How to eat Bidens pilosa to treat high blood pressure?

Bidens pilosa can also be called a handful of needles, blind grass, etc. People who have lived in rural areas should have seen it or even been pricked by it. However, Bidens pilosa is actually good for our human body and is a traditional Chinese medicine. Bidens pilosa contains some relatively rare elements, such as iodine, polyphenols and amino acids, which have the effect of treating high blood pressure. So how do you eat Bidens pilosa to treat high blood pressure?

Bidens pilosa, also known as a handful of needles, sticky grass, thorny needle grass, blind grass, etc., modern pharmacology has proved that Bidens pilosa contains flavonoids, saponins, tannins, polyphenols, coumarins, bitter substances, iodine, bile alkaloids, amino acids, vitamins and other ingredients, which have a good effect on regulating human blood pressure.

Bidens pilosa, an annual herb, is also known as ghost bone grass, ghost hairpin grass, a bag of needles, thorny needle grass, mother-in-law needle, and blind intestine grass. It has been used as medicine as early as ancient times. For example, Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that the medicine is bitter, flat, non-toxic, and has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, dispersing blood stasis and reducing swelling. It is mostly used to treat colds, sore throats, chronic bronchitis, gastroenteritis, etc. Modern pharmacological research and clinical findings show that Bidens pilosa L. is effective in treating primary hypertension. Take 12 to 15 grams of Bidens pilosa L. dried product and decoct it daily for three months, with an effective rate of over 90%. Bidens pilosa can not only improve or eliminate symptoms of hypertension such as headache, dizziness, insomnia, dreaminess, limb numbness, palpitations, fatigue, etc., but also lower blood cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, and improve abnormal blood rheology.

It also has a good effect on retinal arteriosclerosis, venous thrombosis and edema caused by hypertension. What is particularly valuable is that Bidens pilosa has significant effects of lowering blood pressure, removing fat, reducing blood viscosity, and anti-thrombosis. It grows in most parts of the country, has a wide source of medicine, low price, definite efficacy, and no toxic side effects. It is indeed a good medicine for hypertension.

The efficacy of Bidens pilosa

Clears away heat, detoxifies, disperses blood stasis and reduces swelling. Treat malaria, diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis, acute nephritis, stomachache, choking, intestinal carbuncle, sore throat, bruises, snake and insect bites.

① "Ben Ge Shi Yi": "It is used to treat snake and spider bites. It can be crushed and applied to the affected area, or the juice can be squeezed and taken orally."

② "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Apply to treat scorpion and scorpion wounds."

③ "Fujian Folk Herbs": "Disperses blood stasis, promotes blood circulation, eliminates carbuncle and detoxifies."

④ "Jiangsu Plant Medicine Records": "Crush the juice and apply it to stop bleeding."

⑤ "Chinese Medicinal Plants Illustrated Book": "Decoction, treatment of dysentery, sore throat, nausea, cardia spasm and esophageal dilatation. It has detoxification, antidiarrhea and antipyretic effects. Recently used to treat appendicitis."

⑥ "Quanzhou Materia Medica": "It can eliminate blood stasis, relieve pain, and heal wounds. It can treat abdominal pain, postpartum blood stasis, menstrual disorders, bleeding from wounds, intestinal bleeding, hemorrhagic diarrhea, and hematuria.

⑦ "Mindong Materia Medica": "It is used to treat intestinal carbuncle, stranguria, malaria, jaundice, urinary incontinence, and traumatic injuries."

It can be seen that the effects and functions of Bidens pilosa are very powerful. It can not only treat high blood pressure, but also has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. It can treat many minor ailments. It is a very valuable plant. Although Bidens pilosa has powerful effects, if friends encounter more serious diseases, they should go to the hospital in time and cannot rely on it alone.