Treating stomach pain caused by cold with pickled vegetables.

Saltwort, commonly found growing in riverbanks, roadsides, rice fields, and cultivated land, is used as a vegetable in soups and is believed to have cooling properties.

This herbaceous plant, whose leaves have tiny white spots resembling droplets of salt, is called the salt plant. The stem is smooth and highly branched. The leaves are alternate, with short petioles; the lower leaves are larger, rhomboid in shape, with wavy serrations along the edges. The leaves are whitish-green and powdery (due to succulent hairs, giving the leaf surface a powdery or salt-like appearance).

The flowers are clustered together, with white, sessile calyxes and a pistil with two stigmas. The fruit is an achene; the seeds are shiny and black. Flowering occurs from February to June, and fruiting occurs in autumn.

Pickled vegetables have a cooling and antibacterial effect.

The entire plant is used as medicine; the stem and leaves contain 87.7% water, 5.3% protein, 1.2% carbohydrates, and 2.2% total minerals. In addition, the plant contains mineral salts such as calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin C.

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, purslane has a sweet taste and neutral properties, with effects such as clearing heat, promoting diuresis, killing bacteria, treating dysentery, and relieving itching. In addition, the plant has laxative and anthelmintic effects; the leaves have anti-inflammatory, sedative, and mild laxative effects, treating dysentery and diarrhea...

Some commonly used remedies

Lesson 1Treatment for abdominal pain caused by cold: Take 20g of purslane root, wash it thoroughly. Boil it in 500ml of water until only 150ml remains. Divide into two doses and drink while still warm. Use for 5 consecutive days.

Lesson 2To treat knee and foot pain caused by chilblains: Take 20g of purslane leaves, boil in 500ml of water until only 150ml remains. Divide into 3 portions and drink hot throughout the day, 3 hours apart. Use for 5-10 days. Combine with foot soaking.

Take a large handful of purslane, wash it thoroughly, put it in a pot, cover with water, and boil for about 15 minutes. Let the water cool (avoid burning your feet) for 15 minutes, then add more hot water. Afterwards, dry your feet and massage both feet, especially the soles (massage for 5 minutes). Doing this several times will be very beneficial.

Lesson 3To relieve toothache and gum inflammation: Take 20g of purslane leaves, wash them thoroughly, add 400ml of water, boil until only 100ml remains, and use this decoction to gargle and rinse your mouth frequently for effective results (do not swallow after each gargling or rinsing).

Note:For the remedy to be effective and suitable for one's constitution, it is necessary to consult with specialists who can diagnose the condition by examining the pulse.

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