Pot Plant: A special plant with many uses

The pitcher plant has the scientific name Nepenthes annamenis Macfarl, belonging to the pitcher family. The tree is also known as Tru lung Thao, Tru Tu Lung. According to Oriental medicine, the plant has a sweet taste, cool properties, and has a low heat-clearing effect. The plant is used to treat diseases such as peptic ulcers, high blood pressure, whooping cough in children... The following article will provide more information about this plant.

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• What is a pitcher plant?
• Uses of the pitcher plant
• Remedies that contain Kettle
• Note

What is a pitcher plant?

Description of medicinal herbs

The pitcher is a small, climbing plant. The plant has a cylindrical stem, with light yellow hairs at first, then turning pale green. Leaves alternate, oblong oval, stem hugging, 12-20cm long, 2.5-3cm wide. The leaf surface has red spots, the lower surface is covered with dark hairs, the leaf tip extends into a cylindrical, slightly bulging vase, the cap is oval. The outer surface is dotted with hairs, the inner surface has few glands, the peduncle is 5-10cm long.

The plant has small, regular flowers, growing in cymbal clusters more than 10cm long. Male flowers have oval sepals, rust-colored hairs on the outside, hairy on the inside. Female flowers have lanceolate sepals, hairy outer surface, glandular inner surface.

Fruit peduncle, pale gray hairy, seed lozenge.

The fruiting season of this herb usually falls from September to October.

Ecological distribution

The genus Nepenthes L. is distributed mainly in the tropics, especially Asia and some islands in the Pacific Ocean. In Vietnam, this genus has a total of 5 species, the above mentioned pitcher species is classified as large-sized species. The tree is distributed mainly in China, Vietnam and possibly Cambodia.

The pitcher is a special plant, the leaves have the form of small sacs to trap insects (so it is also called a carnivorous plant). The tree is especially light-loving, can grow on very arid and acidic soils in the coastal areas or bare hills in the midland. The tree produces many annual fruits, propagated naturally mainly from seeds. In addition, the tree can grow healthy shoots from the base and regenerate after being cut.

Harvesting and processing

The whole plant can be used to make medicine, the tree is harvested all year round, washed, chopped and then dried for use gradually.

Medicinal herbs are also grown as indoor ornamentals

Uses of the pitcher plant

Chemical composition, pharmacological effects

The plant contains active ingredients flavonoid, glycoside, phenol, amino acid, sugar, bismuth. According to some studies, the juice of the pitcher plant is self-generated by the stem, which is in the form of water or syrup, viscous, and elastic. So in addition to the treatment of diseases, this plant also uses this fluid to attract, retain and destroy insects.

Pot lid according to traditional medicine

According to Oriental medicine, medicinal herbs have a sweet taste and cool properties. The plant has a low heat effect and is used to treat diseases such as hepatitis, jaundice, peptic ulcer, whooping cough in children.

Dosage is usually from 20-40g of dried plants or 40-80g of fresh plants.

Dosage for children is ¼ – ½ of adult dose.

Remedies that contain Kettle

Supports the treatment of fatty liver

Use a pot plant to dry, cook water instead of tea, drink daily. Dosage ranges from 30 to 50 grams. However, note that this water should not be used in place of daily filtered water. Only cook drinking water once a day, a day.

Support Diabetes, dry throat

Use 30 g Kettle lid, Tianmen east, Jiaogulan, 25g each cooked with 3 liters of water. After cooking, let cool, divide into 2-3 times a day. Continuous use time from 1 to 3 months.

Support the treatment of urinary tract stones, kidney stones

Use 30 g Kettle lid, Thuong ty Tu, Bach thistle, 12 g each. Bubble rope 20g , Tran ta, Moc Huong, 6g each, cooked with 2 liters of water. Cook until the remaining 600 ml is okay. Drink 3 times a day.

Treatment of jaundice caused by hepatitis

Using the lid of the kettle, Kim Tien Thao, each flavor 30g into drinking water every day.

Used to clear heat

Use 15 g Boil the kettle lid with enough water to drink instead of water during the day.

Anti-inflammatory detoxification

Freshly washed, crushed and applied to the skin can be used to treat viral skin infections, and help the skin to stop swelling and redness. In addition, using pounded water with a warm cap applied to the skin can prevent mosquito bites and protect skin health.

Note

• Pregnant women do not use.
• People who often urinate at night do not drink the kettle in the afternoon or evening, they should drink it in the morning or at noon.
• Drinking water with a lid on the urine will be dark red like coffee, no worries.

The above article has provided more information about the pitcher plant . The plant has many uses and is used in many remedies to bring therapeutic effects. However, like other medicinal herbs, readers need to consult a specialist to get the most effective treatment and avoid unwanted effects.