There are many kinds of traditional Chinese medicines, among which there are many kinds and quantities of plant medicines. In fact, there are many classifications of plant medicines themselves. For example, according to different parts of medicines, some plant medicines are used for roots and leaves, some are used for whole grass, and rag leaves are also a kind of plant medicines. So, what is the function of ordinary rag leaves?

1, the efficacy of rag leaves

Clearing heat and promoting diuresis; Strengthening stomach and resolving food stagnation. Main cold and fever; Jaundice; Loss of appetite; Dyspepsia; Abdominal pain; Diarrhea; Ulcer; Centipede bit it. Can be used for treating common cold, heatstroke, dyspepsia, dyspepsia and diarrhea.

1, "Seeking the Origin of Materia Medica": resolving toxic effects, clearing away heat, promoting digestion, eliminating stagnation and eliminating jaundice.

2, "Luchuan Materia Medica": convergence to rot. Treating night sweats in children; Ulcer, decoction, external washing.

2. Medicinal value of rag leaves

1, for colds, indigestion and abdominal distension: five yuan to one or two for bamboo leaves. Decoct with water. (Manual of Chinese Herbal Medicine Commonly Used in Guangzhou Troops)

2, treatment of jaundice: rag leaves two or two, pig blood four or two. Decoct water once a day for six days. (Annals of Lingnan Herbs)

Treatment of centipede bites: five yuan a pair of cloth leaves. Decoct with water. (Manual of Chinese Herbal Medicine Commonly Used in Guangzhou Troops)

3. Usage and dosage of rag leaves

Oral administration: decocted, 15-30g, fresh 30-60g. External use: appropriate amount, washed with water; Or tamping.

4. Morphological characteristics of rag leaves

Shrub or small tree, 3- 12 meters high, with rough bark; The buds are hairy. Leaves are thinly leathery, ovoid, 8- 18cm long and 4-8cm wide, with an acuminate apex and a rounded base. At first, there were extremely sparse stellate hairs on both sides, and later they became bald. The veins on both sides of the three veins start from the base and go up over the middle of the leaf, with thin blunt teeth on the edge. Petiole length 1- 1.5 cm, hairy; Stipules linear-lanceolate, 5-7 mm long. The terminal panicle is 4- 10 cm long and stellate pilose; Bracts lanceolate; Petiole short; Sepals oblong, 5-8 mm long, hairy outside; Petals oblong, 3-4 mm long, lower part hairy; Glands about 2 mm long; Stamens numerous, shorter than sepals; Ovary spherical, glabrous, stigma conical. Drupe is nearly spherical or obovate, about 65438 0 cm long; The fruit stalk is short. The flowering period is from June to July.

5, Chinese medicine foot bath

Foot bath, commonly known as foot bath, is a good way to keep fit. There is a saying that the sun rises when you wash your feet in spring, so get rid of it; Washing feet in summer can dispel summer heat and dampness; Wash feet in autumn, moisten lungs and intestines; Washing feet in winter warms the abdomen.

Insisting on soaking feet every day has a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on joint pain, insomnia, beriberi, sweaty feet, chilblain and other systemic or local diseases.

According to the meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine, foot is the beginning of foot three yin meridians and the end of foot three yang meridians. There are at least 66 acupoints below the ankle. Soaking feet with hot water, just like moxa stick moxibustion, has the functions of promoting qi and blood circulation, warming viscera, nourishing vitality, strengthening waist tendons, dredging blood vessels, regulating yin and yang, relieving fatigue and increasing appetite. Modern medical research believes that there are countless nerve endings in human feet, and their pressure sensing points are connected with various parts and organs of the human body.

Foot bath can be used as a therapy for internal diseases and external treatment, and can also be used for the treatment of various skin diseases. With the help of medicinal properties and heat, the meridians are dredged and qi and blood are reconciled to achieve the purpose of eliminating evil.

Adding different Chinese herbal medicines to soak feet can have different conditioning effects.

The traditional Chinese medicine foot-soaking powder in Taiji Yangyuan Museum is a secret recipe handed down from generation to generation, which is refined from 28 kinds of traditional Chinese medicines, such as saffron, Ligusticum Chuanxiong, Polygonatum sibiricum, Angelica sinensis, Caulis et Folium Gaultheriae Yunnanensis, Folium Artemisiae Argyi, Fructus Cnidii and Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae.