Red Leg Powder is the whole grass of Lysimachia clethroides or Lysimachia christinae, which belong to the Polygonaceae family. It has high medicinal value and is known for its ability to clear heat, detoxify, promote blood circulation, and reduce swelling. It can be used to treat various diseases. Let's learn more about Red Leg Powder.
【Benefits and Functions of Red Leg Powder】
In traditional Chinese medicine, Red Leg Powder is believed to have the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, promoting blood circulation, and reducing swelling. It is commonly used to treat dysentery, leukorrhea, blood heat headache, excessive menstrual bleeding, amenorrhea, mastitis, and abscesses caused by injuries.
1. "Compilation of Folk Commonly Used Herbal Medicines": "Clears heat from the three burners. Treats dizziness and fainting."
2. "Practical Selection of Chinese Herbal Medicines in Guangxi": "Reduces swelling and detoxifies. Treats snake bites, abscesses, unidentified swellings, and mastitis."
3. "Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Sichuan": "Clears heat, promotes blood circulation. Treats internal injuries, blood heat headache, excessive menstrual bleeding, amenorrhea, cough due to deficiency heat, dysentery with red or white stools, and abscesses."
【Precautions for Using Red Leg Powder】
Red Leg Powder has analgesic, anti-swelling, and blood-circulating properties. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that its alcohol extract has a significant effect on certain strains of dysentery bacteria and strong antioxidant activity.
For treating mastitis, the whole grass of Red Leg Powder or mashed potatoes and wild buckwheat can be applied externally with rice wine lees.
Precautions: It is not suitable for those with weak qi and deficiency on the surface. It is recommended to consume less if you have stagnant qi. Consuming too much may cause irregular menstrual periods in women. Pregnant women should avoid using it to prevent fetal malformation.
【Cultivation Techniques for Red Leg Powder】
Biological characteristics of Red Leg Powder: It prefers shady and humid environments and can withstand cold temperatures. It grows best in loose, fertile, and well-drained soil.
Cultivation techniques: It can be propagated by division or seeds, with division being the main method.
During the period from late winter to early spring when the shoots are not yet visible, dig up the rhizomes and divide them into single plants, ensuring that each plant has buds and roots.
When planting, loosen the soil and create 1.3m wide raised beds with rows and plant spacing of approximately 33cm.
Plant 2 plants per hole, compact the soil, apply livestock manure water and wood ash, and finally cover with fine soil to be level with the bed surface.
