Medicinal value of spatholobi

Many people are not familiar with Stretch Marks Grass, but they don’t know that it has high medicinal value. Stretching grass can treat rheumatism, paralysis, and relax muscles and tendons. If you accidentally fall, you can also use Shenjincao to treat injuries and reduce swelling. Not only that, Stretch Marks Grass can also treat gout, reduce rheumatic fever, lower blood pressure, and have antibacterial effects. The way to eat lycopodiella ciliata is very simple. You can stew it with pig's trotters. Pig's trotters are high in calcium, and the Stretch Marks Grass can stretch the tendons and unclog the meridians, making it very suitable for patients with joint discomfort after bone and muscle injuries.

Dispel wind and cold, remove dampness and reduce swelling, relax muscles and promote blood circulation. Treats wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, joint pain, skin numbness, weak limbs, edema, and bruises.

① "Supplement to Materia Medica": "It is used to treat long-term rheumatism, cold pain in the feet and knees, numbness of the skin, and weakness of energy."

② "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "It can relieve gas, eliminate the fullness and blockage in the chest, push the food left in the stomach overnight, eliminate the hard mass in the abdomen for a long time, and eliminate edema."

③ "Essentials of Herbal Medicine" says: "It can reduce swelling and eliminate rheumatism. Drinking it with wine can relax muscles and activate collaterals. It can cure pain caused by qi stagnation, injuries, internal injuries caused by wounds, and relieve phlegm and cough."

④ "Commonly used herbal medicines in Zhejiang folk medicine": "Relaxes muscles and reduces inflammation. Treats joint pain and herpes zoster."

For patients with numbness in the limbs, they can boil Stretch Marks together with pomfret, angelica and other medicinal materials to make a soup, which can treat symptoms such as numbness. Regular consumption will have better effects. Stretching grass can stimulate the contraction of the uterus, so pregnant women should not eat it. Smilax glabra is a traditional Chinese medicine. When taking it, you should pay attention to the dosage and avoid taking it in excess.