Red Leg Powder is a traditional Chinese medicine that clears heat and toxins, promotes blood circulation, and reduces swelling. It can be used to treat gynecological diseases such as dysentery, leukorrhea, and amenorrhea, as well as injuries from falls or blows. Let's learn about the efficacy of Red Leg Powder and how to purchase it.
【How to Purchase Red Leg Powder】
This product has thin and slender rhizomes, reddish-brown in color, with swollen nodes and numerous rootlets. The stems are cylindrical, thin, slightly flattened, and slightly branched in the upper part. They are pale green or slightly reddish-brown, with or without hairs, and have hollow cross-sections.
The leaves are ovate, elongated ovate, or triangular ovate, 5-8cm long and 3-5cm wide. The apex is gradually pointed, the base is nearly truncate or slightly cordate, and extends downward to the petiole. On both sides, there are 1-3 pairs of inwardly concave circular lobes. There are triangular dark purple markings on the upper surface. The leaf sheaths are tubular, membranous, and brownish. The inflorescence is terminal and composed of several head-like clusters of flowers. The corolla is white or pink. It has a slight aroma and a slightly astringent taste.
【How to Use Red Leg Powder】
Dosage for internal use: Decoction, 3-5 qian (fresh herb: 0.5-1 liang). External use: Crush and apply as a poultice. When taking internally, it is recommended to take it after a meal to aid digestion and absorption.
Treatment for mastitis: Crush the whole plant of Red Leg Powder or potatoes and wild buckwheat, and apply with fermented rice bran.
Whether taking medicine before or after meals, there should be a time interval of 30 minutes to 1 hour to avoid affecting the efficacy. Of course, the specific timing of medication should also be determined based on the condition of the gastrointestinal tract, personal health needs, and the characteristics of the medication being taken.
【Cultivation of Red Leg Powder】
It can be propagated by division and seeds, with division being the main method. From late winter to early spring before the emergence of shoots, dig up the rhizomes and divide them into single plants, making sure to leave buds and rootlets for each plant. When planting, plow the soil and create ridges that are 1.3 meters wide. Dig holes with a row and plant spacing of about 33 cm each. Plant 2 plants per hole and compact the backfill soil. Apply animal manure and wood ash, and finally cover with fine soil to level with the ridge surface.
After planting, cultivate and weed 3 times a year. The first weeding and fertilization should be done shortly after emergence in March, the second time in June or July, and the third time when shoots die back in winter. For the first two fertilizations, animal manure is the main source, while wood ash or compost can be applied for the third time.
