Bo Gai Cao has a great landscaping effect and also has great medicinal value. Let's take a look at the identification method and medicinal formula of Bo Gai Cao together with the editor!
The stem of Bo Gai Cao is square in shape, 5-45cm long, with a slightly purple surface and sparse hairy. The leaves are wrinkled or broken, and when fully expanded, they are kidney-shaped or round with a heart-shaped or round base, and the edges have rounded teeth or small clefts, and both sides are hairy;
The stem leaves are sessile, and the basal leaves have petioles. It has an umbel inflorescence. The small nut is oblong with 3 edges, truncate at the apex, brown-black, and has white warts on the surface. It is crispy in texture. The odor is slight and the taste is bitter.
1. Treatment of fractures and sprains caused by falling from a height
Bo Gai Cao 2 liang, Zi Ge Gen 1 liang (grated), Shi Hu 1 liang (grated), Ba Ji 1 (or 2) liang, Ding Xuan 1 liang, Ai Wei 1 liang (wrapped in dough, cooked until dough is done).
Prepare the medicine and grind it into coarse powder. Take two qian with warm wine, regardless of the time. (Sheng Hui Fang- Bo Gai Cao San)
2. Treatment of bruises, foot injuries, and swelling that prevents walking
Bo Gai Cao, Zhu Ma Gen, Da Ji. Grind them together with egg white and honey, and apply it to the affected area. Change it once a night. If the pain persists for a long time, add scallion and ginger for additional wrapping.
3. Treatment of lymph node tuberculosis
㈠ Bo Gai Cao tender shoots 1 liang, 2 eggs, stir-fry and eat together.
㈡ Bo Gai Cao 2 to 3 liang, 2 to 3 eggs. Cook together, remove the shells after the eggs are cooked, and continue cooking for half an hour. Eat the eggs and drink the soup.
㈢ Fresh Bo Gai Cao 2 liang. Grind it into a paste and extract the juice. Boil the medicinal juice and take it. Take it once every other day, continuously for three to four times. (Su Yi- Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook)
