Many people think that catechu is a kind of tea, but it's not like that. It's a kind of Chinese herbal medicine. It comes from the perennial tree plant catechu of legume family. It's made by decocting the peeled branches and leaves of this plant, and then it's condensed into paste like substance. It has strong medicinal fragrance, and can be used for the treatment of various diseases of human beings. So what are the common uses of catechu? Learn about the external effect and function of catechu.
Efficacy and function:
This kind of Chinese herbal medicine is cold and cold in nature, can clear away heat and phlegm, also can promote fluid and quench thirst, and it can also relieve pain. After it is used as medicine, it can be used for the treatment of many common diseases, such as human phlegm cough, fever, thirst, mouth sore and so on. In addition, when people have symptoms such as hematemesis, hematochezia, micturition and bleeding, they can also be treated with catechu, which can quickly stop bleeding after use.
Common usage:
1. Treatment of tuberculosis and hemoptysis
Catechu has obvious therapeutic effect on the high incidence of tuberculosis and cough with blood and other diseases. During the treatment, 30g of catechu and 24g of alum need to be put together, grinded into fine powder and mixed evenly. Then take 0.2g directly every time, take it three times a day, and the symptoms can be obviously reduced.
2. Treatment of eczema and aphtha
Catechu can astringent, anti-inflammatory and bactericidal. It has obvious therapeutic effect on human eczema and aphthous ulcer. When treating eczema, we need to take one thousand catechu and keel respectively. Finally, we need to add borneol, one coin, put them together and grind them into powder, and directly apply them to the parts with eczema. Treatment of oral ulceration, it is necessary, and check before borax five points told them to grind into a fine powder, directly blow the affected area.
3. Treatment of tonsillitis
Catechu is a common treatment for human tonsillitis. It costs three yuan to prepare catechu and persimmon cream respectively. When preparing borneol, two points of withered alum, put them together and grind them into fine powder, then add glycerin to make paste, and directly smear them on the inflamed part. You can change the medicine once a day. Catechu can also treat many common diseases such as gastrointestinal ulcer, traumatic bleeding and cough. The specific usage of catechu is different, so we need to consult professional Chinese medicine.