Blood-filled Herb, affectionately known as the bone-setting medicine, is the whole plant and root of the honeysuckle family plant Red Mountain Flower. It is harvested in summer and autumn, chopped and dried or used fresh. It mainly grows in open fields and damp forests. Its medicinal effects are powerful, but it has been overlooked by people. Why is that?
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Medicinal Uses of Blood-filled Herb
① Treat acute and chronic nephritis: 5 grams of blood-filled herb, 30 grams of root of Hovenia acerba, 12 grams of bark of Litsea glutinosa, and 12 grams of Lysimachia christinae. Decoction for oral administration. (Selected Compilation of Internal Medicine)
② Treat rheumatic pain and rubella: Use an appropriate amount of blood-filled herb. Decoction for external washing on affected areas.
③ Treat infantile paralysis and injuries from falls: First, use plum blossom needle to puncture the affected area, then pound fresh stems and leaves of blood-filled herb into powder, and wrap it with wine-fried external packaging.
④ Treat fractures: Use an appropriate amount of fresh blood-filled herb, grind it into paste, and apply with wine or boiled water.
⑤ Treat edema: 3-5 grams of tender leaves and root bark of blood-filled herb, cook with tofu and consume. (The following formula is from Yunnan Herbal Medicine)
⑥ Treat rectal bleeding and prolapse of the anus: Cook blood-filled herb, root of Melastoma dodecandrum, and root of Rosa multiflora with pork to consume. (Folk Herbal Medicine in Kunming)
Two Reasons for the Neglect of Blood-filled Herb
① When the stem is broken, a lot of liquid flows out, which has a similar color to blood;
In the past, people were very fearful of this phenomenon and dared not touch it, so it was considered a neglected plant.
② The flowers of blood-filled herb are red and have an unpleasant smell, which further contributes to its neglect.
