Elongation herb is the dried whole grass of the stone pine plant of the Stone Pine family, with slightly bitter and pungent flavor, warm nature, and belongs to the liver, spleen and kidney meridians. It has the efficacy of dispelling wind and dampness (dispelling wind and dampness in the body), relaxing tendons and activating collaterals (stretching the tendons and bones, dredging the meridians and channels).
The effect of dispelling wind and removing dampness is mostly used in the treatment of wind-cold-dampness paralysis (paralysis of limbs caused by the invasion of wind, cold and dampness), numbness of limbs, soreness of joints and unfavorable flexion and extension, etc. It is mostly used in conjunction with medicines such as Qiangwu, Duhuo and Guizhi.
It is used for treating bruises, stasis, swelling and pain. It can be used together with medicines such as sumac, turkey borer, peach kernel, safflower, etc. to take internally or use externally for fumigation.
It is recommended to choose medicines for treatment according to the different conditions and after identification under the guidance of doctors.