Hibiscus Leaf Features
On hibiscus leaves
Hibiscus leaves are cool and refreshing in nature, with the ability to clear heat and detoxify, cool blood and stop bleeding, reduce swelling and discharge pus, and are often used by physicians.
Looking at its shape, the leaves are large and palm-shaped, the lobes are lanceolate, the edges are blunt teeth, and the veins are distinct, just like emerald jade carved, and the veins trend is like a river shunting, orderly. Its color is emerald green, fresh and moist, and in autumn, it may be slightly dyed yellow, but it does not lose its vitality.
Its use in medicine is quite extensive. At the beginning of the onset of hot toxic carbuncle, fresh hibiscus leaves are collected, washed and pounded, and applied to the affected area, which can make the redness and swelling gradually disappear. Because hibiscus leaves can clear away heat and detoxify, so that the evil of heat poison has a way out and dissipates into the invisible. In case of trauma and bleeding, sprinkle it with dried hibiscus leaves at the end of the study, and the blood will stop immediately. This is because of its ability to cool blood and stop bleeding, so that the blood can follow the usual path and will not act delusively.
And the disease of women's breast carbuncle can also be treated with hibiscus leaves. Decocting water with leaves and warm compress on the breasts can reduce swelling and relieve pain, pass through the milk collaterals, make the milk flow smoothly, and the evil poison can dissipate. Therefore, the cover hibiscus leaves not only enter the Yangming meridian, but also dredge the qi machine, so the disease of breast carbuncle has a good curative effect.
However, the way to use medicine lies in syndrome differentiation. Although the efficacy of hibiscus leaves is significant, if used improperly, it is also afraid of changes. On the occasion of the syndrome, the doctor should carefully review the condition and consider the dosage, so that the medicine can cure the disease without error.
