The efficacy and function of wild hemp

Since Chinese medicine has fewer side effects, more and more people now want to use Chinese medicine to regulate their bodies. Here I would like to introduce to you a medicinal herb, wild saussurea, hoping it will be helpful to you.

[Alias] Balengma, big bone-setting, big nuoye, Shuanghehe (Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines in Yunnan), Balengma (Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines in Simao, Yunnan), Yahuguang (Dai name).

[Source] It is the whole herb of Siamese wormwood, a plant of the Urticaceae family. Available all year round. Use fresh or dried.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 1 to 2 meters high. Stem ribbed. The leaves are opposite, oblong or obovate, 8-18 cm long, 5-9 cm wide, with coarse teeth on the edges; the petioles are very short, only 4-15 mm long, red, and covered with white short soft hairs. Inflorescence balls densely packed, axillary. It produces achenes.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on hillsides, ditches or in bushes. Distributed in Yunnan and other places.

【Nature and flavor】Light, neutral.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies, calms and dispels wind. Treat abdominal pain, diarrhea, urticaria, skin itching and eczema.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian. For external use: decoct in water and wash.

[Additional prescription] To treat urticaria: Take appropriate amount of wild hemp, elm and pine needle tips, decoct them in water and use them for washing. (The properties and flavors are from "Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines in Simao, Yunnan")

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above describes some ways to eat wild hemp. Although many medicinal herbs can be eaten, we must remind everyone that Chinese medicines generally cannot be taken indiscriminately and should be used according to your own situation.