Broomcorn stalk

Broomcorn stalk

(dietotherapy materia medica)

It's also called "shu'ao" (behind the elbow).

[source] it is the stem of broomcorn, a gramineous plant.

[nature and taste] Compendium: "pungent, hot, with little poison. "

[function and indications] it is used to treat adverse urination, edema, and hematuria during pregnancy.

① "Bukuhouhou": "in the bitter gourd poison, boil (millet) to make strong, drink several liters of juice. "

② "Dietotherapy Materia Medica": "take a bath with boiling juice to remove edema. Take it with the bean juice and urinate. "

③ "Compendium": "Danshu root, stem boiling juice service, benefit urination, stop asthma. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decocting soup or calcining powder. External use: soaking in boiling water.

[prescription selection] 1. Treatment of edema in the whole body: Taking the stem of broomcorn millet to make soup and bath (compendium)

② Treatment of pregnancy and urine: millet ash, wine service square inch dagger, three days service.

③ To cure pea sores caused by seasonal heat disease: wash it with thick boiled millet juice. If the sore is black, seal it with garlic.

④ Cure sore swelling, cold, water pain: millet set burning smoke, smoke make sweat. (2) Qian Jin Fang is published below Fang.)