Clearing liver, dispersing stagnation and diuresis; Treating diseases such as plague, breast abscess, eye pain, jaundice, gonorrhea and hypertension; Leaves can replace tea.

Can be used for the treatment of scrofula, goiter, scrofula, furuncle, breast cancer, nocturia, lacrimation, dizziness, facial distortion, muscle and bone pain, pulmonary tuberculosis, acute icteric infectious hepatitis, and metrorrhagia.

2, the taboo of Prunella vulgaris: If taken for a long time, it will cause certain damage to liver function, and in severe cases, poisoning may occur.

3. How to eat Prunella vulgaris

(1) Prunella Spica Stewed Lean Meat

Prunella vulgaris is a traditional Chinese medicine for clearing heat and purging fire, which has the effects of clearing fire, improving eyesight, dispersing stagnation and reducing swelling. It is a common medicinal material used in Guangdong folk soup in midsummer. "Double flowers", namely corduroy and frangipani, are warm and moist, and can clear the heart and purge fire, facilitate urination, dispel damp heat and moisten lung dryness. Stewed meat and lean meat are delicious, with the fragrance of traditional Chinese medicine, clearing heat and promoting diuresis, moistening dryness and promoting fluid production, clearing heart and moistening heart and lungs.

Ingredients: Prunella vulgaris 15g, corduroy 5 bundles, frangipani 10g, 2 candied dates, 400g lean pork and 3 slices of ginger.

Cooking: Wash everything separately. Soak the medicine a little and remove the core from the jujube. Add 1250 ml (5 bowls) of cold boiled water, cover and stew for 3 hours, and add salt before drinking, for 3-4 people.

(2) Prunella vulgaris black bean soup

Rich in nutritional value, Chinese medicine believes that it can nourish kidney yin, moisten lung dryness, control wind and heat, promote blood circulation and detoxify. When combined with soup, it has the functions of tonifying kidney and calming liver fire in summer and autumn. At the same time, people with high blood pressure or high blood pressure often drink it, which can reduce blood pressure for a long time and improve dizziness and other symptoms. It is also effective for toothache caused by wind and fire.

Ingredients: 50 grams of black beans, 30 grams of Prunella vulgaris, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

(3) Stewed chicken feet with Prunella vulgaris

Cooking: Prunella vulgaris is washed and wrapped in gauze; Soak black beans for half an hour and wash. Put the clay pots together, add 1000 ml of water (about 4 bowls), boil with strong fire, then simmer for 30~40 minutes, and then add rock sugar. 2 people or 1 person, drink 2-3 times a day.

Ingredients: Prunella vulgaris 30g, 6 chicken feet, 250g lean pork, 4 slices of ginger.

Cooking: Soak Prunella vulgaris slightly and wash it; Wash chicken feet, remove nails and cut them in half; Wash the lean pork. Add ginger to the pot, add 2,500ml of water (about 10 bowl), cook over high fire for about 2 hours, and then add salt. Suitable for 3-4 people.