Redleg Powder, also known as Flower Butterfly, is the root and whole herb of the Polygonum aviculare plant in the family Polygonaceae. It has the effects of clearing heat, reducing swelling, promoting blood circulation, and relieving pain. It is effective in treating diseases such as hemoptysis, hemorrhoids bleeding, irregular menstruation, and bruises. Let's learn more about Redleg Powder.
Price of Redleg Powder
About 70 yuan.
Purchasing methods of Redleg Powder
The rhizome of this product is slender, reddish-brown, with swollen nodes and numerous fibrous roots. The stem is cylindrical, slender, slightly flattened, with slight branching in the upper part, pale green or slightly reddish-brown, hairy or almost hairless, with a hollow cross-section.
The leaves are ovate, elongated ovate, or triangular-ovate, 5-8 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, nearly truncate or slightly cordate at the base, extending downward to the petiole, and forming inwardly concave 1-3 pairs of circular lobes on both sides.
There are dark purple triangular markings on the upper surface, the leaf sheath is tubular, membranous, and brown. The inflorescence is terminal, composed of several head-like inflorescences, and the corolla is white or pink. It has a slight aroma and a slightly astringent taste.
Cultivation of Redleg Powder
It can be propagated by sowing or division. Division can be done in spring and autumn, and sowing should be done in spring. It is vigorous and requires minimal management. It is advisable to provide some shade, and in autumn and winter, the withered above-ground parts should be cleared in a timely manner to facilitate the emergence of new branches in the following spring.
Application value of Redleg Powder
1. Treatment of dysentery: Take 1 or 2 liang of Redleg Powder, decoct in water and take orally.
2. Treatment of abdominal pain: Take 5 qian of Redleg Powder and 1 qian of Moschus, decoct in water and take orally.
3. Treatment of leukorrhea: Take 6 qian of Redleg Powder, 3 qian of Chinese fir pulp, and 3 qian of sandalwood pulp, decoct in water and take orally; add sugar for leukorrhea; add rock sugar, rose flowers, and gelatin for red leukorrhea.
4. Treatment of abscess: Crush a piece of Redleg Powder and apply as a poultice.
5. Treatment of bruises: Decoct Redleg Powder in water and mix with alcohol for oral administration.
6. Treatment of mastitis: Crush the whole herb of Redleg Powder or potato and wild buckwheat, add rice wine residue and apply externally.
