The amazing medicinal uses of sea morning glory.

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, sea morning glory has a pungent and bitter taste, and a slightly cooling nature; it acts on the liver and spleen meridians; and has the effect of dispelling wind-dampness, reducing swelling, and dispersing lumps. It is mainly used to treat rheumatic pain, boils and swelling, hives, heat toxins in the skin, toothache caused by wind-fire, back pain, inflammatory diseases, and digestive disorders.

Sea morning glory is a perennial plant that creeps along the ground, especially on coastal sand dunes. Wherever it spreads, roots grow, resembling the common morning glory. Its stem is similar to morning glory but is solid and branched, not hollow. The leaves are alternate, horseshoe-shaped, with young leaves having two lobes folded together. Both the leaves and stems contain sap; when broken, a milky white sap flows out, similar to the sap of sweet potatoes.

Sea morning glory.

Treating rheumatic pain

Take 30g each of sea morning glory and Achyranthes root, boil them in water and drink the decoction.

Take 45g of sea spinach, boil it with water and alcohol (half water, half alcohol), and divide it into 2-4 doses to drink throughout the day.

Boil 30g each of the roots of Ipomoea aquatica and Achyranthes bidentata (Achyranthes bidentata) in water and drink the decoction.

60g of sea morning glory and pork ribs can be cooked into a soup, or 60g of sea morning glory roots can be cooked with pork trotters.

Boil 45g of sea morning glory and 12g of gourd in water and drink the decoction.

Treating skin diseases

Fresh leaves, crushed and applied to ulcers, boils with pus, or snake bites, can be very effective for itching after contact with jellyfish at the beach.

To treat boils and skin abscesses: Use 30-60g of sea morning glory, decoct it and add brown sugar (or honey) to drink. Externally, crush the fresh plant (brown sugar can be added) and apply it to the affected area.

Eczema: Use 30g of sea morning glory root, decoct it in water and drink the liquid. Alternatively, use fresh sea morning glory leaves, decoct them and use the liquid to wash the affected area.

Back boils (toxic boils on the back): Use an appropriate amount of fresh sea morning glory leaves, crush them and apply as a poultice.

Sea morning glory can treat generalized itching caused by jellyfish allergies, especially stinging jellyfish allergies: Crush fresh sea morning glory and squeeze out the juice; you can also add a little water, mix well, and then squeeze out the juice. After showering with fresh water, apply the sea morning glory juice all over your body. The itching will stop shortly after.

Treating digestive disorders

To treat bleeding and aid in the treatment of hemorrhoids, boil young leaves in water and eat the resulting porridge a few times; the condition will improve.

Hemorrhoidal bleeding: Use 30g of fresh water spinach, simmer with 300-500g of pork intestines, divide into two servings per day; continuously for 10 days (one course of treatment), if not cured, rest for 3-5 days and then continue with another course of treatment.

It aids digestion and acts as a laxative; the leaf extract is diuretic and promotes urination. It is used to treat colds, fever, malaria, edema, and abdominal pain. The daily dose is 8-16g in the form of a decoction, often combined with other herbs.

Other therapeutic effects

Back pain: Crush fresh sea morning glory and apply it to the painful area.

Back pain and stiffness: Cook 45g of sea morning glory with pork tail bones to make soup, or cook 45g of sea morning glory root and 12g of Centella asiatica with pork tail bones and eat.

Toothache: Boil 15g each of sea morning glory and gardenia root, and 30g of reed root in water and drink the decoction.

Toothache caused by wind-fire, mouth swelling and inflammation: Boil 37.5g of sea morning glory root and 30g of wild burdock root (also known as large burdock, wild safflower, mountain burdock, etc.) in water, strain, let cool, and drink.

Treatment for vaginal discharge (leukorrhea): Boil 30g of sea morning glory and 15g of coix seed root in water and drink the decoction.

Note: Sea spinach is not suitable for pregnant women.

For treating boils: The leaves can be used, but it is best to take the shoots in spring and the seeds in winter, along with the roots, and crush them together to make a poultice to apply to the boil.

According to Giadinhvietnam