The phenomenon of hemiplegia and facial drooping, similar to a stroke, not only affects normal walking but also has a certain impact on eating. Let's see how traditional Chinese medicine uses Baogai grass to treat it. Let's take a look with the editor!
Baogai Grass
Baogai Grass
【Source】 The whole herb of Lamium amplexicaule L., a plant of the family Lamiaceae. It is harvested in spring and summer, cleaned, and used fresh or dried.
【Other Names】 Bone-setting grass, Lotus summer withering, Hairy leaf summer withering, Lamp dragon grass (Dian Nan Ben Cao), Pearl lotus (Plant Name and Reality Picture Study), Buddha's seat (Dictionary of Botany), Wind cup, Money grass, Large copper coin seven (Guangxi Veterinary Medicine Plants), Candle cutting grass (Su Medicine Manual of Chinese Herbal Medicine).
【Properties】 Pungent, bitter, warm.
① "Bitter taste, warm nature." (Dian Nan Ben Cao)
② "Warm, pungent." (Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo)
Expelling wind, promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling, and relieving pain. Used to treat musculoskeletal pain, numbness in limbs, bruises, and lymphadenitis.
① "Used to treat musculoskeletal phlegm-fire pain, numbness in hands and feet. Expel wind that travels throughout the body, disperse lymphadenitis in hands and feet." (Dian Nan Ben Cao)
Used for bruises, fractures, and bone-setting. Stops nasal discharge and treats red swelling and pain caused by phlegm-fire. (Dian Nan Ben Cao)
② "Nourishes tendons, improves blood circulation, and relieves pain throughout the body." (Plant Name and Reality Picture Study)
【Dosage】 Internal use: decocted, 9-15 grams; or as powdered form. External use: crushed for application.
Traditional Chinese Medicine's method of using Baogai grass to treat facial drooping and hemiplegia
1. Treatment for falls and bone fractures
Baogai Grass
Two liang of bone-setting grass, one liang of purple kudzu root (ground), one liang of dendrobium (root removed and ground), one (two) liang of morinda, one liang of clove, one liang of xuduanduan, one liang of aweto (wrapped in dough, cooked until done).
Grind the herbs into a coarse powder. Take two qian (9 grams) with warm wine. (Sheng Hui Fang's bone-setting grass powder)
2. Treatment for bruises, foot injuries, and red swelling preventing walking
Bone-setting grass, hemp root, and large thistle. Crush them and mix with beaten egg white and honey. Apply to the affected area, change once a night. If the pain persists for a long time, add onion and ginger.
3. Treatment for phlegm-fire, red swelling and pain in hands and feet
Five qian of bone-setting grass, two qian of chicken foot thorn root, two qian of yellow gentian. Crush them together, burn with wine, and apply three times to the affected area.
After the swelling subsides and the pain stops, add Canger, white atractylodes, and Sichuan lovage, remove yellow gentian and chicken foot thorn root, boil with water and wine, and take three times.
4. Treatment for lumps on the legs of women, resembling peaches or plums, red, swollen, and hard
Three qian of bone-setting grass. Boil with water, burn with wine, and take. If it recurs, add Weilingxian, Fangfeng, and Tiger Claw Grass, take three times. (The following prescriptions are from Dian Nan Ben Cao)
5. Treatment for lymph node tuberculosis
(1) One or two liang of tender Baogai grass shoots, two eggs, stir-fry and eat together.
(2) Two to three liang of Baogai grass, two to three eggs. Boil together, remove the shell after the eggs are cooked, continue boiling for half an hour, eat the eggs and drink the soup.
(3) Two liang of fresh Baogai grass. Crush and extract the juice, boil the juice and drink after boiling. Take every other day, repeat three to four times. (Su Medicine Manual of Chinese Herbal Medicine)
6. Treatment for facial drooping and hemiplegia: Bone-setting grass, Fangfeng, Gou Teng, Dan Xing
Boil with water, take with equal parts of water and wine. (Dian Nan Ben Cao)
