Amaranthus flowers can generally be taken.
The medicinal source of Amaranthus is the dried above-ground part of the plant Amaranthaceae, and Amaranthus flower belongs to the dried above-ground part of Amaranthus, therefore, Amaranthus flower can generally be taken.
Amaranth is cold in nature, has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, cooling blood to stop bleeding and dysentery, and can be used for the treatment of feverish blood dysentery (dysentery caused by feeling heat and poison, and seeing blood in stool), carbuncle, swollen furuncle, dengtoxin (an acute infectious disease, which can be seen in the reddening of the skin as if it had been coated with pigment), snake and insect bites, eczema, blood in the stool, hemorrhoidal blood, and other medical conditions.
It should be noted that, in order to avoid aggravation of the condition, people with cold spleen and stomach, intestinal slippery for leakage should avoid taking amaranth. In addition, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s advice to choose and use Chinese herbs, not self-medication, in order to avoid adverse consequences.