Four Leaf Clover is the whole plant of the medicinal plant Hedyotis diffusa, which belongs to the Rubiaceae family. It has high medicinal value and can be used clinically to promote blood circulation and disinfection. Now let me introduce the efficacy and usage of Four Leaf Clover to everyone!
【Identification】
The whole plant of Four Leaf Clover is wrinkled. The stem is 4-angled, with a diameter of about 1mm, and the surface is yellow-brown and hairless. The leaves are opposite, often fragmented, and when flattened, they are ovate or broadly elliptic, measuring 0.3-1.0cm in length and 2-6mm in width.
The leaves are entire, brownish-yellow on the upper surface and yellow-green on the lower surface, without stalks. The flowers are solitary, born in the leaf axils; the calyx is often deeply divided to the base, with 5 lanceolate or spindle-shaped lobes, and the corolla is pale red and deeply divided into 5 lobes. It has a slight odor and a sour and astringent taste.
【Efficacy and Indications】
Four Leaf Clover has the effects of dispersing wind, dispelling cold, promoting blood circulation, and detoxification. It is mainly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, yin deficiency syndrome ulcers, and snake or rabies bites.
【Usage and Dosage】
Oral administration: Decoction, 9-15g, fresh herb 15-30g; or mashed juice. External application: suitable amount, mashed fresh herb for external application.
Combine 1 liang of fresh herb with 1 green-shelled duck egg, simmer in equal amounts of wine and water, and take orally. Mash the whole plant and apply it externally.
【Clinical Application】
It is used to treat snake or rabies bites by ingesting the juice and applying the residue to the affected area. It is also used to treat ulcers caused by yin deficiency syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis.
