The efficacy and function of dried Bidens pilosa

Bidens pilosa is a common herb that often grows in wastelands by the roadside. It is a relatively common herb. After being dried, it becomes dried Bidens pilosa. Its whole plant can be used as medicine. Its main therapeutic effects are reducing swelling, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It has certain effects on the treatment of high blood pressure and physical fatigue. In addition, it has certain therapeutic effects on low back pain, colds and fever, and sore throat.

Literature

1. "Ben Ge Shi Yi": "It is used for snake and spider bites. Grind it and apply it, or squeeze it into juice and drink it." 2. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It is used for scorpion and scorpion wounds." 3. "Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine": "It can disperse blood stasis, promote blood circulation, eliminate carbuncle and detoxify."

4. "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." 5. "Quanzhou Materia Medica": "It can eliminate blood stasis, relieve pain, and heal wounds. It can treat heart and abdominal pain, postpartum blood stasis, menstrual disorders, bleeding from wounds, intestinal bleeding, hemorrhagic diarrhea, and hematuria." 6. "Mindong Materia Medica": "It can treat intestinal carbuncle, stranguria, malaria, jaundice, urinary problems, and traumatic injuries."

1. Treatment of hypertension: Bidens pilosa has a wonderful effect in treating primary hypertension and has a significant effect on lowering cholesterol. Long-term use can effectively inhibit the formation of cerebral thrombosis and is a good medicine for preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

2. To treat fatigue and weakness: 50g of fresh Bidens pilosa, 10-15g each of Ardisia scabra, Polygonum multiflorum, and Psoralea corylifolia, and 7 red dates. Decoction in water. Avoid taking if you have metrorrhagia or vomiting blood.

3. Treatment of low back pain: 250-300g fresh Bidens pilosa, decocted in water to extract juice, add appropriate amount of red dates, brown sugar and rice wine, stew and consume within 2 days.

4. Treatment of bruises and injuries: 30-60g of fresh Bidens pilosa (half the amount of dry ones), decocted in water, add 30g of rice wine, drink while warm, take once a day for 3 times in a row.

5. To treat cold, fever, sore throat: You can use one or two grams of this product alone, decocted and taken orally, or you can use it in combination with dandelion, bone grass, etc.

6. Treatment of acute simple appendicitis: You can use one or two grams of this product alone and decoct it or take it orally; you can also use it in combination with Lobelia.

7. To treat snake bites: use 2 taels of fresh grass, decoct it and drink it; take another handful of fresh leaves, wash them, mash them and apply them to the affected area.

8. Treatment of diarrhea in children: Take 6-10 fresh Bidens pilosa (3-5 dried ones), soak them in water and boil them into a concentrated juice. Pour the juice into a basin with the residue and use it to fumigate and wash the feet of the sick children. For mild diarrhea, fumigate 3-4 times a day, and for severe diarrhea, fumigate 6 times a day. For children aged L to 5, wash the soles of their feet; for children aged 5 to 15, wash the soles of their feet. For those with severe diarrhea, the fumigation and washing position can be appropriately raised.

9. Treatment of appendicitis: Take 0.5-1 liang of dried Bidens pilosa (1.5 liang of fresh Bidens pilosa) and decoct it or add rock sugar, honey and milk, take one dose daily. 10. Other effects: Treat malaria, dysentery, jaundice, hepatitis, acute nephritis, migraine, stomach pain, blood in urine and stool, gas gangrene, bleeding from wounds, etc. 11. Functions and indications: Heat-clearing and detoxifying, wind-dispelling and dampness-removing, blood circulation-activating and swelling-removing. It is used to treat sore throat, swelling and pain, diarrhea, dysentery, jaundice, intestinal carbuncle, furuncle, snake bites, rheumatism, and trauma.