However, modern Chinese medicine believes that seven leaves and one flower have good effects of "clearing away heat and toxic materials, reducing swelling and relieving pain" and are widely used to relieve some diseases such as fever, toxic sores, carbuncle and traumatic injury.
1, seven leaves and one flower are good at "treating sores and carbuncle".
Seven leaves and one flower are strong in clearing away heat and toxic materials, and can obviously improve sores, skin redness and pain caused by heat toxin stuck on muscle surface.
In some mountainous areas, seven leaves and one flower are essential drugs for local residents to detoxify and reduce swelling. Whenever the skin is sore, red, swollen and hot, it is decocted with seven leaves and one flower, or its roots and stems are ground into fine powder and then mixed with vinegar for external application. The effect of eliminating carbuncle and relieving pain is very good.
2, seven leaves and one flower can "solve the poison of insects and snakes."
China people have always had the concept of "everything has its vanquisher". If you are bitten by insects and snakes in the wild, people often think that you can find a good medicine to cure the poison of insects and snakes nearby, and one flower and seven leaves is the key medicine to cure the poison of insects and snakes blindly.
In ancient times, there were many insects and snakes in Shan Ye. When people are unfortunately killed by insect venom, they often dig out the roots of flowers with seven leaves and one branch directly, and then mash them and apply them to the affected area, or decoct them, which can play a certain role in detoxification of insects and snakes.
3. Seven leaves and one flower can relieve "traumatic injury and stop bleeding".
In ancient times, Gynura divaricata was still a commonly used "traumatology" drug. When people suffer from bruises, redness, pain and traumatic bleeding due to falls and injuries, they can use seven leaves and a flower to relieve these symptoms.
According to some ancient records, seven leaves and one flower were soaked in wine for 1-2 months. When the skin is red and swollen due to a fall and collision, this wine can be used to wash and rub the affected area, which can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, reduce swelling and relieve pain.
For some minor bleeding symptoms caused by trauma, Gynura divaricata, Notoginseng Radix, Sanguis Draxonis and Myrrha can be made into powder for external application, which has good hemostatic and healing effects.
Seven leaves and one flower have a good detoxification effect, but they also have certain toxicity, so they are not suitable for use if taken orally. Seven leaves and one flower, if taken orally, can take effect within 10g without obvious toxic and side effects. But if it is used externally, just the right amount.