What diseases can seven-star grass cure?

Seven-star grass, the name of Chinese herbal medicine. It is a green plant of the Polypodiaceae family, Phymatopsis trisecta (bak.) ching [polypodium

trisectum bak.] wolf grazes. Seven-star grass is distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan Province and other places. It has the effects of diuresis, clearing away heat and removing fire. It is common in stranguria, turbid urine, edema, clear and thin urine, sore throat, heatstroke, carbuncle and swelling.

The role and efficacy of seven-star grass

1. Contains substances

Wolf grass contains quercetin, d-catechin, gallic acid, caffeic acid, oxalic acid, magnesium chloride, chlorogenic acid, p-coumaric acid, mucilage, glucose, glucose and soft white sugar. Distribution of magnesium chloride: leaves 1.6%, stems 0.6%, roots 0.4% (if used as an aluminosilicate therapeutic agent, it can be collected throughout its growth period; if used as a flavonoid therapeutic agent, it should be collected when it is just blooming). The triterpenoid compounds of the fern wolf grass in the south of the Yangtze River include 9(11)-fern-9(11)-ene], 24-methylenecycloartanyl acetate

acetate) and 24-methylenecycloartanone; it also contains uracil, uridine and 3-carboxyesculetin.

2. Effects and efficacy

It is beneficial for urination, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and removing parasites. Treat gonorrhea, urinary retention, jaundice, vaginal erosion, secretions, parasites, malnutrition, hemorrhoids, and eczema. Oral administration: decoction, 2-3 qian; or mash into juice. External application: mash and apply or decoct and wash hands.

3. Clinical medical application

3.1. Ben Jing: It is used to treat eczema, scabies, carbuncle, hemorrhoids, and kill three kinds of worms.

3.2. "Bielu": Treats yin erosion in women.

3.3. Tao Hongjing: Boil the juice and give it to children to drink, which is effective in treating parasites.

3.4. Materia Medica: It is used to treat eye swelling and pain caused by elixir and stone poisoning, and it is also effective for treating swelling with hot compress.

3.5. "Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan": laxative. It can treat five types of stranguria, leukorrhea, stranguria, stasis of semen, and stagnation of qi in women, cold and dampness in the stomach, or secretions.

3.6. "Compendium of Materia Medica": Treats cholera, jaundice, and laxative.

3.7. "Guizhou Folk Prescriptions and Medicines Collection": Treats infantile malnutrition and relieves ascites.

3.8. "Jiangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine": Treats itching at the anus due to cold and dampness.