The storage method and efficacy of Amaranthus is to remove impurities, wash and slightly scalded or steamed after sun-drying cut off, placed in a cool dry place to save. The effect is to cool the blood, stop bleeding and dysentery, detoxify and clear away heat.
1. Stopping dysentery is used for dysentery caused by heat and poison (dysentery caused by heat and poison, see blood in stool). Amaranthus tinctorius is cold and acidic in nature, it can cool the blood and stop dysentery (clearing heat and cooling the blood and eliminating dysentery, etc.), and it is a commonly used medicine for dysentery treatment, which can be decocted alone, or combined with other medicines such as Scutellariae baicalensis, Coptis lutea, and so on.
2. Stopping bleeding, i.e. cooling blood to stop bleeding, can be used for blood in stools and stools caused by damp-heat in the large intestine, as well as blood-heat paranoia (heat causing blood to go out abnormally), hemorrhage and leakage, etc. It can be combined with other medicines such as Fenghuangwei Cao, Diyu, Ramie Root and Xiqiang Cao, etc. It is also useful in treating dysentery and dysentery.
3. It can be used for detoxifying and clearing heat, such as deng yu (acute infection with reddened skin like paint), boils, carbuncles and insect and snake bites caused by fire-heat and toxicity, and can be used in conjunction with fistula, Chonglou, and dandelion.
The use of Chinese medicines needs to be guided by a professional physician, and if there is any discomfort, one should consult a doctor in time.