Senecio scandens is the whole grass of Senecio scandens, also known as Jiuliming, Jiuliguang and Huanghuamu. It tastes bitter and cold, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, killing insects and improving eyesight. It can often achieve good curative effect on various skin diseases, such as furuncle abscess, skin eczema and erysipelas. Therefore, doctors regard it as a "holy medicine for surgery", which is also widely used by the people, and praises: "Some people know a thousand miles, but the whole family will never get sore."
There is also a beautiful legend about Senecio scandens: a long time ago, there lived an old couple in a deep mountain. They have two lovely daughters, one is Meimei and the other is Dongdong. But when the two daughters were born, their eyes were not very good, they couldn't see things far away, and they always shed tears inexplicably. The old couple found many doctors and gave their two daughters a lot of medicine, but they didn't see any effect. One day, they met an old man with a white beard. The old man taught them to smoke the children's eyes with the hot air after boiling water with small yellow flowers. Soon, Meimei and Dongdong had a pair of bright and beautiful big eyes. It is said that they can see thousands of miles away, so people call this plant "Senecio".
Modern medicine has also achieved good results in treating surgical infections with Senecio scandens. For carbuncle, fresh leaves can be mashed and applied externally; Purulent skin infections such as pustules should be decocted with whole herbs; It can also be used for bedsore, burn and scald.
In fact, Senecio scandens is effective not only for surgical and dermatological infections, but also for acute tonsillitis, acute bronchitis, acute enteritis and acute urinary tract infection.
Can Senecio scandens be dried 15? 30 grams of water can be taken orally or mashed with fresh products for external application. For sore and sore, it can be used with Flos Chrysanthemi Indici and Herba Taraxaci. For eczema and skin itching, fresh grass can be used to wash, mash and take juice for external application; For bacillary dysentery, it can be combined with honeysuckle or grass.
Health tip: Senecio scandens has little toxicity and slight side effects. Only a few people have mild nausea and loss of appetite when taking orally. People with diarrhea due to deficiency of spleen and stomach should use Senecio scandens with caution.