The efficacy and function of hibiscus leaves

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, Hibiscus leaves, hoping it will be helpful to you.

[Other names] Frost-Rejecting Leaves (from "Shiyi Dexiao Fang"), Hibiscus Leaves (from "Puji Fang"), Tiegu Powder (from "Hunan Pharmacopoeia").

[Source] The leaves of Hibiscus mutabilis , a plant of the Malvaceae family, are cut off in summer and autumn and dried in the sun. It needs to be frequently re-exposed and stored in a dry and ventilated place.

[Properties] Dry leaves, with petioles, about 0.3 cm thick, yellowish brown; leaves are large, often folded, gray-green on the surface, light green on the back, with raised veins, and branches with gray star-shaped hairs.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, neutral.

[Meridian] "Yujiu Yaojie": "It enters the hand Taiyin lung and foot Jueyin liver meridians."

【Functions and indications】 Cooling blood, detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It is used to treat carbuncle, swelling, snake bites, burns, red and swollen eyes, and bruises.

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: grind into powder and apply on the affected area.

[Additional prescription] ① Treating yang sores, swellings and ulcers with scattered roots: 1 liang of gallnut (slightly fried), 4 qian of raw rhubarb, and 6 qian of autumn hibiscus leaves. Pour one cup of vinegar into a ladle and boil it, add the medicine powder and mix well, apply it on the top of the head, cover it with paper, and wipe it with vinegar if it dries. Another recipe adds 50 cents of cold food noodles. It should not be applied to genital carbuncle, or abscess with unchanged skin color and no head. (Wu's Iron Hoop Powder from "The Complete Book of Ulcer Doctors")

【Clinical application】 ①Treatment of local suppurative infection

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of Hibiscus leaves. This is a medicinal material we are very familiar with, but it has many medicinal properties and functions. Therefore, I hope everyone will consume it based on their own situation.