What are the effects of Laimahui?

Most of the herbs have medicinal value, and so does Laimahui. It has high medicinal value, especially in clearing away heat and removing fire, and the effect is excellent. The appearance of Laimahui is like melon seed skin. People will dry it after picking it. Although it does not look good, it has many functions and effects. Its ability to remove toxins is first-class and it is difficult for any medicine to compare with it.

The efficacy of Laimahui

Antitussive, expectorant, blood circulation, hemostasis, tranquilizing, and detoxifying. It is used to treat cough with excessive sputum, vomiting blood, bloody stool, palpitations, insomnia, sore throat, carbuncles, snake bites, and bruises. It has a unique medicinal effect of removing heat and eliminating toxins, especially when people have ulcers or unknown swellings. Pick the whole plant and boil it to drink. Within three days, the ulcers or those unknown swellings will shrink significantly until they disappear completely. The whole plant with roots is dried, about 20 cm long. The roots are cylindrical and curved, of varying lengths, often broken, about 2 to 3 mm thick, gray-brown or dark yellow-brown in appearance, with longitudinal wrinkles, transverse cracks and nodules, and slender rootlets. The stem is thin, less than 1 mm in diameter, growing in clusters from the base, gray-brown or slightly purple, and brittle and easily broken. The leaves are green-brown above and light or slightly reddish-brown below, and are slightly hairy.

It has a faint smell and tastes slightly spicy and bitter. It is best to choose a plant that is intact, root-free, dry, and free of weeds and sand.

The role of Malaysia

① "Illustrated Catalogue of Plant Names and Realities": breaks blood, heals wounds, and clears the body.

② "Classification of Herbal Properties": Expels cold from the surface. Treats headaches and stimulates appetite.

③ "Chinese Medicinal Plants": Root: antitussive and expectorant, similar to Polygala tenuifolia; whole herb: treats snake bites.

④ "Guizhou Folk Prescriptions and Medicines Collection": Treats infantile convulsions, colds and flu.

⑤ "Jiangsu Plant Medicinal Records": Soaked in wine, it can treat postpartum wind.

⑥ "Compilation of Commonly Used Folk Herbs": Dehumidifies and strengthens the stomach. Treat palpitations and jaundice; apply externally to eliminate redness and swelling of sores.

⑦ "Nanning City Pharmacopoeia": Clears heat, moistens dryness, and detoxifies. Treat snake bites, cough, vomiting blood, malnutrition, and conjunctivitis.

⑧ "Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica": Stops bleeding; treats bruises, intestinal bleeding, gonorrhea, tuberculosis and cough.

⑨ "Illustrated Guide to Chinese Medicinal Plants": The root is a sedative and expectorant, which can improve intelligence and calm the mind, relieve depression and resolve phlegm, and reduce redness and swelling. Treat bronchitis, pneumonia, cough with sputum, palpitations, forgetfulness, carbuncle, swelling, and throat congestion.

⑩ "Jiangxi Herbal Medicine": Clears away heat and detoxifies, promotes blood circulation and stops bleeding. Treat toothache, lower limb ulcers, diphtheria, uterine bleeding, bloody stool, snake bites, white film covering the eyes, meningitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and dysentery.