What are the medicinal properties of iron leaves?

Speaking of iron branches, perhaps everyone may be very unfamiliar with them. This kind of medicinal material has become a big confusion in our lives. Have you heard of it, but you are very unfamiliar with these medicinal materials and don’t know how to choose them? In fact, it is not difficult. For this kind of medicinal material, while we are choosing, we should also understand and know the effects and medicinal properties of iron branches.

Function and indications

Clears away heat, stops bleeding, and disperses blood stasis. Treat dysentery, vomiting blood, bloody stool, stomachache, hematuria, menorrhagia, and swelling and pain from falls.

The leaves are astringent and have the effect of stopping bleeding. The flowers are antitussive and analgesic. The root is used as a tonic and has recently been found to have anti-cancer properties.

Contains cyasine and cyasine A and B, which have anti-cancer activity.

① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It can cure all kinds of heart, stomach and gas pain."

② "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It can disperse blood stasis and stop bleeding, and activate blood in tendons and bones. It can treat bleeding and vomiting blood, and can be used to fry meat. For bruises and swellings, apply it with the original wine lees; add onions and vinegar to apply it, and it can remove all poisonous wind and alcohol wind."

③ "Illustrated Records of Plant Names and Realities": "It is used to treat dysentery."

④ "Luchuan Materia Medica": "It can relieve heat and toxins, cool blood and stop bleeding. It can treat dysentery, intestinal bleeding and hematuria."

⑤ Guangzhou Army "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": "Treats hemoptysis caused by pulmonary tuberculosis, threatened abortion, menorrhagia, hematuria, and hemorrhoidal bleeding."

Usage and Dosage

For internal use: decoct in water, 0.5-1 liang.

Medicinal Prescriptions

1. To treat dysentery: 1 liang of cycad leaves, 3 qian of pomegranate peel, 1 liang of purslane, and 5 qian of honeysuckle. Decoction in water. (Luchuan Materia Medica)

2. To treat bloody stool: 1 liang of iron tree leaves and 4 liang of lean pork meat. Cook and drink it. (Records of Collecting Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan)

3. Ovarian tumors, gastric cancer, vomiting and nausea in women: Take about 90 to 120 grams of Cycas repens leaves and 7 to 10 red dates, boil them into soup and drink it. The course of treatment is one month.

4. Cough and hemoptysis: 15-30 grams of Cycas revoluta (half the amount of dried flowers), appropriate amount of rock sugar, and drink with candle soup.

5. Amenorrhea or menorrhagia: Burn the leaves of the cirsium tree to preserve their properties, grind them into powder, take 3-6 grams each time, and drink with rice wine.

In the above article, we learned about the medicinal properties of iron branches. First of all, iron branches and pomegranate peels can be decocted and taken orally. It has a good effect on treating bloody stools and ovarian tumors in women. This type of medicine can prevent and fight cancer, improve our body's immunity, and also play an anti-aging role for our body.