What are the medicinal values ​​of creeping grass?

The creeping grass, also known as dogtooth petal and stone vegetable, is a widely circulated Chinese herbal medicine among the people. In recent years, its application in clinical medicine has become more and more extensive. It is usually harvested in summer and autumn, and can be used after impurities are removed and the fruit is dried. There are many ways to use creeping grass. As a food ingredient, it can be boiled in water with brown sugar, or eaten cold, or cooked into soup, etc. There are many ways to use it and it has good health functions. So as a medicinal material, what are the medicinal values ​​of Creeping Jasmine? Let me give you a detailed introduction below.

【Medicinal name】Cephalotaxus truncatus

[Alias] Dogtooth half-branch, stone nail, half-branch lotus, chicken grass, dog's teeth, melon seed grass.

[Source] This product is the fresh or dried whole herb of Crassulaceae. Harvest in summer and autumn and remove impurities. Use fresh or dried.

[Nature and flavor] Sweet, light in taste, cool in nature.

[return through meridians] Returns the liver, gallbladder and small intestine meridians.

【Effects】It can promote diuresis and reduce jaundice, clear away heat and detoxify.

[Indications] Used for jaundice caused by damp-heat, difficulty urinating, carbuncles and ulcers.

[Usage and Dosage] 250g of fresh product, 15-30g of dried product.

[Contraindications] People with weak spleen and stomach should take it with caution.

1. Used for burns caused by water or fire, carbuncles, wounds, ulcers, etc.: This product has good heat-clearing and detoxifying effects. For burns caused by water or fire, you can wash and mash the fresh grass and apply the juice externally; for the initial stage of carbuncle, in addition to decocting the decoction orally, you can also wash and mash the fresh grass and apply it externally, which can also eliminate carbuncle and reduce swelling.

2. Used for snake bites: Creeping pot grass is good at detoxifying snake venom and is a commonly used folk medicine for treating snake bites. You can use half a pound of fresh grass alone, wash it with cold boiled water, mash it and squeeze out the juice for oral administration, one to two times a day; you can also use it with other medicines such as Scutellaria barbata, Chrysanthemum indica, Bidens pilosa, Plantain, and Raw Rhubarb to make a decoction for oral administration, and wash and mash the fresh grass for external application.

3. Used for infectious hepatitis: In recent years, this product has been used alone in the clinical treatment of infectious hepatitis (including acute icteric hepatitis, acute non-icteric hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, and active stage of chronic hepatitis). It has a certain effect on lowering serum transaminases, and can reduce or eliminate the patient's symptoms of dampness and heat such as bitter taste in the mouth, poor appetite, and yellow and red urine.

4. Treatment of liver cancer: 30 grams each of creeping grass, Scutellaria barbata, raw corrugated stone swallow, 15 grams each of elm and coix seed, 9 grams each of angelica, salvia miltiorrhiza, safflower, 6 grams each of atractylodes, white peony root, and tangerine peel. Boil in water three times and take one dose per day. It can eliminate symptoms and reduce liver swelling.

5. Treatment of leukemia: 30 grams each of creeping celery and pigweed, 15 grams each of sheep's foot, dog tongue grass, lithospermum officinale, raw rehmannia, polygonatum, angelica and salvia miltiorrhiza. 9 grams of red peony root and 6 grams of Chuanxiong and licorice, decocted in water twice and taken in divided doses. It can completely or partially relieve clinical symptoms. Suitable for all acute types.

6. Treatment of lung cancer: 30 grams each of Creeping Jasmine and Bletilla striata, decocted in water and taken once a day. If you take it regularly, the condition will improve, the clinical symptoms will basically disappear, and the lesions will gradually shrink.

7. Treatment of nasopharyngeal cancer: Mash an appropriate amount of fresh Creeping Jasmine and apply topically, 1 to 2 times a day. Take another piece of rush and crush it and hold it in your mouth. At the same time, use: 30 grams each of wild arbutus, Stephania tetrandra, and Achyranthes bidentata, all of which are fresh and decocted for oral administration. Continue to use it until the nasopharyngeal swelling disappears and the symptoms are cured in the near future.

The above is what I introduced to you about the medicinal value of the creeping grass. Eating creeping grass regularly can clear away heat and dampness, detoxify and reduce inflammation, regulate the liver and benefit the spleen, and is very beneficial for patients with excessive heart fire. Although Creeping Jasmine is non-toxic, it is a medicinal herb after all. It is recommended that patients who choose Creeping Jasmine for treatment should consult a doctor in detail or take it only after fully understanding their own constitution and symptoms. In addition, it is recommended that people with weak spleen and stomach should not take it.