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\tKnown for invigorating blood circulation and regulating menstruation, yi mu cao<\/strong>(\u76ca\u6bcd\u8349 Yìm\u01d4 C\u01ceo) which also known as motherwort is a TCM herb popular with many women.<\/p>\n \tThe plant grows in many parts of the country and flowers in summer. The best time to pick it is just before it blooms. Its young tender stalks and leaves are cut and dried and made into medicine.<\/p>\n \tYi mu cao is also used to alleviate edema, improve diuresis and treat constipation. Pregnant women should not take the herb as it can cause miscarriages. In ancient China, yi mu cao was used to abort foetuses that had died.<\/p>\n \tWith a slight bitter taste, the herb is a "warm" medicine that can improve blood circulation and help generate new blood.<\/p>\n \tScience has found that yi mu cao is rich in various elements such as selenium and manganese, a natural "beauty product."<\/p>\n \tIn ancient China, girls would grind dried yi mu cao into powder, blend it with cucumber juice, add sugar and apply it as a face mask at night. This age-old treatment nourishes skin, treats pimples and help fade liverspots in older women.<\/p>\n \tWhen yi mu cao is cooked with peach, black soy beans, rice and brown sugar, it is used as a treatment for acne.<\/p>\n \tYi mu cao soup <\/strong><\/p>\n \tBoil four eggs. Shell and boil them with 30g yi mu cao and 30g sang ji sheng<\/strong>(\u6851\u5bc4\u751f S\u0101ngjìsh\u0113ng) for 30 minutes. Add sugar.<\/p>\n \tRemove the yi mo cao and sang ji sheng. Eat the eggs and drink the soup.<\/p>\n \tBenefits: Nourishes the liver and blood.<\/p>\n \tYi mu cao and jujube tea<\/p>\n \tSoak 20g yi mu cao and 100g jujubes in 650g water separately for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n \tHeat the yi mu cao in water until it boils. Simmer for 30 minutes. Remove the yi mu cao and take 200g of liquid.<\/p>\n \tPut the yi mu cao in 500g water. Repeat previous stage.<\/p>\n \tAdd jujubes to liquid and boil. Add sugar.<\/p>\n \tBenefits: A laxative and diuretic. It's good for heath.<\/p>\n