What are the medicinal values ​​of bitter endive?

Nowadays, people pay more and more attention to health. Not only are the requirements for food ingredients very particular, but dietary requirements are also critical. People pay more and more attention to how to eat to maintain health. Even if the food is bitter, as long as it is good for the body, everyone will try it. Now many people are particularly interested in wild vegetables, especially the medicinal value of bitter herb. Eating it regularly can relieve pharyngitis, hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

It is the whole herb of the plant Sophora flavescens of the Asteraceae family. Harvested in spring, dried in the shade or used fresh.

The whole herb of Ixora oleracea

Original form

Perennial herb, 30-70 cm tall, containing latex. Stem erect, glabrous, branched above.

The basal leaves are obovate-lanceolate or spoon-shaped, 5 to 10 cm long and 2 to 4 cm wide.

Apex blunt, margins pinnately split, sometimes lyre-shaped

The tip is blunt and the margins are pinnately split, sometimes lyre-shaped with irregular sharp serrations.

Stem leaves sessile, base auriculate. The inflorescence head is about 5 mm long, mostly integrated into cymes.

The corolla is 6-8 mm long, tongue-shaped, yellow, and the ligule is 4-6 mm long with 5 teeth.

Achenes are dark brown when ripe, with white pappus.

Habitat distribution

Growing on the slopes of low mountains and roadsides. It is distributed in most parts of our country.

Flavor

Bitter and cool.

① "Jiayou Materia Medica": "cold, non-toxic."

② "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": "bitter, cool."

Function and indications

Treat lung abscess, mastitis, hematuria, furunculosis, and bruises.

① "Jiayou Materia Medica": "It can treat yellow face, stop tiredness, and be applied to snake and insect bites. The juice can also be applied to treat swelling, and the root will come out immediately."

② "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": "clears away heat, detoxifies, and reduces swelling. Treats unknown swelling, breast abscess, and furuncle.

③ "Wenling County Drug Resource List": "Cooling and detoxifying, eliminating carbuncle and dispersing knots. Treating snake bites, lung carbuncle, furuncle, and traumatic injuries."

Dosage

For internal use: decoct in water, 2-3 qian. For external use: mash and apply.

Additional prescription

①Treatment of mastitis: First, make an incision two inches away from the great vertebra, use a three-edged needle to draw blood, use a cupping jar to remove the blood, then use Sophora flavescens, Taraxacum officinale, and Viola yedoensis to mash together and apply to the affected area. (Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine)

②Treatment of hematuria and hematuria: a handful of Sophora flavescens. Mix half wine and half water, decoct and drink. (Acupuncture and Moxibustion Zisheng Jing)

Dandelion is also known as bitter herb. It has high medicinal value. In fact, it has a good effect on cholecystitis, hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. This is because this wild vegetable is high in nutrients and rich in carotene and vitamins. It has rich medicinal value in treating anemia and improving the body's immunity.