Banyan tree roots effects and functions

I believe many people have memories of playing and enjoying the cool under the big banyan tree. The big banyan tree can be said to be the childhood memory of many people. Many people know that it takes many years for a banyan tree to grow. Its outstretched branches and leaves can provide us with shade and shelter from rain, but in fact its roots also have many uses. Many ancient Chinese herbal medicine books record that it can cure rheumatism, toothache, urinary obstruction, etc. So what are the effects and functions of banyan tree roots?

1. The efficacy of banyan tree roots

1. Dispel wind and heat, promote blood circulation and detoxify.

2. Treat influenza, whooping cough, measles, tonsillitis, conjunctivitis, abdominal pain caused by qi sha, rheumatic bone pain, epistaxis, hematuria, and bruises.

2. Additional prescription

1. Treat rheumatic joint pain, tendon tension, and difficulty in flexion and extension: boil the roots of an upside-down banyan tree with urine from a child and wash the affected area. (Quanzhou Materia Medica)

2. Treat rheumatic joint pain: 2 to 4 liang of Geshu qi root. Decoction with wine and water. Or use the decoction of aerial roots to wash the affected area. (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine)

3. To treat injuries from falls: 2 liang of banyan aerial roots. Or add three to five cents of double camphor tree bark. Decoction in water and drink with wine. (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine)

4. To treat hematuria: 1.5 liang (8 qian) of fresh roots of banyan tree thrown upside down. Stew it with rock sugar and take it once a day, and continue taking it for four or five times. (Quanzhou Materia Medica)

5. To treat urinary obstruction: a handful of banyan tree stems, appropriate amounts of sugar and rice wine. Decoction in water. (Lingnan Herbal Medicine)

6. To treat hernia and uterine prolapse: 1-2 grams of banyan tree trunk aerial roots and an appropriate amount of lean pork. Stew in water and drink. (Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Jinjiang, Fujian)

7. Strengthen teeth and relieve toothache: Cut off the banyan root, put it into a bamboo tube, fill it with salt and seal it with mud; calcine it into powder, rub it on teeth, and the powder will become stronger if shaken. Bamboo tubes are not used. (Supplement to Gangmu)

8. Treat toothache, reduce swelling, relieve pain and kill insects: banyan tree roots and soap beans. Boil the water and hold it in your mouth: if it gets cold, you will vomit; if you vomit, hold it in (Records of Collecting Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan)

9. To treat throat moth: 6 liang of banyan tree roots. Fry a bowl of black vinegar, then rinse your mouth with it when it is warm. (Lingnan Herbal Medicine)

10. Treat eczema and vaginal itching: take appropriate amount of banyan aerial roots. Wash with decoction. (Guangzhou Army "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines")