Why is Barbata barbata also called Han Xincao?

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Scutellaria barbata is a plant of the Lamiaceae family. It has the functions of clearing heat and detoxifying, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain, and anti-cancer. It is often used to treat bruises, vomiting blood, hemoptysis, abscesses, hemorrhoids and other diseases.

Alternative names of Barbata barbata

Barbata barbata is a trade name. In addition, there are many other names according to different habits in different places, such as: Bingtoucao, Toothbrush grass, square horse orchid, ear-ear grass, menstrual grass, purple grass, square grass, half-directed flower, half-faced flower, migraine...the most famous and widely circulated one is "Han Xin grass" .

The origin of Han Xin Cao

" Where did the name "Han Xincao" come from?

According to legend, Han Xin, the founding general of the Han Dynasty, lost his father when he was young and his mother when he was young. His family was poor and he struggled to survive by selling fish. One day, when Han Xin was selling fish in the market, he was beaten up by some scoundrels and became bedridden. Aunt Zhao, a neighbor, took care of him by sending him meals and getting a herbal medicine from the field to make soup for him. Within a few days, he recovered. Later, Han Xin joined the army and became a distinguished general. He loved nursing the soldiers very much. After every battle, there were many wounded. While he visited and comforted the wounded, he sent people to the fields to collect the herbs that Aunt Zhao used to treat his injuries. After harvesting, they were divided into various camps and boiled soup in a big pot for the injured soldiers to drink. The slightly injured recovered in three to five days, and the seriously injured recovered in ten and a half months. The soldiers were very grateful to Han Xin.

The army doctor asked Han Xin the name of the herb that cured everyone. Han Xin only knew the type of the herb but did not know its name. Everyone heard that Han Xin didn't know the name of this herb, so they wanted to give this herb a name. Someone suggested calling it "Han Xin Cao", so the name "Han Xin Cao" was called like this, and it has been called "Han Xin Cao". It has been passed down to this day.

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