Xiqian grass is a collection of medicinal and edible uses. What are the main values of its edible and medicinal uses, and what are their characteristics? Let's take a look with the editor of the Chinese Medicine Network!
Xiqian grass
【Clinical application of Xiqian grass】
1. Hypertension: Xiqian grass, Xiakucao, Sangjisheng 15 grams each, Chrysanthemum, Gentian grass 9 grams each, decocted and taken orally.
2. Rheumatoid arthritis, lower back and leg pain, etc.: Xiqian grass, Laoguancao 12 grams each, Jixueteng 15 grams, decocted and taken orally.
3. Malaria: Xiqian grass can be used alone, 30-45 grams, decocted and taken orally.
4. Hepatitis jaundice, hemiplegia, scabies, etc. can all be used in combination with other drugs.
5. Used for rheumatic arthralgia, bone and joint pain, numbness and weakness of limbs. This product disperses cold and dryness, dispels wind and dampness between tendons and bones, and relieves pain.
It is suitable for those with hot rheumatic pain. If used with Stinky Wutong, it is called "Xitong Pill" in the "Collection of Health Experience".
To treat wind-cold-damp bi syndrome or wind-stroke paralysis and bi syndrome, this product can be used alone, steamed with wine into pills, and taken with warm wine. It is called "Xixi Pill" in the "Compilation of Living Recipes".
6. Used for ulceration, swelling and toxicity, eczema and itching. It can be taken internally or applied externally to clear heat, detoxify, dispel wind and dampness, and relieve itching.
【Mao Dongqing Xiqian Grass and Pig Trotters Soup】
Rheumatic pain refers to the pain caused by the invasion of "wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire", which are the six pathogens recognized by traditional Chinese medicine, into the joints and muscles of the human body.
In the spring when it is still cold, the "cold" pathogen often invades the human body together with the "wind" and "dampness" pathogens, leading to wind-cold-damp bi syndrome.
Common conditions such as shoulder and neck pain, lower back and leg pain, sciatica are all within the scope of bi syndrome.
The Chinese medicine Mao Dongqing Xiqian grass and pig trotters soup has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, relaxing tendons and activating collaterals, nourishing qi and blood, and strengthening tendons and bones.
Ingredients: Mao Dongqing, Xiqian grass (available at Chinese medicine stores) 50 grams each, a pair of pig trotters, 1/4 piece of dried tangerine peel, 4 honey dates, 3 slices of ginger.
Preparation: After washing the above ingredients, put them together with ginger into a clay pot, add 3000 milliliters of water, boil and then simmer for 3 hours, add salt to taste.
