Scratch grass cures bone pain

According to Oriental medicine: Scratch grass has a bitter, sour taste, neutral properties, has the effect of breaking blood, eliminating blood stasis; roasted to make it strong, strengthens tendons and bones, and nourishes the liver and kidneys.

The scientific name of the plant is Achyranthes aspera L., Amaranthaceae family or the plant is also known as Achyranthes aspera.

Scratch grass is a perennial herb, can be up to nearly 1m tall, stem has soft hair. Leaves are oval, opposite, wavy edge. Flowers are numerous, grow in clusters at the top, 20-30cm long. Capsule is a bag, has very thin wall, has sharp bracts like thorns, easy to get caught on clothes when we touch. Seeds are long oval. To use as medicine, people pull up the whole plant (including roots), wash, cut short, use fresh or dry for later use.

According to Oriental medicine: Scratch grass has a bitter, sour taste, neutral properties, has the effect of breaking blood, eliminating blood stasis; roasted to strengthen tendons and bones, nourish the liver and kidneys. Used to treat rheumatism, numbness, gout, swelling and pain from falls. Used in arthritis, after giving birth, the blood is not clean. In addition, the scratch grass also has the effect of reducing cholesterol in the blood, treating atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, and painful swelling and hematoma. Dosage: 15-30g decoction; for external use, pound and apply. Contraindications: Pregnant women should not use.

Here are some medicinal uses of aloe vera:

- Treatment of hematuria:Use 20g of scratch grass root, 40g of yam (fried until golden), 40g of lotus seeds (fried until golden), plantain flowers, thuja leaves (fried until burnt), and Eclipta prostrata (fried until black); grind all into a fine powder; drink twice a day, 12g each time.

- Treatment of edema and jaundice:Use scratch grass, cogon grass roots, plantain flower, and torn loincloth - each 20-25g; boil in water to drink.

- Treatment of fever and runny nose:Use 30g of scratch grass, dill leaves, and single cold grass; boil in water to drink.

- Rheumatoid arthritis:20g of wine-soaked grass root, 12g of angelica, 16g of tang ki sinh, 16g of bone pain vine, 12g of dipsacus root, 12g of angelica, 12g of rehmannia root, 12g of white peony root, 12g of codonopsis, 12g of asarum, 8g of cinnamon, 8g of ligusticum wallichii, 6g of licorice, 6g of asarum. Boil and drink 1 dose per day, divided into 3 times, for 10 days.

- Treatment of mumps:Use the roots of the scratch grass, add water, crush; filter the water to gargle and drink internally; externally, crush the scratch grass roots and apply to the swollen and painful area.

-Treatment of kidney failure, edema, heavy legs, jaundice:30g of roasted grass root, 30g of whole plant of Plantago, 30g of whole plant of Chrysanthemum, 30g of Eclipta prostrata, boil and drink 1 dose per day, divided into 2-3 times, drink continuously for 7-10 days.

- Treatment of mouth ulcers:Use a handful of scratch grass, soak it in alcohol, chew and swallow the juice or boil the juice and drink.

-Treatment of jaundice due to biliary obstruction:Use 100g of scratch grass and 1 set of pig liver, cook together until very soft, strain the water; divide and drink during the day.

- Treatment of parasitic infection, dangerous coma:Use a large handful of scratch grass leaves (about 30g); boil in water to drink (Nam Duoc Than Hieu).

- Treatment of painful urination:Use a handful of scratch grass (about 20g); boil in water to drink (Nam Duoc Than Hieu).

- Treatment of cloudy urine:Use 20g of scratch grass root, 20g of Chinese yam, 40g of coix seed, 12g of cogon grass root, 12g of white root, 12g of fried plantain flower; boil in water and drink during the day.

-Common treatment for bone stuck in throat:Use a handful of scratch grass leaves, chew and swallow the juice gradually, and apply the pulp to the neck.

- Treat bone pain when the weather changes:Scratch grass, 15-20g, fried until golden brown, buried in the ground, boil in water to drink during the day; drink in batches (15 days for 1 course); Scratch grass root 40g, piper lolot root 20g, can add stem and root of horse head plant 40g; boil in water to drink;

- Treatment of sciatica:Use 20g of scratch grass root, 16g of piper lolot leaf, 12g of Chinese clematis root, 12g of fried elephant foot yam, 12g of sappanwood, 12g of Chinese dodder seed, 16g of Chinese angelica root, 12g of mugwort, 20g of coix seed, 12g of pine needles, 1000ml of water, boil down to 300ml; divide into 2 doses to drink during the day.

- Treatment of allergic rhinitis:30g of scratch grass root, 20g of dien leaves and 20g of single cold, boil with 400ml of water until 100ml remains. Drink during the day, while the medicine is still warm. Use for 5 days.

- Treatment of irregular menstruation and blood deficiency:20g of scratch grass root, 16g of prepared grass, 16g of motherwort, 16g of green turmeric, 30g of spiny root, decoct and drink 1 dose per day, divided into 3 times, drink for 10 days.

According to Agriculture - NT