Maranthine is pronounced as mǎ chǐ xiàn.
Expanded Knowledge:
1, the concept of amaranth
Maranthine, the name of traditional Chinese medicine. For the amaranthaceae annual herb. Fertile and juicy, glabrous, 10-30cm high, born in the field roadside and garden ruins and other sunny places. It is distributed all over the country. This species is a dual-use plant for medicine and food. The whole herb is used for medicine, with the effect of clearing away heat and dampness, detoxifying swelling, anti-inflammatory, quenching thirst, and diuretic; the seeds improve eyesight.
2, the physiological characteristics of amaranth
1) annual herbs. Much wrinkled and curled, often clumped together. Stem cylindrical, up to 30cm long, 0.1-0.2cm in diameter, surface yellow-brown, with obvious longitudinal grooves. Leaves opposite or alternate, fragile, complete leaf blade obovate, 1-2.5cm long, 0.5-1.5cm wide; greenish brown, apex obtuse flat or emarginate, entire.
2) Flowers small, 3 to 5 born at the end of branches, petals 5, yellow. Capsule conical, containing most tiny seeds. Slight gas, slightly acidic flavor. Prefer warm and humid climate, adaptable, drought-resistant, in the hills and flatland general soil can be cultivated. Born in the field roadside and garden ruins and other sunny places.
3, amaranth concoction
Remove impurities, wash, slightly moist, cut into segments, dry. This product is irregular segments. Stem cylindrical, surface yellow-brown, with obvious longitudinal grooves. Leaves are mostly broken, the complete ones are obovate after spreading flat, the apex is obtuse and flat or emarginate, entire. Capsule conical, containing most tiny seeds. It has a slight odor and a slightly acidic taste.
4, the use of amaranth attention
The spleen and stomach cold people should not be used. It should not be eaten with turtle, otherwise it will lead to indigestion and food poisoning. Not to be used by pregnant women.
5, the efficacy and main treatment of amaranth
The efficacy of amaranth is to clear away heat and detoxify the toxin, cool the blood to stop bleeding, and stop dysentery. And the main treatment of amaranth is feverish blood dysentery, carbuncle boils, eczema, dengue, snake bite, blood in stool, hemorrhoidal blood, leakage of blood.
6, the medicinal parts of Amaranth
Amaranth is distributed throughout the country, and the medicinal parts of Amaranth are the dried above-ground parts of the plant Amaranthaceae.