What are the effects and functions of prickly grass?

Thistle is another name for thistle, which is a Chinese herbal medicine and can often be seen in the wild. However, the appearance of the small thistle is really ordinary, just like an ordinary weed. If you are not familiar with Chinese medicinal materials, it is difficult to find it. Even if you see it, you will think it is an ordinary grass and miss it. So, what are the effects and functions of thistle in life?

Benefits of thistle:

Thistle has the effects of cooling blood and stopping bleeding; clearing away heat and reducing swelling. Other names of thistle: cat thistle, green thistle, thousand-needle grass, prickly thistle, prickly vegetable, green vegetable, lush vegetable, spear-knife vegetable, wild safflower, prickly vegetable, wood thorn wormwood, prickly vegetable, prickly bud, thorn grass, shepherd's purse, little evil henchman, prickly radish, small thistle, prickly grass, cow thorn, prickly pointed grass, small thorn cap. Indications: coughing up blood; vomiting blood; epistaxis; hematuria; hematuria; bloody stranguria; bloody stool; bloody dysentery; metrorrhagia; bleeding due to trauma; carbuncle and swelling.

Efficacy classification: blood-cooling medicine; blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicine.

Alias: cat thistle, green thistle, thousand-needle grass, prickly thistle, prickly vegetable, green vegetable, lush vegetable, spear vegetable, wild safflower, prickly horn vegetable, wood thorn wormwood, prickly vegetable, prickly bud, thorn grass, shepherd's purse, little evil hens, prickly radish, small thistle, prickly grass, cow thorn, prickly pointed grass, small thorn cap.

The efficacy and function of thistle

Nature and flavor: sweet; slightly bitter; cool in nature.

Meridians: Liver meridian and spleen meridian.

Function: Cooling blood and stopping bleeding; clearing heat and reducing swelling.

Indications: coughing up blood; vomiting blood; epistaxis; hematuria; hematuria; bloody stranguria; bloody stool; bloody dysentery; metrorrhagia; bleeding due to trauma; carbuncle and swelling.

Dosage and Administration: For oral administration: decoction, 5-10g; fresh product can be used 30-60g, or mashed into juice. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

Preparation method:

1. Thistle: pick out impurities, remove roots, wash thoroughly with water, cut into sections, and dry in the sun.

2. Stir-fry the chicory: Put the chicory segments into the pot, stir-fry over low heat until the surface turns brown and the aroma comes out, then take out and let cool. Store in a dry container in a ventilated and dry place, and use thistle charcoal to dissipate heat to prevent re-ignition.

3. Small thistle charcoal: clean small thistle, put it in a pot and stir-fry it over high heat until it turns 70% black, but it must be retained. Pass it through a wire sieve, spray it with clean water, take it out and dry it in the sun.