1, amaranth is marjoram
Marjoram is not marjoram. Many friends to amaranth and Malan head confused, in fact, they are two different wild vegetables, whether from the family, morphology, efficacy, there is a big difference, next we come to understand the difference between them.
2, the difference between amaranth and marjoram
(1) amaranth
Family: amaranth belongs to the amaranthaceae amaranth genus of plants, annual herbs, also known as the five lines of grass.
Morphology: the stem is cylindrical, 10~15 centimeters long, and the stem is purplish red. Leaf surface flat, fat, obovate 1~3 cm long.
Effects: Clearing heat and stopping bleeding, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, diuretic and swelling, lowering blood pressure and blood sugar, preventing cardiovascular diseases.
(2)Malan Head
Family: Asteraceae Malan is a perennial herb, divided into two kinds of red stem and green stem, alias Malan.
Morphology: stem obovate moment round, 3~6 cm long, stem blue-green or green, leaf surface longer oval, thin texture.
Effects: Clearing away heat and removing toxins, cooling the blood, stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and inducing dampness, often used in the treatment of acute hepatitis, pharyngitis, or tonsillitis.
3, the nutritional value of amaranth
Per 100 grams of amaranth contains protein 2.3g, fat 0.5g, carbohydrate and 3.0g, minerals in the calcium 85mg, phosphorus 56mg, iron 1.5mg, vitamins in the carotene 2.23mg, thiamine 0.03mg, riboflavin 0.11mg, niacin 0.5mg. 11mg, niacin 0.7mg, ascorbic acid 23mg. has anti-cancer, anti-cancer, heart disease, prevention of cardiovascular disease, treatment of diabetes, lower blood pressure, sterilization and anti-inflammatory, swelling and water, anti-aging effect.
4, amaranth contraindications
1, amaranth cold, weak stomach cold friends should not eat, so as not to exacerbate the body's cold, leading to diarrhea and other symptoms.
2, loose diarrhea people avoid eating, amaranth has a certain slippery effect, so as not to aggravate the condition.
3, pregnant women can not eat amaranth, pregnant women during pregnancy, weaker, resistance and immunity is also poorer than normal. Amaranth belongs to the cold ingredients, with cold and slippery effect, at the same time its juice on the uterus has the role of promoting excitation, serious will lead to pregnant women miscarriage.
5, amaranth Linchuan application
①Prevention of bacillary dysentery
Take fresh amaranth stems and leaves, washed and chopped, 1 catty of amaranth with 3 catty of water, decocted 1 catty, filtered. Adults take 3 times a day, 70 ml each time, for 2 to 7 days. Children take 60% amaranth decoction, or cut amaranth finely into ravioli, steamed bread filling, or porridge to eat; each catty of fresh amaranth can be divided into 15 children to take, every other day to eat 1 time. Some areas are also eaten as a side food crystal, 10 days in a row. Observed by thousands of cases, taken in the epidemic season of bacillary dysentery, the incidence rate decreased significantly.
②Treatment of bacillary dysentery, enteritis and dysentery carriers
The efficacy of amaranth on acute and chronic bacillary dysentery is similar to other dysentery medicines such as sulfadiazine, synthroid, etc., with an effective rate of more than 90% for acute cases, and an effective rate of more than 60% for chronic cases. Dosage: The safety range of the effective dose of Amaranthus is large, although a large amount of consumption, there is no toxicity. However, there is a report of a case of allergic rash after taking 100% decoction of Amaranthus. Some people advocate the fresh herb to be taken 1 catty per day, and the dried herb is reduced by half. Clinically used 50% decoction (dry grass), 50 ~ 100 ml each time, or 100% decoction (fresh grass), 40 ~ 70 ml each time, 3 ~ 4 times a day, pediatric discretionary reduction, 7 ~ 10 consecutive days for a course of treatment. Chronic cases have not seen toxic reactions in 4 weeks of continuous service. For persistent cases, the decoction of amaranth can be diluted and retained enema, 200 ml each time, once a day. It is also useful to use amaranth, iron amaranth equal amount made of injections (each milliliter is equivalent to 1 gram of each raw drug), adults each time intramuscular injection of 2 milliliters, 2 to 3 times a day, 3 consecutive days for a course of treatment. In addition, amaranth can be used to make a combination of amaranth, whitehead, and cypress in the ratio of 3:1:1, and the therapeutic effect is also satisfactory. In the course of amaranth treatment, patients with severe water loss should be rehydrated according to the routine, and those with abdominal pain can be given belladonna combination. In acute cases, most of the clinical symptoms are rapidly controlled after taking the medicine, body temperature returns to normal within 1~2 days, the number of bowel movements becomes normal within 3~6 days, abdominal pain and urgency disappears within 3~4 days, and stool culture becomes negative within 2~6 days or 11 days at the latest. And amaranth on dysentery carriers, enteritis, dyspeptic diarrhea, also has the same effect.
③Treatment of hookworm
Adults 1 time the amount of fresh amaranth 5 ~ 6 two, decoction, add vinegar 50 ml, can also add the right amount of sugar, 1 time a day or 2 times fasting, served for 3 days for a course of treatment. If you need to carry out the second and third courses of treatment, the interval must be 10 to 14 days. Clinical observation of 192 cases, after 1 to 3 courses of medication, the rate of fecal test worm eggs turn negative accounted for 80% of the above and below. Amaranth can also be made into tablets or 1:2 flow of immersion cream, to the higher efficacy of tablets, followed by flow of immersion cream, water decoction is worse.
4 treatment of acute appendicitis
Dry amaranth, dandelion 2 two (can also be used fresh grass, double the dose, water decoction 2 times, decoction and then thickened decoction into 200 milliliters, morning and afternoon 100 milliliters each. After treatment of 31 cases, except for 1 case of poor efficacy and switch to surgical treatment, the rest are cured and discharged from the hospital. The vast majority of them in 3 to 8 days body temperature and white blood cells return to normal, abdominal pain, rebound pain, abdominal muscle tension disappeared, pressure pain disappeared or still have a slight deep pressure pain. Another method to take amaranth washing and mashing, wrapped in gauze pressing filter, take the original juice 30 ml, add the right amount of sugar and cold water to make 100 ml, for 1 time, 3 times a day, also has the effect of healing.
5 treatment of lymphatic tuberculosis ulcers
Take the whole grass 6 two washed and dried, processed into fine powder, into the boiled lard 8 two, while hot with an iron spoon constantly stirring, to be white smoke, will be the end of the pot down, into the honey 8 two, stirred into a paste, cooled into an ointment. Before using the medicine, the affected area with rice water (cold boiled water rice) wash, according to the size of the sore spread into a small paste on the affected area, gauze cover, put the cloth fixed, every 2 days to change 1 time, to the degree of healing, can not be interrupted. Avoid eating scale-less fish and turtle during the treatment period, and avoid sexual intercourse. This ointment also has the same effect on other bone tuberculosis ulcers. At the same time, this paste can be used for internal treatment of many kinds of tuberculosis. Serving method: 1~3 money each time, 3 times a day. Clinical observation of 118 cases, including 42 cases of lymphatic tuberculosis, 31 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, other tuberculosis (including spinal tuberculosis, bone tuberculosis, intestinal tuberculosis, renal tuberculosis, etc.) 45 cases, have received different degrees of efficacy. Also useful fresh amaranth washed and boiled, squeeze out the original juice, boiled into a paste for the treatment of cold abscesses, according to the routine cleaning, will be coated with ointment on the affected area, covered with a dressing fixed, but also achieved a certain degree of efficacy.
6 treatment of sores and suppurative disorders
Take fresh amaranth 4 ~ 6 two, wash and crush, add 2 ~ 3 pounds of water, boil (should not be decocted for a long time), to be the temperature of the water down to 40 ℃ or so, with a towel dipped in the liquid tattoo wash the affected area, 2 ~ 4 times a day; or 4 ~ 6 layers of gauze dipped in the liquid wet compresses on the affected area. 2～4 times a day, 20～60 minutes each time; can also be used amaranth pounded into a mud paste on the wound, plus dressing fixed, 4～6 times a day to change the medicine. The tattoo washing and pounding are suitable for purulent skin diseases and surgical infections, such as summer sores, boils, canker sores, dengtoxin, cellulitis, perianal abscesses, onychomycosis, etc. The tattoo washing can also be used for canker sores, polycarbonate sores, tinea pedis infections, etc. Wet compresses are used for vesiculobullous exudative lesions, such as eczema, luan sores, infantile eczema, contact dermatitis, etc. The above mentioned diseases can be treated with amaranth externally by applying it to the wound with a paste of amaranth. The above diseases with amaranth externally, and appropriate with internal medicine,,, generally in 1 ~ 2 weeks can be healed; on the cheap rotten oozing lesions with amaranth wet compress, the average of 3 ~ 5 days oozing stop, epithelial newborn.
7 for contraction of uterus
After more than 500 cases of clinical observation, amaranth injection can replace ergometrine, so that the uterus smooth muscle contraction, and its effect is even stronger than ergometrine. Each milliliter of the injection is equivalent to 0.5 to 1.0 money of raw medicine, for postpartum bleeding, functional uterine bleeding, can be injected into the muscle 2 milliliters; for cesarean section, scraping for fetus can be injected directly into the uterus on both sides of the bottom of the uterus or injected into the cervix.
8 treatment of pediatric single obtuse diarrhea
Take new amaranth 0.5 ~ 1.0 kg, decoction, add appropriate amount of sugar for flavor, in batches as a drink to serve, 1 day to serve, served for 2 ~ 3 days. Or take fresh amaranth washed and roasted powder, 3 grams each time, warm water to serve, 3 times a day.
9 treatment of pediatric whooping cough
Take 50% amaranth syrup 100 ml, 4 times a day, 3 days divided service. Usually after 3 days of medication, it is seen that the cough is reduced, the duration of the attack is shortened, and the symptoms are reduced.