The efficacy and function of water amaranth [picture]

The medical value of water amaranth [picture] is beyond our imagination. It is very effective in treating some diseases. Water amaranth [picture] contains many substances that are beneficial to the human body. Let’s take a look.

[Other names] Water horse mulberry, water bean paste, meat dwarf tuo tuo

[Source] Rotala rotundifola (Buch.-Ham.) Koehne, a plant of the genus Rotundifola in the Lythraceae family, is used as medicine in its whole plant . Collected in summer and autumn, washed, dried or used fresh.

【Nature and flavor】Sweet, light, and cool.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, removes dampness and detoxifies. Used for lung heat cough, dysentery, icteric hepatitis, urinary tract infection; used externally to treat carbuncles, boils and swellings.

【Usage and Dosage】 0.5～1 liang. For external use, mash the fresh product and apply to the affected area.

[Remarks] (1) In Simao, Yunnan, this product is used as a medicine for regulating menstruation and promoting blood circulation. It has achieved certain results in treating irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea. For example, it can be used with madder and motherwort to treat irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

[Source] Herbal Prescriptions

The above is an introduction to the Chinese medicinal herb Water Amaranth [Picture]. For medicinal herbs that we don't understand, we should learn more about them so that we can make full use of them in our lives and not be at a loss.