Common herbs in the countryside

Cities and rural areas each have their own characteristics and advantages. For example, it is difficult to see continuous mountains and various herbs in bustling cities, while in the vast rural countryside, many common herbs can be picked from some mountains. The countryside is very suitable for the growth of medicinal herbs, and in the past many doctors collected Chinese medicinal herbs themselves in the countryside. We have actually seen some common Chinese medicinal herbs, but we just don’t recognize them.

False parsley, also known as stinking parsley, is 10 to 60 cm tall, has a special aroma, and can promote qi and strengthen the stomach. Treats abdominal distension and food stagnation.

Houttuynia cordata

It is slightly cold in nature and enters the lungs. It has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, eliminating carbuncle, draining pus, relieving lung heat, cough, and detoxifying tobacco; it can treat tuberculosis, lung cancer and other diseases.

Polygonum hydropiper

Distributed in provinces in the north and south of my country. It has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain, detoxifying and reducing swelling, killing insects and relieving itching.

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Other names: tiger thorn, Polygonum perforatum, plow wall thorn, mountain buckwheat, blood-retreating grass, snake cannot pass, snake retreats, retreat west grass, etc. The whole plant is used as medicine. It has the effects of removing blood stasis and replenishing blood, clearing away heat and detoxifying, inhibiting tumors, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, clearing heat, promoting blood circulation, and detoxifying.

Upside-down grass.

Distributed in South China, Southwest China, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hubei, Hunan and other places. Also called ground cow knee. Bitter, pungent, cold. It has the effects of invigorating blood, clearing heat, dispelling exterior pathogens and promoting diuresis. Indications: sore throat, athlete's foot, gonorrhea, edema, trauma, cold and fever, dysentery, malaria and other diseases.

Perilla

A condiment, people often chop the leaves and use them as seasoning for cooking. Stir-fried snails are often used when cooking seafood. It is native to China and is mainly distributed in India, Myanmar, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Indonesia and Russia. Perilla leaves can dispel superficial cold and have a strong diaphoretic effect. They are used for wind-cold superficial symptoms, such as aversion to cold, fever, and no sweating. They are often used together with ginger. If the superficial symptoms are accompanied by qi stagnation, they can be used together with Cyperus rotundus, dried tangerine peel, etc. Perilla leaf is used to treat spleen and stomach qi stagnation, chest tightness, and nausea.

Mint

A pungent and cool diaphoretic and antipyretic drug, used to treat influenza, headache, red eyes, fever, sore throat, swollen and painful gums, etc. External use can treat neuralgia, skin itching, rash and eczema. Usually mint is used instead of tea to clear the mind, improve eyesight, promote digestion and calm the mind.