Thlaspi arvense, also known as white-flowered thlaspi or field pennycress, is a common wild plant and a medicinal herb known for its blood circulation and anti-inflammatory properties. Although the entire plant is poisonous, it has high medicinal value and can be used to treat various diseases.
[Benefits and Functions of Thlaspi arvense]
1. Blood circulation and wind dispelling
Thlaspi arvense is a pungent and cool herb with toxic properties, but it can promote blood circulation and dispel wind. It has excellent therapeutic effects on human injuries, rheumatism, numbness in muscles and bones, and other adverse symptoms. It can be decocted for internal use or applied externally, but when taken internally, the dosage must be carefully controlled to avoid poisoning.
2. Anti-inflammatory and pain relief
Thlaspi arvense is also a herb that can reduce swelling and relieve pain. It has good alleviating effects on toothache, stomachache, and menstrual cramps.
In addition, it can be used to relieve pain caused by mastitis or swollen abscesses, reducing swelling in affected areas quickly.
[Medicinal Analysis of Thlaspi arvense]
Thlaspi arvense has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, eliminating stasis and pain, and detoxifying and reducing swelling. It is mainly used to treat rheumatic pain, stomachache, toothache, injuries with hematoma, abscesses, and snake or insect bites.
1. "Wenshan Chinese Herbal Medicine": It dispels wind and dampness, reduces swelling and stops bleeding, and treats hematemesis, hematochezia, rheumatic pain, lumbago, external bleeding, abscesses, and toothache.
2. "Yunnan Simao Selected Chinese Herbal Medicine": It clears heat and detoxifies, eliminates stasis and relieves pain. It is used to treat injuries, fractures, rheumatism, hemoptysis, bronchitis, tonsillitis, hematemesis, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, abdominal masses, external bleeding, and snake bites.
3. "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": It promotes blood circulation, reduces swelling and relieves pain, and has anti-inflammatory and hemostatic effects.
[Applications of Thlaspi arvense in Prescriptions]
1. Treatment of injuries
Thlaspi arvense is an effective herb for treating human injuries, especially sprains, redness, swelling, and pain. It can be crushed together with ginger and heated with white wine to make a paste, which can be directly applied to the affected area and changed once a day. This can help the injuries heal quickly.
2. Treatment of mastitis
Mastitis is a common disease in women, which can cause fever and swelling. Thlaspi arvense can be directly used for treatment. Three grams of Thlaspi arvense can be crushed and the juice can be extracted and mixed with boiling water for consumption. The remaining residue can be applied directly to the swollen area. The combination of internal and external use has a particularly good therapeutic effect on mastitis. In addition to these, Thlaspi arvense can also be used to treat toothaches and external bleeding, with excellent therapeutic effects.
