shen, and use it for thousands of times." In "Ben Cao Yuan Shi": "The stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits can all be used. Wash them with wine, steam them, and sun dry them."
【Precautions for using Liu Jinu】
1. Avoid taking it for people with weak Qi and blood, and those with weak spleen and diarrhea.
2. "Health Easy Simple Prescription": Do not take too much, as it may cause vomiting and diarrhea.
3. "Ben Cao Jing Shu": Patients with weak Qi and blood and weak spleen and stomach should not take it if it may cause diarrhea.
【Medicinal properties of Liu Jinu】
Dried whole plant with flowers, 60-90cm long, usually bent, with a diameter of 2-4mm, surface brown-yellow to brown, often covered with white hairs. The stem is hard and fibrous when broken, yellow-white in color, and loose in the center.
The leaves are arranged alternately, usually dry and shriveled or fallen off, with a dark green surface and a gray-green back, covered with white hairs, brittle and easily broken or detached.
The branch tips have flower spikes and are yellowish-brown. It has a fragrant aroma and a mild taste. The leaves should be green, the flower spikes should be yellow and abundant, and there should be no mold or impurities.
