Bidens bipinnata is a common folk herb in China, which has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, removing blood stasis and promoting blood circulation. It is mainly used for treating upper respiratory tract infection, sore throat, acute appendicitis, acute icteric hepatitis, gastroenteritis, rheumatic joint pain and malaria, and externally used for treating furuncle, snake bite and traumatic swelling and pain. Habitat distribution: East China, Central China, South China and Southwest China. Born in villages, roadsides and wasteland. Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and America.
Editing the properties of traditional Chinese medicine
Bitter in nature; Slightly cold.
(1) Notes on Materia Medica: "Bitter, flat and nontoxic."
② Quanzhou Materia Medica: "Warm in nature, bitter in taste and non-toxic."
Administration and dosage for oral administration: decoction, 15-30g, double the amount of fresh food; Or mash the juice. External use: appropriate amount, tamped or coated with juice; Or decocted in water and smoked.
Contraindications "Quanzhou Materia Medica": Pregnant women should not take it.
Processing to remove impurities, washing with water, slightly moistening, cutting into small pieces of 1 ~ 2 cm, and drying.
Meridian tropism belongs to liver, lung and large intestine meridians.
Functions and indications: clearing away heat and toxic materials, removing blood stasis and reducing swelling. Can be used for treating appendicitis, nephritis, cholecystitis, enteritis, bacillary dysentery, hepatitis, peritonitis, upper respiratory tract infection, tonsillitis, laryngitis, amenorrhea, scald, snake bite, traumatic injury, skin infection, infantile convulsion, malnutrition, etc.
Store in a dry place.