What are the medicinal values ​​of iron leaves?

The leaves of Yangtie are a herbaceous plant. It is difficult to see this plant under normal circumstances. It usually grows in relatively cold areas such as Heilongjiang and Liaoning. It is precisely because it can survive in cold areas that this plant has extremely high medicinal value. The most important thing is that this plant grows in wetlands. Both its leaves and roots can be used as medicinal materials. So when our body has external injuries, we can use this medicine to treat it.

1. Treatment of external injuries: The crushed leaves of Rhubarb are a magical medicine for treating external injuries; the roots are cut into slices and boiled into soup, which can also clear away heat, detoxify and treat constipation. Military herbal medicine requires speed and simplicity, and many herbs in the mountains cannot be used immediately. Rhubarb can be found all over the mountains and can be used anytime, anywhere. It has good therapeutic effects and has been loved by the military since ancient times.

2. Blood heat and bleeding syndrome. This medicine is bitter and cold in nature. It can cool blood and stop bleeding in female tinea cruris, as well as astringent and stop bleeding. It can be taken orally alone or in combination with other hemostatic drugs for bleeding symptoms such as hemoptysis, hematemesis, epistaxis and purpura caused by blood heat. For example, "Bencao Huiyan" says that for treating vomiting blood due to heat stagnation, this product is boiled with Radix Ophiopogonis and drunk as a decoction; "Yongleiqinfang" says that for treating blood in stool, it is often used together with ginger with skin; "Jiangxi Folk Herbal Medicine" says that for treating internal hemorrhoid bleeding, this product is boiled with pork and the soup is removed and drunk.

3. Scabies, sores, and burns. This product is bitter, cold and has a laxative effect. It can clear away heat, detoxify and treat sores, and can also kill insects and relieve itching. It is a good medicine for treating ringworm and scabies. For treating scabies, the fresh product is usually pounded and applied to the affected area. For treating ringworm, it is often used together with alum, grind them into powder, and apply it with vinegar, such as Yangtigen Powder (Yi Zong Jin Jian). For treating burns, the fresh product can be pounded and applied, or ground into powder and mixed with oil for external application.

4. Constipation. This product is bitter and cold, can relieve heat and promote bowel movements, has similar functions to rhubarb, and has a mild effect, so it is known as "earthly rhubarb". 5 qian of fresh sheep's feet, decocted in water, take twice a day.

5. To treat burns or burns: Take an appropriate amount of Rhubarb root and grind it into powder. Apply sesame oil to the wound. (Jiangxi Herbal Medicine)

6. To treat tinea capitis, psoriasis, athlete's foot, white baldness on the head, etc.; add 1 cup of sheep's trotter juice, 1 cup of rice vinegar, and 1 penny of alum powder, mix well and apply to the affected area, three times a day.

7. To treat gonorrhea: 1 liang of sheep's hoof, 3 cicada shells, decocted in water, take twice a day.

Moreover, the leaves of the Yangtie tree can not only treat external injuries, but also have the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. In this way, the liver fire in the body will not be too strong, so constipation can be treated. Once constipation occurs, it will cause great harm to our body, and will directly cause the endocrine system in the body to become somewhat imbalanced, causing more complications.