Stems and leaves of Achyranthes bidentata

Stems and leaves of Achyranthes bidentata

(Ben Cao Tu Jing)

[source] the stems and leaves of Achyranthes bidentata (Amaranthaceae) are described in "Achyranthes bidentata".

[collection] from July to August.

[function indications] it is used to treat cold dampness, flaccid arthralgia, waist and knee pain, chronic malaria and gonorrhea.

"Gangmu": "treatment of cold dampness, flaccid arthralgia, old malaria, strangulation, various sores. The same root, spring and summer should be used. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 1-3 yuan; mash juice or soak wine.

[selected formula] ① for Qi dampness arthralgia, lumbago and knee pain: one jin of Achyranthes bidentata leaves. Cut, mix with rice, cook congee in soy sauce, and eat with salt and sauce on an empty stomach. (Sheng Hui Fang)

② Treatment of malaria for a long time: Achyranthes bidentata stem and leaf. Cut, take three liters of wine. It's slightly alcoholic. If you don't break it, you can make it. (behind the elbow)

③ Eye tube: Achyranthes bidentata stem and leaf mash juice, three, five degrees on the point. (Sheng Hui Fang)

④ Treatment of snakebite: Achyranthes bidentata (fresh) and Sapium sebiferum (fresh) are equally divided. Add a little sugar and Baijiu, and apply it to two times a day. The leaves of Achyranthes bidentata and Sapium sebiferum (both fresh) were used for one or two times. Sauce, with a little liqueur. (Jiangxi herbal medicine)