What are the effects and uses of Veronica polita?
Veronica polita, also known as Shuangzhu grass, Shuangtongchui, Shuangshen grass and so on, is the whole plant of Veronica polita, an annual to biennial herbaceous plant of the genus Veronica in the family Scrophulariaceae. Used as medicine, it has the effects of tonifying the kidney and strengthening the lower back, and detoxifying and reducing swelling. It has therapeutic effects on conditions such as kidney-deficiency low back pain, hernia, swelling and pain of the testicles, women's leukorrhea, and carbuncles. Let us take a look below at the effects and uses of Veronica polita!
The medicinal effects of Veronica polita
[Nature and flavor] Sweet, bland in taste; cool in nature.
[Meridians entered] Liver and kidney meridians.
[Effects] Tonifies the kidney and strengthens the lower back, detoxifies and reduces swelling. Mainly treats kidney-deficiency low back pain, hernia, swelling and pain of the testicles, women's leukorrhea, and carbuncles.
Related discussions of Veronica polita
1. "Baicao Jing": Treats hernia and low back pain.
2. "Compilation of Commonly Used Folk Herbal Medicines": Strengthens the kidney, stops vomiting of blood, and treats bladder hernia in children.
3. "Sichuan Records of Chinese Materia Medica": Treats women's leukorrhea.
Medicinal selected formulas of Veronica polita
1. To treat bladder hernia and leukorrhea: Veronica polita and Ye Guan Men, 1 to 2 liang each, decocted in water from the second rinsing of rice, taken as a decoction.
2. To treat swelling of the testicles: Veronica polita and Huang Du, decocted in water, taken as a decoction.
3. To treat hernia: 2 liang of fresh Veronica polita, pounded to extract the juice, mixed with white liquor and taken; take the medicine on an empty stomach until drunk, cover with a blanket and sleep warmly, and once a heavy sweat breaks out, one will recover on their own. If using the dried form, use only 1 liang, decoct it in white liquor, and adding 5 qian of Zi Bei Tian Kui and decocting together is even better.