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Excuse me, what is the medicinal use of sunflower stalk?

Diuretic and anti-inflammatory.

Sunflower stem pith, Chinese medicine name. Is the sunflower in Compositae? Annous? The pith of the stem. It is cultivated all over China. Native to North America. Has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting diuresis and relieving cough. Used for stranguria, leucorrhea, chyluria, whooping cough and rubella. Can be used for treating gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, damp-heat stagnation, abdominal distension, urinary system tumor complicated with hematuria or infection.

Stem pith is a diuretic and anti-inflammatory agent. Leaves and petals can clear away heat and detoxify, and can also be used to nourish the stomach. Sunflower roots can be decocted in water to treat frequent urination, urgency and pain.

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1, treatment of dysuria: sunflower stem pith 30g, plantain, Juncus Juncus each 15g, Lophatherum gracile 9g. Decoct.

2. Treatment of urinary incontinence (non-obstructive): sunflower stem pith 15g, wheat straw 30g. Decoct. (1-2 from Anhui Chinese herbal medicine)

3, treatment of chyluria: sunflower stem pith 9g. Decoct with water twice in the morning and evening, and take it on an empty stomach.

4. Treatment of leucorrhea: sunflower stem pith 15-30g, decocted with sugar. Or bake it on the tile and grind it into powder, 4.5g each time, add sugar and take it with boiling water. (3-4 prescriptions are taken from Gansu Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine)

5, treatment of urethritis, urinary calculi: sunflower stem heart 15g, Jiangnan star fern 9g. Decoct with water. (Zhejiang medicinal flora)

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