Why should we plant a clump of rau khuc in winter?

Rau khuc has the effect of dissolving phlegm and eliminating wind-cold. Treats cough with phlegm, asthma, colds with fever, muscle and bone pain, leucorrhea, and tumors.

The plant also has the name of Buddha's ear grass "Thanh Minh Thao", the scientific name is Gnaphalium indicum, belongs to the Asteraceae family. According to Oriental medicine, the plant has a sweet, slightly bitter taste, neutral properties, non-toxic, and enters the lung meridian. It has the effect of dissolving phlegm and eliminating wind and cold. It cures coughs with phlegm, asthma, colds with fever, muscle and bone pain, leukorrhea, and tumors. Use 10-16g per day in the form of decoction or infusion. It can be chopped, added with a little sugar, steamed in a rice cooker, and drunk.

Cure cold fever:Whole dried gotu kola plant 15-20g, boil in water and drink during the day.

Cure cough with phlegm:15-20g dried rau khuc, 15-20g rock sugar, boil in water to drink during the day.

Cure sore throat, asthma and phlegm:Boil 30g of dried rau khuc to drink or add 10g of ginger and onion each to boil and drink.

Treatment of chronic bronchitis:50g dried rau khuc, boil to get concentrated water, divide into 3 times to drink during the day; continuously for 10 days (one course of treatment). Or rau khuc combined with xa tien thao and forsythia to treat chronic bronchitis also achieves good results.

Treatment of bronchitis and asthma caused by cold:15g dried rau khuc, 15g hoang gioi tu, 9g tien ho, 9g van vu thao, 12g tho truc tu, 30g ti ni can, boil in water and drink during the day, continuously for 5 days. Drink for a month to see clear effects.

Treatment of high blood pressure:Rau khúc combined with mulberry leaves, cook soup and eat daily.

Treatment of swollen and painful tendons, swollen knees and legs:Whole plant of gotu kola 30-60g, boil in water and drink during the day.

Treatment of gout:Use crushed leaves and young branches of the gotu kola plant and apply to swollen and painful areas.

Treatment of vaginal discharge:15g of rau khúc, 15g of phoenix tail grass, 15g of dang tam thao (lamp wick grass), 12g of Thổ ngưu tất, boil in water to drink during the day.

Attention:Do not drink during menstruation, may cause menorrhagia.

There is another species of rau khúc (Gnaphalium multiceps Wall) with a taller plant and yellow flower heads that is also used as medicine with the same effect.

Taboos:Should use small doses, if eating too much will damage the eyes.

According to Khoeplus