Is Lycoris radiata (Cockroach Flower) Poisonous? Benefits, Effects and Correct Methods of Use
Lycoris radiata is also known as dragon's claw flower, cockroach flower and other names. It is widely distributed throughout China. Because of its bright flower colors and its narrowly oblanceolate perianth segments, it is a plant with great ornamental value. So what benefits and effects does Lycoris radiata have?Is it poisonous? How should it be taken for the best results?
1. What benefits and effects does Lycoris radiata have?
1. Benefits of Lycoris radiata:
It has the benefits of treating venomous snake bites, throat swelling and pain, stubborn skin tinea, rheumatic joint pain, traumatic injuries, hemorrhoids and fistula, phlegm nodules and scrofula, scalds and burns, unilateral and bilateral tonsillitis, and sudden throat swelling and pain, hoarseness, throat stridor, difficulty breathing, and other conditions.
2. Effects of Lycoris radiata:
(1) Medicinal effects:
Fever reduction and pain relief: Lycoris radiata contains an element called lycorine, which has a good regulatory effect on the human body. It can lower the body temperature of someone with a fever and has a relatively obvious pain-relieving effect on painful areas.
Sterilization and anti-inflammation: Lycoris radiata can help the human body resist diseases caused by bacterial infection.
Emetic: It can help the human body induce vomiting. Used in cases of food poisoning.
It also has the effect of treating traumatic injuries and venomous snake bites.
(2) Dietary uses:
Lycoris radiata is also an edible plant, and there are many ways to eat it. The simplest is to eat it directly, or boil it with clean water and drink it as tea, and it can also be juiced and drunk.
2. Are Lycoris radiata flowers poisonous?
Lycoris radiata flowers are poisonous. It is mainly the rhizome part of the Lycoris radiata flower that is poisonous. The root contains the alkaloid lycorine toxin, which can cause symptoms such as vomiting and spasms. Although its rhizome is poisonous, the bulb is non-toxic and edible after processing, and can also be consumed as a medicinal material. If a small amount of Lycoris radiata flower is taken, it will not cause poisoning or death.
3. How should Lycoris radiata be taken for the best results?
(1) 1.5 g to 3 g of fresh Lycoris radiata, decocted with clean water and taken orally, can not only induce vomiting, but also treat food poisoning, phlegm caused by qi stagnation, and phlegm caused by heat
(2) 8 fresh Lycoris radiata plants and 80 peeled castor beans. Pound them together and apply to the Yongquan acupoint for 24 hours. If not cured, it can be applied for another 24 hours. It can relieve fluid retention in the body.
(3) Treating jaundice: 1 fresh Lycoris radiata bulb and 7 peeled castor beans, pounded together and applied to the sole of the foot, once a day, until the symptoms disappear.
(4) 3 g to 9 g of fresh Lycoris radiata, decocted with clean water and taken orally. It can treat epilepsy.