The red weeds in the field have miraculous effects in clearing the liver, improving eyesight and relieving headaches

Amaranthus, also known as Artemisia annua, cockscomb grass, and aster, is a herb distributed throughout the country. This red dryland weed can often be seen on plains or hillsides. The seeds of cockscomb can be used for medicinal purposes, they can clear the liver, improve eyesight and lower blood pressure; the whole plant has the effect of clearing away heat and dampness; the tender stems and leaves can be eaten as vegetables or as feed.

Efficacy and function

According to traditional Chinese medicine, Amaranthus seeds are bitter and cool in nature. Eliminate heat from the people; clear liver fire; improve eyesight and remove cataracts.

It is used to treat red, swollen and painful eyes; eye opacities; blurred vision; hypertension; epistaxis; wind-heat and itching of the skin; and sores and ringworms.

It is used for red eyes due to liver heat, eye film, blurred vision, and dizziness due to liver fire.

Clear the liver and dissipate wind

It is used to treat headaches caused by wind and heat, with symptoms including red face, headache and dizziness, or splitting headache, red eyes and thirst, and liver-yang headache with symptoms including headache and dizziness, high blood pressure, etc. It can be used together with Prunella Vulgaris, chrysanthemum, mulberry leaves, etc.

Cleanses the liver and improves eyesight

It is used for tearing due to wind-heat in the liver meridian, that is, tearing due to wind, red eyes and dry mouth. It can be used together with chrysanthemum, mulberry leaves, etc.

Clears away heat and dries dampness

It is used for skin itching, rashes, and skin fire, and can be used together with Schizonepeta, Saposhnikovia, and cicada shells.

Liver fire dizziness

This product is used to clear liver fire and suppress liver yang. It can be used to treat headache, dizziness, irritability and insomnia caused by liver yang turning into fire. It is often used in combination with other medicines such as Semen Cassiae, Gardenia, and Prunella Vulgaris.

Additional prescription

When used together with other Chinese herbal medicines, Qinghuang can achieve better effects, especially in clearing heat and treating eye diseases. For example, the combination of Prunella Vulgaris, Gardenia, Atractylodes Chrysanthemum and Prunella Vulgaris all enter the liver meridian and clear liver fire, while Gardenia is good at clearing the fire in the three burners.

To treat red and swollen eyes caused by liver heat: 3 grams each of Atractylodes macrocephala, mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum, and Equisetum arvense, 1 gram of Gentiana scabra, decoct in water and drink.

To treat eye opacity and blurred vision: Take 5 qian each of Atractylodes macrocephala and Coix lacryma-jobi, decoct in water and drink.

For the treatment of acute conjunctivitis, red eyes and photophobia: 3 grams each of Atractylodes macrocephala, Buddleja buds, and Chrysanthemum, decocted in water and taken orally.

Wind-fire red eyes, white cataracts in eyes: 5g of Atractylodes macrocephala, 10g of White Chrysanthemum, 3g of Cicada Shell. Boil in water and take.

Retinal hemorrhage: 60g of Amaranthus flowers. Decoction in water, remove the residue, and use to fumigate and wash the affected eyes.

Hypertension: 30g of Atractylodes macrocephala. Boil twice in water and mix the juice. Take it in three doses, the course of treatment is 1 week.

Female vulva itching: 100g each of stem and leaf of Atractylodes macrocephala, 50g of Sophora flavescens, and 30g of Senecio odoratus. Boil the water and use it to fumigate the affected area.

Menorrhagia: 60g of Atractylodes macrocephala seeds and 90g of lean pork. Boil in water, drink the soup and eat the meat.

Wind-heat herpes: appropriate amount of stems and leaves of Amaranthus chinensis. Boil the medicine in water and wash the affected area.

Headache, dizziness, and pain in the brow bone: 10g of Atractylodes macrocephala, 3 lotus pods, 15g of Prunella vulgaris, and 6g of wild chrysanthemum. Decoction in water and take in two doses.

Diet recipes

Fish Fillet Soup with Amaranthus Roe

Ingredients: 3 grams of Amaranthus seeds, 40 grams of fish, appropriate amounts of tofu, kelp, and MSG, and appropriate amounts of vegetables of your choice.

practice:

Put the Amaranthus seeds in a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, and simmer twice;

Discard the amaranth seeds, put the juice back into the pot, add the kelp and cook again. When the juice keeps boiling, discard the kelp and keep the juice for later use.

Slice the fish, cut the tofu into small pieces, and cut the vegetables for later use;

Put the fish fillet in a bowl, mix it with a small amount of soup, then put it into the pot and add the tofu;

When the tofu floats to the surface, add in vegetables and seasonings and cook for a while.

Effect: Take once a day with meals. It is suitable for people with internal heat, dizziness and pain, flushed face, vertigo and tinnitus, red and swollen eyes, fatigue and forgetfulness.