Goose does not eat grass. It is the whole plant of the chrysanthemum family plant, Shi Hu Sui. It is harvested when the flowers are in full bloom, cleaned of impurities, and dried.
[The efficacy and function of Goose does not eat grass]
Goose does not eat grass is mainly used to dispel wind, dispel cold, eliminate dampness, remove opacity, and clear nasal congestion. It is used to treat colds, bronchitis, throat obstruction, whooping cough, abdominal pain caused by flatulence, amoebic dysentery, malaria, malnutrition diarrhea, nasal congestion, nasal polyps, blurred and itchy eyes, boils, scabies, and injuries.
① "Ben Cao Shi Yi" (Compendium of Materia Medica): "It can remove opacity and clear nasal congestion."
② "Si Sheng Ben Cao" (Four Tones Compendium of Materia Medica): "It can clear nasal congestion, unblock the nine orifices, and expel wind and phlegm."
③ "Gang Mu" (Compendium of Materia Medica): "It can detoxify, improve vision, disperse redness and swelling of the eyes, treat deafness, headaches, brain acidity, treat phlegm, malaria, hoarseness, nasal congestion, and cause nasal congestion to clear on its own. It can also disperse sores and swelling."
④ "Sheng Cao Yao Xing Bei Yao" (Essential Guide to the Nature of Medicinal Herbs): "It can heal fractures and reduce pain and swelling."
⑤ "Yi Lin Zuan Yao" (Essential Compilation of Medicine): "It can relieve depression, dispel cold, treat malaria, and stop diarrhea. When sniffed into the nose, it can induce sneezing to dispel cold and depression."
⑥ "Zhi Wu Ming Shi Tu Kao" (Study on the Names and Reality of Plants): "It can treat tetanus."
⑦ "Guangxi Yao Zhi Tu Zhi" (Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants in Guangxi): "It can treat malnutrition."
⑧ "Guangxi Zhong Yao Wu" (Medicinal Plants in Guangxi): "It can treat throat poison."
⑨ "Guangdong Zhong Yao" (Medicinal Plants in Guangdong)Ⅱ: "It can treat whooping cough."
⑩ "Chang Yong Zhong Cao Yao Shou Ce" (Handbook of Common Herbal Medicines of Guangzhou Troops): "It can treat rheumatic back and leg pain."
[Compound of Goose does not eat grass]
① To treat headache and nasal congestion caused by a cold: Rub the Goose does not eat grass (fresh or dried) and smell its aroma, it will induce sneezing. Do this twice a day. ("Guiyang Folk Medicine")
② To treat cold phlegm and asthma: Grind the juice of wild coriander and drink it with alcohol. ("Binhu Collection of Simple Prescriptions")
③ To treat cerebrospinal fluid leakage: Mash fresh Shi Hu Sui and stuff it into the nostrils. ("Zhejiang Folk Herbal Medicine")
④ To treat single or double throat nodules: Take one or two Goose does not eat grass and one or two grams of coix seed. Mash the Goose does not eat grass, soak the glutinous rice with the juice, and let the patient slowly swallow it. ("Guangxi Folk Common Herbal Medicine")
⑤ To treat eye diseases with swelling, redness, dimness, discomfort, itching caused by wind, nasal congestion, headaches, and brain acidity, and external opacity clinging to the eyes, thick tears: Take two qian of Goose does not eat grass, one qian of Qing Dai, and one qian of Chuanxiong. Grind them into fine powder, moisten the mouth with water, and use a small amount of rice to blow it into the nose. The amount of tears produced is the measure. It can be used at any time. ("Original Machine Qiwu" Chubu Biyun San)
⑥ To treat chalazion: Take two liang of fresh Goose does not eat grass, mash it, boil until clear, add one fen of plum slices and mix well, and apply it to the eyes. ("Guangxi Folk Common Herbal Medicine")
⑦ To treat spleen-cold malaria: Take a handful of Shi Hu Sui, grind it into juice, mix it with half a bowl of wine, and take it. ("Binhu Collection of Simple Prescriptions")
⑧ To treat intermittent or three-day malaria: Take fresh Goose does not eat grass, twist it into a ball, and insert it into the nose. At first, there will be sneezing. It is advisable to endure it slightly. After one night, it will take effect. ("Modern Practical Chinese Medicine")
⑨ To treat amoebic dysentery: Take five qian of Shi Hu Sui and five qian of Allium tuberosum root. Boil them in water and take one dose per day. If there is a lot of blood, add five qian of Herba Erigerontis. ("Jiangxi Herbal Medicine")
⑩ To treat malnutrition and diarrhea: Take three qian of fresh Shi Hu Sui. Boil it in water and take it. ("Hunan Medicinal Plant Records")
⑾ To treat abdominal pain caused by tetanus: Crush the flowers of Qiu Zi Cao, sniff the aroma. It will induce sneezing. ("Zhejiang Folk Herbal Medicine")
⑿ To treat wet and toxic leg sores: Take five qian of wild coriander (harvested in summer and dried) and five fen of mercury powder. Mix them with tung oil to make a plaster. Clean it with tea, apply the plaster, and pus will come out. ("Simple Formula")
⒀ To treat swollen and toxic sores: Take a handful of wild coriander, seven parts of pangolin (burnt to preserve), and three qian of angelica tail. Mash them and add a bowl of wine. Drink the juice and apply the residue to the affected area. ("Binhu Collection of Simple Prescriptions")
⒁ To treat hemorrhoids with swelling and pain: Apply crushed Shi Hu Sui. ("Binhu Collection of Simple Prescriptions")
⒂ To treat psoriasis: Apply mashed Goose does not eat grass. ("Guiyang Folk Medicine")
⒃ To treat snake bites: Mash fresh Shi Hu Sui and apply it to the wound. ("Quanzhou Materia Medica")
⒄ To treat bruises and swelling: Take an appropriate amount of Goose does not eat grass, mash it, heat it, and apply it to the affected area. ("Guangxi Folk Common Herbal Medicine")
⒅ To treat corns: First, shave off the thick skin of the corn, then apply mashed Shi Hu Sui to the affected area, and remove it after three to five days. ("Zhejiang Folk Common Herbal Medicine")
