There are many medicinal herbs that are similar to other medicines in life, and the sticky rice vine is no exception. As a traditional Chinese medicine, sticky rice vine has many effects and functions. As a food ingredient, it can be made into sticky rice vine soup. Let's learn about the preparation method and indications of sticky rice vine soup together.
Image of sticky rice vine
【Recipe Name】
Sticky Rice Vine Soup
【Ingredients】
Fresh sticky rice vine (Ramie) whole plant, 30-60g.
【Preparation Method】
Wash and chop the sticky rice vine, boil in water and drink.
【Indications of Sticky Rice Vine Soup】
1. Treats damp heat leukorrhea.
2. Treats infantile food accumulation and distention.
3. Treats vascular neurogenic edema.
4. Treats dysentery and dysmenorrhea.
5. Treats oral ulcers.
【Effects and Functions of Sticky Rice Vine】
Sticky rice vine has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, invigorating the spleen, and stopping bleeding. It is mainly used to treat sores, boils, scrofula, dysentery, women's leukorrhea, infantile malnutrition, bleeding, and external bleeding.
① "Tianbao Materia Medica": "Treats bruises, itching, and various sores and boils on the back."
② "Emei Medicinal Plants": "Root: Mash and apply to treat knife and gunshot wounds."
③ "Guizhou Folk Prescriptions": "Supplement deficiency and promote lactation."
④ "Compilation of Common Folk Medicinal Herbs": "Increases blood, invigorates the spleen and stomach, and strengthens the middle to nourish blood. Stewed meat taken internally to treat weakened heart."
⑤ "Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica": "Invigorates the spleen and tonifies the kidney. Used to treat mastitis and infantile malnutrition."
⑥ "Guizhou Medicinal Herbs": "Clears heat and detoxifies, invigorates the spleen, eliminates accumulation, and stops bleeding. Used to treat boils, nine-vessel sores, infantile food accumulation and distention, and external bleeding."
⑦ "Yunnan Chinese Medicinal Herbs": "Promotes bone healing, promotes tissue regeneration, has anti-inflammatory effects, and stops diarrhea. Used to treat dysentery and dysmenorrhea."
⑧ "Fujian Chinese Medicinal Herbs": "Clears heat, cools blood, reduces swelling, and detoxifies. Used to treat vomiting blood, damp heat leukorrhea, oral ulcers, and bruises and swelling from falls."
【Identification Method of Sticky Rice Vine】
Sticky rice vine is dried with its roots and whole plants. The root is thick, fleshy, cone-shaped, and has supporting roots. The surface is light reddish-brown and not easily broken. The cross-section is slightly rough and light brownish-yellow. The stem is yellowish-brown. The leaves are mostly broken, dark green, rough and hairy. After wetting and flattening, 3 main veins are obvious, and the back has obvious reticulate veins.
Sometimes clusters of flowers or thin fruits can be seen, with ovoid fruit and a pointed tip, with about 10 thin longitudinal ridges. It has a faint smell and a mild taste.
