What are the benefits, effects and contraindicated groups of Common Selfheal (Toad Grass)?

Everyone has seen a toad, which is what we usually call a warty toad. The skin of this warty toad is covered with lots of little bump-like things, and it actually looks pretty disgusting. Anyway, every time I see one, I get goosebumps. In our countryside there is a plant whose leaves are just like the warty toad's skin, uneven and bumpy, so it got a name from this——Toad Grass. So who cannot eat Toad Grass? And what are its benefits and effects?

I. The benefits and effects of Toad Grass

1. Although it looks ugly, it is a genuine traditional Chinese medicine. It can not only clear heat, remove toxins and promote urination, and in the countryside, anyone with a cold, sore and swollen throat, or pharyngitis will take Toad Grass, which has a very good curative effect. Many rural households plant a few in front of their houses, so that as soon as their throat hurts, they can pick some to keep on hand for emergencies.

2. Toad Grass is very easy to grow. Once planted, it needs no careful tending; water it when you remember to, and it can survive. Of course, few people deliberately plant this kind of wild grass, since in the countryside it really is everywhere you look.

3. Toad Grass does not taste very good. When I took it before, I found it hard to swallow. You can add a little rock sugar or honey when boiling Toad Grass in water, which may reduce the discomfort, but “every medicine is three parts poison”; Yuzai does not recommend taking this herbal medicine casually. It is best to take it under a doctor's instructions.

II. Who cannot eat Toad Grass

1. Because Toad Grass is too bitter and cold, it is not suitable for patients with chronic diseases or weak constitutions. Healthy people should not take it for a long time after treating an acute condition either; once the heat toxin in the body has been cleared, it should be stopped immediately.

2. When the spleen and stomach are deficient and cold, or when cold pathogens are strong, Toad Grass must not be taken, to avoid worsening the illness, which would be harmful.

3. Many friends have the habit of brewing herbal teas, but many herbs are not suitable for long-term brewing and drinking, and Toad Grass is one of them. Drinking it for a long time is bad for the body.

Alright, the above is the benefits and effects of Toad Grass brought to you by the Tuliu.com editor. Have you ever seen this Toad Grass in the countryside?