Yerba santa is a commonly used hemostatic traditional Chinese medicine, which is used for its roots and can treat various bleeding symptoms. It also has many clinical applications. Let's take a look at the usage of yerba santa!
【Methods of consuming yerba santa】
Yerba santa porridge
Ingredients: 20 grams of yerba santa, 100 grams of glutinous rice
Method: Wash the roots of yerba santa, put them in a pot with an appropriate amount of water, boil and extract the juice. Then add the rice to the juice and cook it into porridge. Finally, add sugar to taste.
Efficacy: Clears heat and cools blood.
【Applications of yerba santa】
Treats dysentery: Take 2 grams of white yerba santa, fry 5 black plums, and 1 gram of hawthorn. Decoct and take orally. Red sugar is used as a reference for treating red dysentery, and white sugar is used as a reference for treating white dysentery.
Treats hemorrhoids: Take 4 liang of yerba santa and 3 liang of roasted licorice. Take 5 fen of the mixture, add 2 cups of water, add 1 fen of powdered amomum, boil half a cup, and take it in two doses.
Treats burns and scalds: Fry the roots of yerba santa until they turn into charcoal, grind them into powder, and mix with sesame oil to make a 50% ointment. Apply it to the wound several times a day.
Yerba santa has a cold nature and should be avoided by people with deficiency cold, as it may worsen the symptoms of deficiency cold. Yerba santa contains tannins and should not be taken concurrently with enzyme preparations (such as gastric protease, amylase, and pancreatin) to prevent a decrease in efficacy.
