Cure nervous breakdown, insomnia with three-leaf rattle

The three-leaf rattle tree is also known as the luc sac tree, rung rang, muong phan, muong la tron, da hoang dau, chu thi dau..., belonging to the Papilionaceae family. It is a wild plant that grows in many places across the country, often growing along roadsides, river banks, and wasteland.

The tree is about 60cm - 1m high, the leaves have 3 leaflets, are inverted oval, 5-7cm long, 2cm wide, the upper surface is smooth, the lower surface is hairy. The flowers are yellow, arranged in clusters of pseudo-circles, with short hairs. The bean fruit is strip-shaped, hairy when young, later smooth.

Seeds are numerous, pale chestnut or orange-yellow, kidney-shaped. The plant flowers from June to October. The fruit is usually harvested in the fall, dried and the seeds are separated. The parts used as medicine include the whole plant, roots, and seeds, which are dried for later use.

Three-leafed rattle.

According to Oriental medicine, the three-leaf rattle has a sweet, slightly astringent taste, cool properties, and has the effect of nourishing the liver and kidneys, brightening the eyes, and benefiting the essence. The stem and leaves have a bitter taste, neutral properties, and have anti-inflammatory and diuretic effects. The rattle root has a slightly bitter taste, neutral properties, and has anti-inflammatory effects that help with digestion. The seeds are often used to treat dizziness due to fever, nervous breakdown, leucorrhea, and polyuria.

In folk medicine, it is believed that round three-leafed rattle seeds have the effect of curing frequent urination, urinary incontinence, poor kidney function, blurred vision, spermatorrhea, mastitis, and indigestion in children.

Here are some commonly used remedies from the three-leaf rattle plant:

Cure cloudy urine due to heat: 20g roasted three-leaf clover seeds, 30g millet seeds, 20g fresh plantain, 12g corn silk, 10g licorice root. Boil and drink one dose per day, divided into 2-3 times. 5-10 days is one course of treatment.

Joint pain, sciatica: 10 - 15g of dried stem and root of three-leaf rattle, 20g of angelica root, 10g of Xanthium lappa, 20g of Atractylodes Rhizome. Boil all of them to drink, 1 dose per day, divided into 2 doses. 5 days is a course of treatment: 20g of three-leaf rattle seeds (roasted until golden), 20g of water chestnut root, 20g of lotus seeds. Boil and drink one dose per day. 10 - 20 days is a course of treatment.

Treating leucorrhea and urinary incontinence in women: Use 20g of each of the following: water chestnuts and water spinach, boil with water and drink. Use for 3-5 days.

Cure bedwetting: 20g of three-leafed bell seeds, fried until golden brown. Boil and drink one dose per day. Use for 5 - 10 days.

Support treatment of high blood pressure: 20g roasted three-leaf pea seeds, 12g roasted cassia seeds, 12g roasted mulberry leaves. Boil and drink one dose per day, divided into 2-3 times. 10 days is one course of treatment.

Treating nervous breakdown and insomnia: 20g roasted three-leaf bell seeds, 12g roasted cassia seeds (Cassia seed), 12g longan, 20g passionflower leaves. Boil and drink one dose per day, divided into 2-3 times. Or use the stem and root: 10-15g, 30g acacia leaves, 5g lotus heart. Boil and drink one dose per day, divided into 2 times. Use for 5-10 days.

Note:Because the seeds of the rattlesnake are toxic, do not use them on your own, based on advice or folk experience, but seek advice from a traditional medicine specialist or a reputable physician. In particular, pregnant women should not use them.

According to health.vadoisong