Treat allergies, hives, itching with single general

The single general is also known as the leaf tree, velvet tree, purple tree. The tree is up to 2m tall, with a hollow, spongy trunk and few branches. The leaves are concentrated at the top or on the side branches; the upper surface is dark green and smooth like velvet, the lower surface is purple-red, the veins are raised in a net shape, the edges of the leaves have small serrations. The flowers grow in clusters, 10-15m long, white mixed with purple-pink, including 5 sepals and 3 petals. The berries are red when ripe.

In our country, the plant grows wild near rivers and streams, along the forest edges in the northern mountainous provinces and is grown in the plains for medicinal purposes. The medicinal part is the leaves. The plant is grown from seeds in the spring. Young leaves are harvested year-round, usually used fresh but can be dried or sun-dried for later use.

According to research, the single general has strong detoxifying, anti-allergic and antibacterial effects. People often use the single general leaves to treat allergies, rashes, hives, scabies, sore throat, rheumatism with swelling, heat, redness and pain,...

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Some commonly used prescriptions:

Treatment of allergies, hives, itching:

- General's single, Tam phung, each 100g decoct to drink, combine with boiling water to bathe while the water is still warm every day until cured.

- General's single leaf, honeysuckle, horsetail, plantain leaf, each 12g of red single leaf, 25g of red single leaf, decoct to drink, 1 dose per day, divided into 3 times before meals.

- 10g of single general leaves, chopped, boiled with 400ml of water until 100ml remains, divided into two doses to drink during the day.

- 15g of single general leaf, 12g of Houttuynia cordata, 12g of honeysuckle, 12g of Eclipta prostrata, 8g of Atractylodes Rhizome, 12g of Smilax glabra, 10g of Chinese peony root bark, 10g of red peony root bark, 10g of Angelica sinensis. Boil and drink 1 dose per day. Used in cases of allergies, itching, rashes, due to blood stasis.

Cure scabies: Take a handful of fresh single general leaves, wash them, chop them, boil them with 5 liters of water. Bathe in this leaf water while the water is still warm, while bathing, rub the boiled leaf residue on the scabies. Bathe once a day, for 3-4 consecutive days, the scabies will dry out and heal.

Treating sore throat and bronchitis: Take 100g of single general leaves, chop them finely, boil them with one liter of water, remove the residue, boil until you get a thick substance, mix with sticky rice flour and honey to make 20 pills. Take 2 pills a day for 3-4 consecutive days. You can also suck on the pill and swallow the water gradually.

Support treatment of rheumatism: 12g of single general leaf, 16g of crane knee root, 12g of single sun leaf, 12g of silver leaf (roasted), 10g of honeysuckle vine, 16g of horse head, 8g of pine leaf, boil with 600ml of water until 200ml remains, filter, divide into 3 times to drink during the day, before meals and before bed. 10 days is a course of treatment.

According to Health and Life