The efficacy and function of palm leaf seven

Do you know about Palm Leaf Seven? It is a common medicinal material. Palm Leaf Seven is generally used as raw material in many places. It can also treat many physical diseases. Let’s take a look at the relevant knowledge about Palm Leaf Seven.

【English name】 Waterplantainleaf Calanthe

[Alias] Kema Seven, Changqing Nine Dragon Plate

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Alisma orientalis, a plant of the Orchidaceae family.

[Original form] Alisma orchid, terrestrial plant, 35-40cm tall. The stem is short. The leaves are nearly basal, 3-6 in number, and shaped like Alisma plantago-aquatica leaves; the petioles are slender, usually longer than the leaves; the leaves are elliptical, 15-20 cm long, 4-6.5 cm wide, with acute or pointed tips, narrowed bases into petioles, and wavy edges. Scapes 1-2, axillary, slender, up to 30cm high, with several membranous scales at the bottom; racemes terminal, with several flowers, inflorescence axis pubescent; bracts broadly ovate-lanceolate, shorter than pedicels (with ovary), slightly curved outward, apex acuminate or slightly obtuse, margin wavy; flowers white; sepals nearly equal, obliquely ovate, erect, spreading, about 1cm long, about 6mm wide, apex slightly obtuse, back covered with purple strigosus; petals nearly rhombic, smaller than sepals; lip longer than sepals, 3-lobed, middle lobe fan-shaped, about 1.4cm long, 1.3cm wide, apex 2-lobed, base with yellow callus, lateral lobes linear; spur slender, nearly parallel to ovary, about 1cm long; column very short; ovary pubescent. Flowering period is April.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing under broad-leaved forests on hillsides below 800m above sea level.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent; bitter; cool

[Entry] Enters the liver and kidney meridians

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and relieve pain. Mainly used for traumatic injury; low back pain

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-12g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The whole plant: mainly used to stop bleeding, traumatic injuries, and low back pain.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

In general, the effect of palm leaf seven is quite significant. It is precisely because palm leaf seven has relatively good health-preserving effects that the application of palm leaf seven in health-preserving life can be said to be quite high.