The traditional Chinese medicine Ku Hao is commonly seen in rural areas. Many people consider it as a weed and burn it, but in fact, Ku Hao has high medicinal value!
[Introduction to Ku Hao]
Ku Hao, also known as Ding Yu Ju, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae, order Asterales. It grows to a height of 25-70 cm with a straight root.
The stem is solitary or clustered, erect, branched from the base, and the branches are oblique and covered with dense leaves.
It is distributed in Shanxi, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Gansu, Xinjiang (including Shanshan, etc.).
It grows on slopes, hills, plains, farmland, and wasteland. It is widely distributed in Central Asia and Siberia in the Soviet Union, Mongolia, and Iran.
[Medicinal Value of Ku Hao]
1. Cooling blood and relieving pain
Cooling blood and stopping bleeding is one of the important functions of Ku Hao. When people have symptoms such as nosebleeds and purple spots, they can directly crush fresh Ku Hao, extract the juice, and then dilute it with hot water for consumption.
In addition, when treating purple spots, adding Rehmannia glutinosa, Paeonia lactiflora, and Angelica sinensis can enhance its therapeutic effect.
2. Clearing heat and drying dampness
Ku Hao can clear heat and dampness. It has obvious therapeutic effects on various damp-heat diseases in humans, especially diarrhea, rectal burning, and other symptoms, which can be significantly improved after taking Ku Hao.
In addition, Ku Hao also has a certain therapeutic effect on chronic hepatitis and cholecystitis in humans, but it needs to be used in combination with Pinellia ternata, Rheum palmatum, and Gardenia jasminoides.
3. Preventing mosquitoes and insects
Digging some Ku Hao and burning it with some dry firewood can effectively repel mosquitoes and insects. If you burn Ku Hao around the room at night, you will definitely have a good night's sleep.
