What are the effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Bletilla striata

Many people do not know about the traditional Chinese medicine Bletilla striata. The main effects of Bletilla striata are hemostasis, astringency, tissue regeneration and swelling reduction. In addition, modern medical investigations have found that it also has a good therapeutic effect on Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a relatively good inhibitory effect on tumor cells. It is often used to treat burns, chapped hands and feet, etc. It also has a good therapeutic effect on hemoptysis and lung diseases.

1. Bletilla striata treats pulmonary tuberculosis and lung rot:

One pig lung and one or two pieces of white radix ji slices. Pick out the blood tendons and blood membranes from the pig lung, wash it clean, put it into a clay pot with the white radix ji, add wine and boil it until hot, eat the lung and drink the soup, or you can also add a little salt. Or it is better to dip the lungs in white jelly powder and eat them. (The Secret of Laryngology: Baiji Lung)

2. Bletilla striata treats pulmonary tuberculosis:

Bletilla striata, donkey-hide gelatin, coltsfoot, and aster ternately should be Decoction in water. (Baijisan from "Medical Enlightenment")

3. Bletilla striata treats lung heat and vomiting blood:

Grind Bletilla striata into fine powder, take 2 qian each time with white soup. (《Invention of Materia Medica》)

4. Bletilla striata treats hemoptysis:

One liang of Bletilla striata, five qian each of loquat leaves (remove the hair and roast with honey) and lotus root nodes. Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Also use 50 cents of donkey-hide gelatin, grind it into bean-sized pieces. Fry it into beads with clam powder. Mix it with the natural juice of Rehmannia root. Stew it over fire until it melts. Add the above ingredients and make it into pills as big as longan. Take one pill each time and dissolve it in the mouth. (Baiji Pipa Pills from "Zhengzhi Zhunsheng")

5. Hair back treatment:

50g of Bletilla striata (roasted and ground into powder), 1 liang of Guangjiao (melted). Mix well and apply to the affected area, leaving one end open to let the air out, then stick a white jellyfish peel on it. (Baiji Cream from "Health Treasure")

6. Reduce swelling and promote tissue regeneration

Bletilla striata powder has the effects of astringing and stopping bleeding, reducing swelling, promoting tissue regeneration and repairing wounds. Therefore, it can be used to treat bleeding symptoms such as hemoptysis, vomiting blood, traumatic bleeding, bloody stools, as well as skin symptoms such as sores, burns, chapped hands and feet, and chronic ulcers.

7. Whitening and acne removal

Bletilla striata powder is used in many beauty masks, one of which is a whitening and anti-acne mask. Select 2 teaspoons of mung bean powder, 1 teaspoon of angelica powder, 2 teaspoons of white poria, 1 teaspoon of bletilla striata, and an appropriate amount of honey and milk. Mix them evenly and use them for facial mask, 2-3 times a week, each time for about 20 minutes. This mask can remove acne and acne marks.