The efficacy and function of Adenophora scabra

In daily life, people are not only very familiar with various foods, but also come into contact with a lot of medicines in daily life. Among them, Radix Adenophorae is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. Given that there are still many people who don’t know much about Radix Adenophorae, let’s take a detailed look at it below.

[Other names] Cough grass, cough grass, American ginseng, wild ginseng, chicken ginseng, throat grass

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the plant Herba Cyperi strychnifoliae of the Campanulaceae family.

[Original form] It is a perennial herb with a height of 40-100cm. The root is carrot-shaped and fleshy. Stem solitary, rarely multi-branched, erect, usually unbranched, more or less hairy. Simple leaves are alternate, all of them are nearly sessile, or the lower part of the stem has a petiole up to 3 cm long; the leaf blade is ovate, ovate-lanceolate, lanceolate or elliptic, 2.5-8 cm long, 3.7-3.5 cm wide, obtuse, acute or acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, serrated at the margin, and more or less covered with white stiff hairs on both sides. The spike inflorescence has few flowers, sometimes only a few flowers, with 1-4 flowers in the axil of each bract, which is sometimes hairy; the calyx is usually glabrous, rarely with stiff hairs, the tube is spherical, the lobes are 7-10mm long, slightly longer than the corolla, and often curled after flowering; the corolla is purple or bluish purple; the style is slightly shorter than the corolla, and the ovary is spherical. The capsule is spherical, with a flat base, even concave, and the widest part at the bottom, with three longitudinal and wide grooves, both 4 mm long and wide. The seeds are ovate-oblong, slightly flat, with a ridge, and the crown is yellow and 0.5mm long. Flowering and fruiting period is from June to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on hillside grasslands, forest edges and forests below 3000m above sea level.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Strengthens the spleen and replenishes Qi; moistens the lungs and relieves cough. The subject is weak and sweats spontaneously; lacks milk; eats little; coughs; and coughs up blood.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the above introduction, let us understand the relevant knowledge of Radix Adenophorae. If we can give full play to the efficacy of Radix Adenophorae, it can help us solve some physical diseases. Therefore, many people regard it as their own health care choice.