The efficacy of chicken foot thorn root

There are many medicinal materials around us that we are not familiar with. For example, there may be some Chinese herbal medicines growing on the roadsides in rural areas. No matter what medicine it is, it is not recommended to take it casually if you are not sure about the condition of your body. Moreover, any medicine should be guided and supervised by a professional pharmacist to ensure your own safety and achieve the maximum effect of the medicine. At this time, everyone will be more curious about the effects of chicken foot thorn root.

1. Clear away heat and detoxify.

2. Treat diarrhea, dysentery, jaundice due to damp heat, red and swollen eyes, and sores.

Chicken Foot Thorn Root Recipe

1. To treat dysentery: three needles and five cents, Potentilla herb and five cents, Scutellaria baicalensis and one cent. Decoction in water and take three times a day. (Guizhou "Handbook of Commonly Used Folk Herbs")

2. To treat acute gastroenteritis: 1 to 2 taels of the roots or stems of three needles, decocted in water or drunk as tea. (Guangzhou Air Force "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines")

3. To treat hepatitis: three needles and three grams, one ounce of Dixingxiu, three grams of Acorus calamus, and three grams of Xiaomu Mai. Decoction in water for oral administration. (Guizhou "Handbook of Commonly Used Folk Herbs")

4. To treat damp-heat jaundice: take three needles and one liang of medicine, decoct them in water and drink.

5. To treat eye inflammation: Grind three needles with human milk, or use it to steam human milk, and then apply it to the eyes.

6. To treat red, swollen and painful eyes caused by wind and fire: one liang of three needles, one liang of sharp leaves of iron broom, one liang of Euonymus japonicus, one qian of Coptis chinensis, one qian of borax, and two fen of borneol. Put the first four herbs into a vegetarian casserole, add three pounds of water, boil for one hour, then add borax, boil over low heat for half an hour, filter out the residue with white fine cloth, add borneol into the medicine, seal it in a glass bottle, and use it after a week. Use a piece of white clover to mix the medicine and apply it to the eyes.

7. To treat itching caused by poisonous sores: three needles for five cents, Euphrasia officinalis for five cents, mint for five cents, salt for three cents, and first-grade green tea for five cents. Soak in boiling water, cover tightly, and use the warm liquid to wash the injured area.

8. To treat impetigo: Grind three needle leaves into powder and sprinkle it on the sore to absorb the yellow water. If it gets worse, add sesame oil or vegetable oil to mix and apply it on the sore. (The following prescriptions are from Guiyang Folk Medicinal Herbs)

9. To treat swelling, erysipelas, eczema, burns, and bruises: take an appropriate amount of rhizome of Sanko needles, remove the rough skin, dry it and grind it into powder, apply it with water or sesame oil or vaseline. (Guangzhou Air Force "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines")

Introduction to Chicken Foot Thorn

It is the root of Berberis serrata, a plant of the Berberidaceae family. It is also called Scutellaria baicalensis, Berberis chinensis, three needles, Yamei ci (Guizhou Folk Prescriptions and Medicines Collection), and Coptis chinensis (Guiyang Folk Medicinal Herbs). It can be dug, washed and dried throughout the year. Branchlets have sunken grooves, are yellow or reddish yellow when young, and have warty projections. After the second year, it turns gray. The cork of old stems is gray-yellow with longitudinal textures and yellow inside. The spines are trident-shaped, stout, about 1 to 2 cm long, and about 1 to 2 mm thick at the base.

The leaves are hard, elliptic-obovate, 2-5.5 cm long, 0.8-1.5 cm wide, pointed or blunt at the tip, with thorns, and 2-8 thorn-like fine teeth on the edge. They are slightly shiny on the upper side, white or grayish yellow with white powder on the lower side, and gradually narrow at the base into a petiole about 8 mm long, or almost sessile. The racemes are axillary, drooping, with pedicels 5 to 12 mm long. There are 6 sepals, with 2 to 3 bracts at the bottom. There are 6 petals, bright yellow, smaller than sepals, with 2 nectaries at the base. Stamens 6, sensitive, bivalve. Pistil 1, ovary oval, stigma sessile.