I often recall the soap pod tree in front of my hometown, its trunk is very thick, it needs two people to hug, standing tall, no one remembers how old it is, the oldest people in the village say that when he was a child, this soap pod tree was already like this. In the autumn, the saponaria on the tree gradually turned inky black and fell down in clusters under the wind and rain. Villagers gathered under the trees to pick up these soap pods. What is it used for? Boiling water to wash hair, boiled water into a light brown, good at oil removal, for oily and fat hair is the most suitable. Later, I learned through books that it has a lot of effects!
1. Expectorant, especially stubborn sputum. Soap pods return to the lungs, large intestine meridians, sexual spicy, salty, xin can publicize and dissipate the evil qi that is blocked by the lungs, salty can soften the cemented phlegm, medicinal channeling, both can benefit the airway, but also can dispel stubborn phlegm. There are soap pod pills recorded in the "Outline of the Golden Plateau", that is, the use of a single flavor of soap pods, grinding them into powder, and then mixed with honey to make pills, with jujube decoction after serving, to treat stubborn phlegm resistance caused by coughing or coughing up phlegm can not come out, can not lie flat disease. Of course, it can also be used with melon, mulberry white bark, skullcap to increase expectorant power.
2. Open and close. Chinese medicine theory believes that people's consciousness is dominated by mental skills, and when the disease is very closed and the heart is blocked, there will be changes in consciousness, such as talking nonsense, fainting, and temperament changes. Saponaria is good at removing phlegm and saliva, treating stroke, phlegm, epilepsy and so on caused by sputum saliva.
3. Get rid of ringworm. Soap pods can be used externally to dispel wind and insects, generally soaked in aged vinegar, and then dried and ground into powder to apply to the skin ringworm, the treatment of ringworm has a miraculous effect.
4. Reduce swelling and loosen knots. Saponaria can also be used to treat sores and boils when the boils have not yet ulcerated, grinding or boiling cream for external use.
It turns out that soap pods have so many functions, are you impressed by it?
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