Purple bead leaf is the dried leaf of the plant Du Hong Hua, which belongs to the family of Verbena. It is usually harvested in summer and autumn, and can be used fresh or dried for medicinal purposes. It has the effects of stopping bleeding and reducing swelling, and can be used to treat bleeding symptoms. Let's learn more about the medicinal value of purple bead leaf.
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[Medicinal Value of Purple Bead Leaf]
Purple bead leaf contains a large amount of tannins, flavonoids, natural neutral resins, and sugars. These substances can increase the number of platelets and shorten the bleeding time.
It can also eliminate various pathogenic bacteria in the human body, such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, and has good therapeutic effects on common human diseases.
Converging blood and stopping bleeding, as well as clearing heat and detoxifying, are the main functions of purple bead leaf. It is often used to treat various bleeding diseases in humans, and its hemostatic effect is very significant.
Purple bead leaf can stop bleeding and has a good therapeutic effect on digestive tract bleeding and respiratory tract bleeding caused by blood heat. When used for treatment, take 10 to 15 grams of purple bead leaf and decoct it with water for oral administration.
In addition, purple bead leaf can also be used externally. It has obvious therapeutic effects on snake bites and abscesses. When treating, it needs to be crushed into a paste and applied directly to the affected area.
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[Identification of Purple Bead Leaf]
After drying, the leaves of purple bead leaf are curled up and easily broken. If the leaves are completely flattened, we can also find that the shape of this medicinal material is long elliptical or elliptical lanceolate.
The length of the leaf is between 15 cm and 30 cm, and the width is relatively larger, between 5 cm and 11 cm. In addition, the leaves of purple bead leaf become sharper and have certain serrations on the edges.
The identification of purple bead leaf can be based on the trichomes of the medicinal material. The upper surface of purple bead leaf has short trichomes, while the lower surface has denser gray-white trichomes. This characteristic can be used for identification of purple bead leaf in daily life.
Modern scientific research has also found that purple bead leaf contains a large amount of beneficial nutrients for the body, especially iridoids, apigenin, luteolin, and veratric acid, which can effectively promote body health.
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[Application of Purple Bead Leaf in Prescriptions]
1. Treatment of hemoptysis: Take 1.5-2 grams of dried purple bead leaf powder, mix with egg white, and take it every 4 hours. Then, take 6 grams of dried purple bead leaf powder, decoct with water, and drink it as tea.
2. Treatment of hemoptysis in pulmonary tuberculosis and bleeding in duodenal ulcer: Take equal amounts of purple bead leaf and white skin, grind them into fine powder. Take 6 grams each time, 3 times a day.
3. Treatment of bleeding in gastric ulcer: Take 120 grams of purple bead leaf, decoct with water and drink.
4. Treatment of sprains and swelling: Take 30 grams of purple bead leaf, 30 grams of goosegrass, and 15 grams of Valeriana jatamansi. Decoct with water and drink; or crush them into a paste with pine resin oil and apply directly to the affected area.
5. Treatment of upper respiratory tract infections, tonsillitis, pneumonia, bronchitis: Take 15 grams each of purple bead leaf and Hedyotis diffusa, and 9 grams of Qinpi. Decoct with water and drink one dose per day.
