Cure nervous breakdown and insomnia with three-leaf rattle

The three-leaf rattle tree is also known as the cac sac tree, rung rang tree, 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 tall, 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 autumn, dried and the seeds are separated. The medicinal parts include the whole plant, roots, and seeds, 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 to help digestion. The seeds are often used to treat dizziness due to fever, nervous breakdown, leucorrhea, and polyuria.

In folk medicine, people believe that round three-leafed bell seeds have the effect of curing frequent urination, urinary incontinence, weak kidneys, 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 bell 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.

Bone and joint pain, sciatica: 10 - 15g dried stem and root of three-leaf rattle, 20g angelica root, 10g Xanthium fruit, 20g Cistanche deserticola. Boil all ingredients to drink, 1 dose per day, divided into 2 doses. 5 days is a course of treatment.: 20g dried three-leaf rattle seeds (roasted yellow), 20g water chestnut root, 20g 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: 20g of water chestnut seeds and water spinach, boil with water to drink. Use for 3-5 days.

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

Support treatment of high blood pressure: 20g roasted three-leaf celosia 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 of roasted three-leaf bell seeds, 12g of roasted cassia seeds (cassava seeds), 12g of longan, 20g of passionflower leaves. Boil and drink one dose per day, divided into 2-3 times. Or use the stem and root: 10-15g, 30g of acacia leaves, 5g of lotus heart. Boil and drink one dose per day, divided into 2 times. Use for 5-10 days.

Note:Because the seeds of the bell 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.

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