The efficacy and function of cattle water

The traditional Chinese medicine Niu Han Shui is often used by people in real life because of its effects and efficacy. So, what are the effects and functions of beef water? Let us study it together.

[Alias] Wild sesame, upside-down grass, prickly grass (Medicinal Plants in China's Desert Areas), Dode grass, purple flower grass (Inner Mongolia Chinese Herbal Medicines).

[Source] It is the whole herb of the Scrophulariaceae plant. Harvest during fruiting period and sun-dry.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 20 to 50 cm high. The stem is thin and branched, gray-green. There are few leaves, the lower leaves are opposite and larger, and the upper leaves are alternate and smaller; the leaf blades are linear-lanceolate, 15 to 20 mm long, 2 to 4 mm wide, entire or with sparse fine teeth. Raceme: calyx bell-shaped, 5-lobed at apex; corolla tube cylindrical or open at the top, 2-lipped, purple; 4 stamens, enclosed, 2 long and 2 short. The capsule is nearly spherical, dehiscent, and brown in color. Seeds numerous, slightly submerged on a more or less fleshy placenta. Flowering period is from July to August. The fruiting period is from August to September.

[Habitat distribution] It grows beside fields, roadsides and riverbank sands. Distributed in northwest my country.

[Functions and indications] Treat chronic tracheitis in the elderly, pneumonia in children, bronchitis, tonsillitis, acute mastitis, acute conjunctivitis, acute lymphadenitis, urinary tract infection, urticaria, and skin itching.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 5 qian to 1 liang. For external use: decoct in water and wash.

[Additional prescription] ①Treat neurasthenia: 300g of Herba Dioscoreae and 100g of Licorice, boil into concentrated paste, each dose should contain 3g of Herba Dioscoreae, 2 to 3 times a day.

【Clinical application】 ①Treatment of chronic tracheitis

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From Gansu Health Newsletter

Beef water has various functions and effects, and we should choose the appropriate way of consumption according to different physical symptoms. In life, we can learn more about this when we have free time.