The efficacy and function of the medicinal inverted pot

The medicinal inverted teapot is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. There are records of the medicinal inverted teapot in ancient Chinese medical books. The medicinal inverted teapot can treat many diseases and its effects are very comprehensive. We should make good use of it.

[Source] It is the root of the medicinal plant Euphorbia pulcherrima of the Boraginaceae family. Dig up in spring and autumn, wash, slice and dry.

[Original morphology] Perennial herb, 40 to 100 cm tall, the whole plant is rough. The root is conical, with dark brown epidermis, which becomes semi-essential when old. The stem is erect. Basal leaves are oblong or obovate with long petioles; stem leaves are alternate, small, linear-lanceolate and sessile. The inflorescence is terminal; the flowers are blue-purple. Nuts with dense thorns on the surface.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in mountains and grass. Distributed in Xinjiang and other places.

[Pharmacological action] The whole plant contains biological alkaloids: heliotropin, green flower pothos, hairy fruit heliotropin, broad-leaved seneciolide, heliotropin, spinulosic alkaloids, N-oxide heliotropin, and N-oxide spinulosic alkaloids. It also contains cholenaic acid, allantoin and tannin.

【Properties and flavors】 "Xinjiang Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook": "sweet, mild, non-toxic."

【Functions and indications】 "Xinjiang Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook": "Nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, clears away heat and relieves cough. Treats tuberculosis-induced cough, aphonia, nosebleeds, and hematemesis."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Xinjiang"

The above content is an introduction to the Chinese medicine inverted teapot. I hope it can be of some help to everyone. There are many medicinal herbs similar to medicinal inverted teapots in our daily life. When we take Chinese medicine such as medicinal inverted pot, we need to follow the doctor's instructions and not take it blindly.