Spiny amaranth can treat conditions such as cholecystitis, stomach bleeding, gallstone disease, eczema and other conditions.
Leucaena leucocephala is the whole grass or root of Amaranthus spinosus of the Amaranthaceae family, which belongs to a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It has the effects of cooling blood to stop bleeding, clearing dampness and heat, detoxifying and eliminating carbuncle. It is clinically used to treat gastric hemorrhage, blood in stool, hemorrhoidal blood, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, dysentery, astringent pain in urination, sore throat, eczema, carbuncle (acute suppurative infections of multiple adjacent hair follicles and their affiliated sebaceous or sweat glands), and other conditions.
This product has a small toxicity, and overdose may have side effects such as dizziness, nausea and vomiting. This product is contraindicated for prolonged deficiency dysentery and pregnant women, and is forbidden during menstruation and pregnancy.
When taking Chinese herbal medicines, it is necessary to carry out under the diagnosis and treatment of professional Chinese medicine practitioners, follow the doctor’s instructions to use medicines, and avoid using medicines privately, so as not to cause physical discomfort.