In the past, when I was in the countryside, some Chinese doctors used strange methods to treat diseases. Drugs commonly used are not very common, so pharmacies generally can't buy them. But interestingly, the clinical effect is very good. For example, when treating rheumatic pain, joint numbness and other diseases, there is a kind of medicine that is more interesting. Its name is "Rabbit Umbrella".

The name rabbit umbrella is strange at first glance, which is beyond the reach of ordinary Chinese medicine shops. Later, I read a lot of books and found that this rabbit umbrella is really a good medicine. Rabbit umbrella, also known as kid umbrella, iron lampstand, faucet seven, southern sky fan, broken parasol, etc. , a perennial herb belonging to the genus Lepidoptera in Compositae, is generally excavated in autumn, washed with soil and dried in the sun, and then used as medicine.

So, what is the function of this rabbit umbrella? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that rabbit umbrella is pungent, bitter, slightly warm and slightly toxic; Has the effects of expelling pathogenic wind, removing dampness, removing toxic materials, promoting blood circulation, and relieving swelling and pain. It is suitable for rheumatism numbness, limb pain, traumatic injury, menoxenia, dysmenorrhea, carbuncle, scrofula, hemorrhoid, etc. Oral decoction, the general dosage is10 ~15g; It can also be used to make wine. Appropriate amount for external use, fresh mashed, or decocted, or coated with juice.

Rabbit umbrella is really effective in treating rheumatic pain and joint numbness. For example, when treating rheumatism, numbness, systemic osteodynia, etc., 20 g of Coptis cinerea, 20 g of Caulis Solani, 0/5 g of Caulis Spatholobi/kloc-,0/5 g of Fructus Chaenomelis root 15 g can be soaked in 1000 ml of wine twice a day. For the treatment of numbness of limbs and lumbago and leg pain,100g of rabbit umbrella root can be soaked in 200ml of wine, 3-5g each time and 3 times a day.

Rabbit umbrella is also very useful in treating falls and injuries. For example, mash the whole grass or roots of the rabbit umbrella, add a proper amount of soju, and apply it externally to the wound. Rabbit umbrella is also a good medicine for carbuncle. You can mash the whole grass of the rabbit umbrella and add egg white to the affected area. Rabbit umbrella can also treat snake bites. Rabbit umbrella roots can be mashed and applied with appropriate amount of yellow wine.

You should also pay attention to the use of rabbit umbrella, because rabbit umbrella has certain toxicity. For example, it is recorded in Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine that the rabbit umbrella is "slightly toxic". Of course, there are also some herbal books that record that rabbit umbrella is non-toxic. However, attention should still be paid when using it, that is, if the disease stops, it should not be taken excessively or for a long time. In addition, pregnant women should not take this medicine.