Land plants: Characteristics and remedies from medicinal herbs

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Lilac tree is a plant that is grown or grows wild a lot in our country. For a long time, this medicinal plant has been used in the treatment of some cases of joint pain and diseases related to the digestive tract such as stomach pain, bloating...

1. Characteristics of land plants

The plant is also known by other names, namely Tam den, shan den, instant meditation or sa Khuong, scientifically known as Kaempferia galanga L, belonging to the Ginger family (Zingiberaceae). This is a herbaceous perennial and stemless. The leaves are roughly ovate, consisting of 2-3 pieces, sheathed and spread out on the ground, the leaf blade is 6-7 cm wide and 8-10 cm long, smooth, the margin whole and the underside slightly hairy. Inflorescences grow in axils of leaves, without stalks, white with purple color. The rhizome has many small tuberous roots, growing in succession and is ovoid in shape with many transverse veins.
Conifers are grown or grown wild in many places in our country and Asian countries such as Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, China, India, Malaysia and Indonesia... People often use the rhizomes of land plants. For medicinal purposes, the rhizomes are harvested in winter-spring. After harvesting, bring back, wash, cut into pieces and dry.

2. The effect of land tubers?


There are many people who wonder what disease is fenugreek, because fenugreek grows wild in the country a lot, if you know the effect, you can use it usefully, avoiding wasting medicinal plants around us. The medicinal plant that has been used in the treatment of diseases for a long time, has been shown by researchers to have a number of pharmacological effects and is used clinically today. Some of the effects of fenugreek such as:
According to medical studies, it has analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects. Dandelion has the effect of reducing frequency and intensity in some cases of pain or inflammation, and anti-inflammatory is also effective in increasing the pain-relief effect of dandelion. In cases of fever, fenugreek has also been shown to help reduce body temperature. According to Oriental medicine, the local medicine has a spicy taste, the warm properties have the effect of warming the spleen and stomach, reducing pain, gas, eliminating phlegm, spreading cold, digesting food and excepting low. Should be used to treat chest pain, cold stomach pain, toothache, often used as a medicine to help treat digestive disorders, indigestion, and also as a medicine to treat edema, rheumatism, headache, and joint pain. In China, people use the plant to treat stagnation, bloating, gastritis, stomach ulcers, toothache, rheumatism and bone pain. In the Philippines, the decoction of the land can be used to treat malaria and indigestion. The leaves are washed, pounded, then heated and applied to aching joints. In Malaysia, the rhizome is used to treat high blood pressure, sores, colds, and asthma. Leaves and rhizomes chewed and sucked to treat coughs and sore throats. In addition, the application of local essential oils is also used to make perfumes, cosmetics, flavor enhancers in food.

Địa liền có tác dụng giảm đau, chống viêm và hạ sốt.
Địa liền có tác dụng giảm đau, chống viêm và hạ sốt.

3. Medicines from the mainland


A number of remedies have therapeutic effects from local herbs such as:
Cure colds and headaches Diarrhea rhizome 5g, Angelica 5g, Cat can 10g, finely ground and used as oral tablets, to help reduce fever and relieve pain head .
Treatment of poor digestion, or fullness, slow digestion, cold and painful stomach Method 1: Use 4 to 8g of decoction of oral medicine. In addition, the ground rhizome can be powdered and drunk.
Method 2: Using fenugreek, dong quai, cloves and licorice, the equal doses are ground into powder, then mixed with paste and made into balls the size of corn kernels. Take 10 tablets each time, 2 to 3 times a day.
Treatment of whooping cough Diarrhea 300g, lemon leaves 300g, honey soaked white skin (strawberry root bark) 1000g, fresh purslane 1000g, fresh pennywort 1000g, perilla leaves 500g, just enough diameter, cooked with 12 liters Boil water to low to 4 liters, then add sugar to a glass jar. Children drink about 15-30 ml per day.
Treatment of long-term constipation, headache, indigestion, fever according to experience. Use 1000 grams of land, 1000 grams of reishi, 1000 grams of fresh gotu kola and 500 grams of licorice. Dry and grind into powder. Take 2 to 4 grams per day dissolved in water and drink.
Treatment of indigestion, sciatica, stomach pain Use 20g of ground and 10g of cinnamon and ground into powder. Drink 3 times a day, 2 grams each time.
Cure toothache, muscle aches, back pain Use alcohol to soak rhizomes alone or in combination with some other herbs such as blood horn, millennium, star anise, cinnamon chi... to massage , cure bone and joint pain, numbness or cure toothache, note not to drink.

Dùng rượu ngâm thân rễ địa liền để xoa bóp, chữa đau nhức xương khớp, tê phù
Dùng rượu ngâm thân rễ địa liền để xoa bóp, chữa đau nhức xương khớp, tê phù

4. Note when using land


Dandelion root has warm properties and some active ingredients can cause some side effects affecting health. Therefore, it should not be abused in large doses for a long time. Subjects with yin damage, fire, burning stomach pain or anemia should not use dandelion for treatment.
During use, if you see unusual symptoms, you should stop using and notify your doctor. Dandelion is a very popular plant in our country, which can be used to protect health and treat a number of diseases. However, care should be taken not to abuse it indiscriminately, especially orally, to avoid adverse side effects for the body.

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