Bubblewort has the effect of clearing heat and removing toxins, and may be used to improve sore boils, carbuncles, sore throat, tuberculosis of scrofula (mainly refers to neck lymph nodes tuberculosis) tuberculosis, acute and chronic eczema and other conditions. The efficacy of the medicine alone is limited, for some diseases, it may need to be combined with other traditional Chinese medicines, the specific use of the medicine should follow the doctor’s instructions.
According to Chinese medicine, this drug is cold in nature and can clear away heat and detoxify the toxin. Dried or fresh, it can be taken in decoction or powdered, or decocted in water for rinsing or powdered for external application. It can be used alone or in combination with red peony, astragalus, licorice, rhubarb, angelica and other herbs to treat sores and carbuncles (manifestations of skin lesions caused by fire-heat pathology). Combined with Tribulus terrestris, it can cure scrofulous tuberculosis.
Bubble grass, northern five plus skin, licorice, combined with powdered external compresses, can cure infantile eczema, acute and chronic eczema. This medicine decoction water external wash, on the early stage of mastitis is also effective, this medicine is cold, should not be used in excess. Although the bubble grass is not obviously toxic, but should not be used indiscriminately, the use of drugs must be guided by a professional Chinese medicine.