7 remedies for rheumatism with hy thiem

1. Characteristics of the hy thiem plant

MSc. Dr. Nguyen Quang Duong - Department of Internal Medicine, Tue Tinh Hospital said, hy thiem is also known as whore grass, pig dung... Scientific name: Siegesbeckia orientalis L. Belongs to the Asteraceae family.

Hy thiem is an annual grass, about 30-40cm to 1m high, with many branches and glandular hairs. Flowering season: April-May to August-September. Fruiting season: June-October.

Hy thiem grows wild in all provinces in our country. In addition, hy thiem is also abundant in China, Japan, Australia, the Philippines and many other countries.

Hy thiem thao is the whole hy thiem plant, dried or sun-dried.

2. Uses and dosage of hy thiem

According to ancient documents, hy thiem is bitter, cold, slightly toxic, enters the liver and kidney meridians; has the effect of eliminating rheumatism, strengthening tendons and bones; cures numbness in limbs, tired back, painful knees, rheumatism. People with numbness and pain due to insufficient yin blood should not use it. Hy thiem is a special medicine that eliminates rheumatism but is cold.

Use 12 - 30g per day in the form of decoction, pills or soft extract.

For external use, pound and apply to the affected area to treat boils, bee stings, and snake bites.

3. Rheumatism treatment from hy thiem

MSc. Dr. Nguyen Quang Duong introduces the following remedies for rheumatism from hy thiem:

- Anti-rheumatic, good for joints, detoxifying,cure numb limbs

Lesson 1:Wash the hy thiem, dry it, soak it in wine and honey, steam it and dry it; steam it 9 times in total (the method of nine times, nine times drying), then dry it, grind it, make it into pills with honey weighing 9g; take 1 pill each time, 2-3 times a day.

Lesson 2:50g of Hy thiem, 20g of Smilax glabra, 20g of Desmodium styracifolium root, 20g of Polygonum multiflorum; dry the medicinal herbs, grind them, sift into fine powder, and make pills. Take 3 times a day, 10-15g each time. Can be soaked in wine to drink.

Lesson 3:150g of Hy thiem, 50g of red polygonum multiflorum, 50g of Desmodium styracifolium, 50g of Xanthium lappa, 50g of Smilax glabra, 50g of Smilax glabra, 50g of Euryale ferox. Chop all ingredients into small pieces, cook into a soft paste, then mix with 250ml of 35° alcohol. Drink 2-3 times a day, 1 tablespoon each time before meals and before going to bed.

Lesson 4:60g of Hy thiem, 40g of elephant trunk, 20g of betel leaf, 20g of horse head, 20g of thousand year old herb, 10g of stone bone. Chop all ingredients into small pieces, dry, boil with 400ml of water until 100ml remains, drink twice a day. Use 3 times, each time 15 days, one week apart.

- Support treatment of rheumatism or back and knee pain:50g of Hy thiem, 20g of Achyranthes, 20g of Smilax glabra, 20g of Euryale ferox, stir-fry until golden, grind into powder, take 3 times a day, 15g each time. 15 days for one course of treatment.

- Treatment of joint pain, numb limbs, aching tendons and bones:12g of Hy thiem, 20g of Da giao dang, 20g of Kim ngan dang, 20g of Nguu tat. Boil and drink 1 dose per day, divided into 2-3 times. Drink while the medicine is still warm.

- Treatment of rheumatism:80g of Hy thiem, 100g of Acanthopanax, 80g of grapefruit, 80g of rung ruc root, 60g of butterfly root, 40g of red copper, 40g of white copper, 24g of horsetail grass, 40g of qui bau, 40g of aconite, 40g of scratch grass, 24g of silver brassica, 24g of bud ao grass, 24g of coriander.

Chop the ingredients, fry them until golden brown, put them in a cloth bag, put them in a jar of wine, cover the mouth with soil, put them on the stove to simmer for the rest of an incense stick, bury them in the ground for 3 days and nights; drink gradually when hungry (Hai Thuong Lan Ong).

Taboos:People with negative blood do not use hy thiem.