Blood-Full Herb, also known as Bone-Setting Herb, Bone-Setting Dan, and Blood Vessel Herb, is the whole herb and root of the honeysuckle family plant, Red Mountain Flower. It is harvested in summer and autumn, and can be dried and cut into pieces or used fresh. It is distributed in Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet, and other places, and has the effect of promoting blood circulation, dispersing stasis, dispelling wind, and diuresis. Can the fruit of Blood-Full Herb be eaten?
[Can the fruit of Blood-Full Herb be eaten?]
Blood-Full Herb is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine. Its fruit is a fresh red berry with a sour taste and can be consumed. The rhizome is also the main part of the herb and is most commonly used as a medicinal ingredient. When the rhizome of Blood-Full Herb is broken, it releases a red juice that resembles blood, which is truly a miracle of nature. The incredible properties of animals and plants far exceed our imagination.
The whole herb and root skin of Blood-Full Herb can be used as medicine. It has the properties of being pungent and sweet, warm in nature, and has the effects of dispelling wind, promoting diuresis, promoting blood circulation, and activating collaterals. It is mainly used to treat acute and chronic nephritis, rheumatic pain, wind rash itching, sequelae of infantile paralysis, chronic lumbago and leg pain, bruising and pain, and fractures.
Blood-Full Herb is also known as Bone-Setting Herb, Bone-Setting Dan, Blood Vessel Herb, etc. It has a miraculous effect in accelerating the healing of injuries and fractures. It is commonly used as a bone-setting medicine in folk medicine. Fresh Blood-Full Herb is collected in appropriate amounts, mashed, mixed with alcohol or boiling water, and applied to the fracture, which has a good effect in accelerating healing.
[Planting of Blood-Full Herb]
Blood-Full Herb grows in the undergrowth, ditch edges, shrubs, mountain valley slopes, and high mountain grasslands at an altitude of 1600-3600 meters. It is distributed in Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Tibet.
It is commonly used as a folk remedy for injuries, promoting blood circulation, dispersing stasis, and promoting diuresis. At present, it has not been cultivated artificially, but it is a bone medicine with great potential value in orthopedics.
However, Blood-Full Herb has one annoying aspect, which is that it will bloom after May, and it will emit a foul smell after blooming, making people feel nauseous.
[Treatment of fractures with Blood-Full Herb]
Clean and dry the rhizome of Blood-Full Herb, grind it into powder, and add a little flour when using. Mix it with white wine in a ratio of 4:1 to make a paste. Apply it to the fracture and fix it with a splint. Change the dressing every 5-10 days and add white wine every other day to enhance the medicinal effect. The recovery is very fast.
In Chinese medicine, in addition to being used by Han and Tibetan medicine, the Hani people use its leaves to treat fractures and sprains;
The Tujia people use it to treat injuries from falls, sprains, fractures, and swelling and pain;
The Buyi people also have their own traditional remedies. They use the stems and branches of Blood-Full Herb to treat rheumatic joint pain, injuries from falls, fractures, and bleeding wounds.
