Four seas network: purslane is an annual herb of purslane family. It is a dual-purpose plant for medicine and food. The whole grass is used for medicine. It has the functions of clearing away heat and dampness, detoxifying and detumescence, diminishing inflammation, arresting thirst and diuresis. It also helps to treat skin diseases. How can purslane treat skin diseases? The following describes the detailed method.
Is purslane useful in the treatment of skin diseases
Purslane into the heart meridian can clear the heart fire. Entering lung meridian can disperse lung heat. According to Huangdi's Internal Classic, all sores belong to the heart. The lung is the main skin. That is to say, all kinds of carbuncle, ulcer and ringworm are related to heart fire and lung heat.
Purslane not only clear the heart fire, but also disperse the lung heat. Its detoxification effect can not only separate the blood, but also treat the skin, both inside and outside, so it has curative effect on the skin problems mentioned above. It's a good way to regulate skin diseases by using both internal and external application, mashing and applying fresh purslane to the affected area, or bathing with dry boiled water.
Effect and function of Portulaca oleracea
1. Clearing heat and cooling blood to treat dysentery. It is mainly used to treat dysentery due to heat, blood and damp heat. Purslane can eliminate abdominal mass, stop thirst and treat women's leucorrhea.
2. Eliminate heat, toxin and carbuncle. It can cure fire, poison and sores. Purslane has the effect of detoxification, antiphlogistic, diuretic and detumescence. It has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on diabetes.
3. Portulaca oleracea contains a lot of potassium salt, which has a good effect of promoting water and reducing swelling; potassium ion can also directly act on the blood vessel wall, make the blood vessel wall expand, prevent the thickening of the artery wall, so as to play a role in reducing blood pressure.
4. Eliminating dust toxin and preventing ulcer purslane can eliminate dust toxin, prevent the degeneration and necrosis of phagocytes, prevent lymphatics from inflammation and fibrous changes, and prevent the formation of silicon nodules, which also has a certain effect on vitiligo; horse tooth sense also contains more carotene, which can promote the healing of ulcer.
5. Purslane has a strong inhibitory effect on dysentery, typhoid and E. coli. It can be used for auxiliary treatment of various kinds of inflammation, known as "natural antibiotics".
Purslane has a strong inhibitory effect on Shigella, typhoid and Escherichia coli. It can be used as an auxiliary treatment for various kinds of inflammation. It is known as "natural antibiotic"
6. Portulaca oleracea is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which has a good effect on reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease.
7. Purslane juice has a significant effect on smooth muscle, and the beverage made of purslane juice has an eye-catching effect. Purslane acid cold, into the heart meridian blood points, function cool blood hemostasis, detoxification treatment carbuncle; into the large intestine and good at cool blood dysentery. It is commonly used for blood dysentery and sores.
8. Portulaca oleracea is also a rare natural high potassium food. Due to the lack of potassium in cells, the water content of cells will be reduced, while the decrease of water content in cells is positively related to cell aging. Eating Portulaca oleracea can maintain the normal level of blood potassium and intracellular potassium.
How to treat skin diseases with purslane
Pustules (yellow water sores)
Dry purslane powder, 3 g each time (with appropriate amount of grape powder seasoning), 3 times a day, take it with warm boiled water before meals. It can be cured after 2-4 days.
Flat Wart
Dry purslane 100g (fresh product 300g), fry in water, take it twice in the morning and evening, even take 6 doses as a course of treatment. At the same time, purslane dregs were applied to the affected area 4-6 times a day for 10-15 minutes each time. Generally, it can be cured by 1-2 courses of treatment. Purslane can also be used directly to wipe the wart body to flush, twice a day, the effect is also good.
Purslane can also be used to wipe the wart body directly to the flush, twice a day, the effect is also good
Herpes zoster (banded waist dragon, snake string sore)
Apply fresh purslane to the affected area 2-6 times a day. The pain can be relieved after application. Some people use it to treat more than 50 patients, the result is the fastest 2 days to cure, generally around 7 days to cure. You can also use 100 grams of fresh purslane, cut it up, fry it into thick juice and rub it on the affected area. It can be cured several times a day, even if you take it for a week or so.
Tinea pedis
Fresh purslane 100g (chopped), alum 20g, after the decoction, soak and wash the affected area for about 20 minutes, four times a day. Generally, it can be cured in one week.
Bee sting
If the bee sting is left on the skin, it should be taken out first, and then mashed and applied to the affected area. Generally, the pain stops within a few minutes after application, and the swelling subsides within 3-5 hours.
Mosquito bites
Using fresh purslane to rub the affected area repeatedly, or apply mud to the affected area, once or twice a day, has the effect of antipruritic and detumescence.