Bitter vegetables can clear away heat, cool blood and detoxify. It has certain curative effect on acute icteric infectious hepatitis, acute bacillary dysentery, chronic bronchitis, stomatitis, cholecystitis and acute and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. For external use, it can also treat knife wound, burn, bee bite, snake and scorpion, sore and swelling pain.

Medicinal value of sowthistle water;

1. It is often combined with Caulis Sargentodoxae, Coicis Semen, Semen Persicae, Cortex Moutan, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei in clinic to treat intestinal carbuncle (acute appendicitis). It is compatible with Herba Houttuyniae, Radix Platycodi, Coicis Semen, Semen Benincasae, Rhizoma Phragmitis, etc. It can be used for treating lung abscess.

2. It is used together with Flos Lonicerae and Fructus Forsythiae to treat sores, carbuncle and swelling, and it is mashed with fresh herbs for external application.

3, with safflower, hawthorn and other drugs to treat postpartum blood stasis, abdominal tingling and other symptoms.

4. It is used together with Houttuynia cordata, Platycodon grandiflorum, Coicis Semen, Semen Benincasae and Rhizoma Phragmitis to treat lung abscess;

5, with dandelion and honeysuckle, used to treat acute conjunctivitis and conjunctival congestion and swelling; Treatment of acute icteric hepatitis with Herba Artemisiae Scopariae and Fructus Gardeniae.

6, used for intestinal carbuncle, lung carbuncle, sore carbuncle. This product is pungent, can dispel depression, and cold can dissipate heat. Clinically, it is often used with Caulis Sargentodoxae, Coicis Semen, Semen Persicae, Cortex Moutan and Radix et Rhizoma Rhei. This product can be used with honeysuckle and forsythia to treat sores, carbuncle and swelling. At the same time, fresh herbs are mashed and applied externally.

7. Used for chest and abdominal pain and postpartum abdominal pain caused by stagnation of excess heat. Patrinia scabiosaefolia also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It can be used in combination with Carthamus tinctorius and Crataegus pinnatifida for treating postpartum blood stasis and abdominal pain.