How much does Bidens pilosa cost? An introduction to its effects and uses

Those who liked playing outdoors as children surely have had the experience of seeds or fruits of various plants sticking to their clothes. After playing all day, they would often find at night when they got home that all sorts of plants were stuck to their clothes, soiling them, and they might even get a scolding from their parents. In fact, there is a plant called Bidens pilosa, and because its tips have many bristles, it easily catches on our clothes when we pass by.

Bidens pilosa, also called popo zhen or zhenbao cao, is widely distributed across rural areas nationwide, often growing by roadsides and on wasteland, and is a relatively common wild herb. In fact, it is also a common folk medicinal herb with many effects. So how much does Bidens pilosa cost? What effects and uses does it have?

1. Price of Bidens pilosa

The flow of Bidens pilosa stock is normal, and the market has remained stable; at present, the price of Bidens pilosa is around 3 yuan.

2. Effects and uses of Bidens pilosa

1. Anti-inflammatory effect

The polyacetylene compounds in Bidens pilosa can significantly inhibit croton oil-induced ear swelling and egg white-induced paw swelling in mice, reduce the weight of cotton pellet granuloma in rats, and also significantly inhibit capillary permeability in mice and leukocyte migration in acetic acid-induced inflammation in rats. The flavonoid crystals in Bidens pilosa also have a good anti-inflammatory effect.

2. Stopping diarrhea

Bidens pilosa can also treat common intestinal diseases such as dysentery, diarrhea, and hemorrhagic dysentery. Quanzhou Bencao says that one handful of tender sprouts of Bidens pilosa can be decocted in water; for white dysentery it is combined with white sugar, and for red dysentery with brown sugar, taken three times a day, to treat dysentery. To treat unremitting diarrhea, fresh Bidens pilosa can also be decocted in water and taken.