What are the medicinal values ​​of white peony?

Speaking of white wormwood, I believe many people are still unfamiliar with it. White wormwood is a Chinese herbal medicine. In ancient times, some people used white wormwood as medicine to prevent physical diseases, clear away heat and detoxify, and has the effect of treating colds and flu. It is very good for the body. Generally, white wormwood grows on some hills or wastelands in rural areas. White wormwood can be taken orally or used externally. The crushed white wormwood can be applied to the wound to relieve and treat some skin injuries. So what are the medicinal values ​​of white wormwood? Let’s take a look at it together below.

1. White safflower treats liver heat in children: Take 50 cents of fresh white safflower and decoct it in water. (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine)

2. White safflower treats cervical lymph tuberculosis: 30 grams of white safflower and 15 grams of prunella vulgaris, decoct in water to make a concentrated juice and drink as tea.

3. White gentian is used to treat colds, fever, mastitis, etc. It can be used together with dandelion, honeysuckle, and other medicines.

4. White peony root is used to treat vocal cord cancer: 30 grams each of white peony root and Solanum nigrum, 15 grams each of snakeberry, calamus, and wild buckwheat root, 12 grams each of Ophiopogon japonicus and Pyrola. Decoction in water twice.

5. White peony root treats rubella: 30 grams each of white peony root and fried tofu, decocted in water and taken orally.

6. White twig vine is used to treat sores and swellings: stew 4 liang of fresh whole herb of White twig vine and drink it. Alternatively, mash the fresh leaves and apply to the affected area. ("Mindong Materia Medica")

7. White safflower is used to treat sores, carbuncles, and erysipelas: it can be taken orally, or the fresh product can be mashed and applied topically.

8. White peony root can invigorate blood circulation, expel wind and produce blood, and is effective in treating gout. Wang Anqing's "Collecting Medicinal Herbs"

9. Bletilla striata treats wind pain: 2 liang of Coriolus versicolor and 2 liang of Bletilla striata. Chop it into small pieces, add six catties of Shaoxing wine, and fry for three incense sticks. Take one bowl of rice every day. (Yang Chunya's Experience Prescription)

10. White safflower is used to treat icteric hepatitis, cholelithiasis, and cholecystitis: it can be used together with Miaochen, Centella asiatica, and Rhubarb.

11. White safflower treats red eyes caused by wind and fire: Mash the fresh leaves of white safflower and mix with milk vetch. (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine)

12. White safflower can treat low back pain. Plant Names and Illustrations

13. White safflower is used to treat rheumatic joint pain: one liang of Radix Paeoniae Alba, one liang of Lonicera japonica, and one liang of Acanthopanax acanthopanax. Take it with a pound of good wine. (Guiyang Folk Medicinal Herbs)

14. White peony root is used to treat early stage liver cirrhosis: Take 1 to 3 liang of fresh white peony root, decocted in water and taken orally. (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine)

15. White safflower is used to treat vaginitis and cervical erosion: 30-60 grams of fresh white safflower and 6 red dates, decocted in water and taken orally.

16. To treat damp-heat jaundice, abdominal swelling and pain, and difficulty urinating, Baiying can be used together with other herbs such as Centella asiatica and Artemisia capillaris to excrete dampness through urine.

17. White peony root is used to treat restlessness, rubella, erysipelas, malaria, chills and fever, and fever in children. "Supplement to Materia Medica"

18. White safflower treats lung cancer: 30 grams each of white safflower and dogtooth safflower (Creepia). Take it in decoction, one dose per day.

19. White safflower can be used together with other herbs such as qinjiao, qianghuo, and duhuo to treat rheumatic pain.

20. White peony can cure rheumatic pain in joints. Baicao Mirror

21. White gentian can stop hemorrhage, malaria, and hernia. Drop the juice into the ear to stop the pus from drying up. To treat leprosy, boil beef essence and eat it. Clears damp heat, treats jaundice, edema, and abdominal pain caused by ascariasis in children. "Supplement to Gangmu"

22. Baiying is used in combination with snakeberry, Solanum nigrum, Hedyotis diffusa and other drugs to treat lung cancer and gastrointestinal cancer.

The above article describes in detail the medicinal value of white wormwood. After picking, white wormwood needs to be processed and dried before it can be used as medicine. It can also be compressed into a Western medicine style. It tastes slightly bitter. Long-term use can prevent some physical diseases, especially for patients with colds. It can achieve relief and is very good for the body. The fruits and leaves of white wormwood can also treat trauma.