Ramie
Boehmeria nivea (Common Name: Ramie) is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant with stems that can become woody and persistent, at least at the base.
Boehmeria nivea (Common Name: Ramie) is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant with stems that can become woody and persistent, at least at the base.
Boehmeria nivea (Common Name: Ramie) is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant with stems that can become woody and persistent, at least at the base.
Edible Uses
Root - peeled and boiled. A pleasant, sweet taste. We can detect very little flavour, but the root has a very strange mucilaginous texture that does not appeal to most people who have tried it. Once in the mouth, it takes a lot of chewing before it is ready to be swallowed. The leaves are used for making cakes. This report could refer to the plants use as a poultice.
Medicinal
The plant is antiphlogistic, demulcent, diuretic, febrifuge, haemostatic and vulnerary. It is used to prevent miscarriages and promote the drainage of pus. The plant is used as a medicine to relieve fevers and infections of the urethra. The leaves are astringent and resolvent. They are used in the treatment of fluxes and wounds. The root contains the flavonoid rutin. It is antiabortifacient, antibacterial, cooling, demulcent, diuretic, resolvent and uterosedative. It is used in the treatment of threatened abortions, colic of pregnancy, haemorrhoids, leucorrhoea, impetigo etc. The fresh root is pounded into a mush and used as a poultice.
The Effect of Ramie Root
Cool blood to stop bleeding, prevent abortion, clear heat and relieve toxicity.
Bleeding caused by blood heat:
This herb is cold in nature, enters the blood system, and has the action of cooling blood and stopping bleeding. Therefore, it is indicated for various bleeding caused by blood heat. It can be used singly in decoction when the bleeding is not severe. It is combined with other blood-cooling hemostatics when the illness is severe.
Threatened abortion and vaginal bleeding during pregnancy:
This herb not only stops bleeding but clears heat, favorable to threatened abortion due to fetus heat and vaginal bleeding during pregnancy. For threatened abortion caused by blood-deficiency and damage due to overstrain, it is combined with herbs that can nourish blood and prevent abortion.
Abscess and swelling due to heat-toxin:
It is cold in nature and can clear heat and relieve toxicity. So it is indicated for abscess and swelling due to heat-toxin. It is mainly used externally and pounded into paste to be applied on the affected area.
Dosage and Administrations:
Decoct 15~30 g and orally take the juice pounded by 30~60 s of the fresh. Proper dose is used externally, or made decoction for washing, or pounded into paste applied externally.