The efficacy and function of wild basil

What are the functions of wild basil? As a traditional Chinese medicine, wild basil can not only be used to treat diseases, but also can be combined with some other medicinal materials to make medicinal food, which has a very good effect on regulating the human body. Today we would like to introduce you to Ye Bazi.

[Other names] Ulcers medicine (Guangxi Medicinal Plant List), Dogtail Fragrance, Artemisia selengensis, Elsholtzia ciliata (Yunnan Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines).

[Source] It is the whole herb of Elsholtzia ciliata, a plant of the Lamiaceae family. Autumn collection. Dry in the shade.

[Original form] An upright shrub, 0.5 to 1.5 meters high. The stem is gray-brown with irregular cracks on the outer bark, multi-branched, with branches ascending, and the branches are yellow-brown with fine stripes and pink-white short hairs. Simple leaves are opposite; with long petioles; elliptical or diamond-shaped elliptical, 1-3 cm long, 0.6-2 cm wide, with acute apex and broad cuneate base, green with wrinkles above, white-green below, densely covered with flat white short soft hairs. The flowers are lavender or white, small, and densely arranged in terminal pseudospikes. The nutlets are oval and no longer than 1 mm. Flowering period is summer.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in wasteland, sunny slopes near villages and under forests. Distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi and other places.

[Properties and flavors] "Selected Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicines": "spicy, cool."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Guangxi Medicinal Plant List": "Treats ulcers."

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

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

It can be seen that the medicinal value of wild basil is still very obvious. However, not everyone can use Ye Ba Zi. We can judge based on our own physical condition.