The efficacy and function of Thirteen-year Flower

Traditional Chinese medicine has a history of thousands of years. It appeared at a very early time, and it has very satisfactory effects on the treatment of diseases. There are many types of traditional Chinese medicine. Do you know the medicinal material Thirteen-year flower?

【English Name】root and leaf of Affined Conehead

[Other names] Copper-colored purple cloud vegetable, copper-colored hairy purple cloud vegetable

[Source] Medicinal material source: the roots and leaves of the Acanthaceae plant Copper Hair Purple Cloud.

[Original form] Copper-haired purple cloud vegetable is a perennial shrub-like herb, about 1m tall. The stem is erect, much branched, quadrangular in the upper part, with enlarged and flat nodes, densely covered with short brown-yellow hairs mixed with long white hairs, especially on the young branches and leaves. Simple leaves are opposite; petiolate; leaf blades are ovate or ovate, gradually pointed at the apex, slightly asymmetrical at the base, obtuse or cordate, with sparsely obtuse serrations on the edges, dark green above, dark purple below, covered with short brown-yellow hairs and long white hairs on both sides, and the hairs on the branches and leaves turn blue if they are wiped off. The spike inflorescence is terminal or axillary; the bracts are leaf-like; the calyx is 5-lobed; the flowers are purple; the corolla is tubular, 5-lobed at the apex, and 2-lipped; the stamens are 4, didyna, and the filaments are connected by membranous tissue at the base, and there are 2 rows of short hairs on the inner side of the corolla. Capsule. There are 4 seeds.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in relatively shady and moist shrub forests on the edge of trees or hillsides.

【Nature and flavor】 Light taste; slightly bitter; neutral

【Meridian】 Heart; Lung; Liver

【Functions and indications】 Clears the liver and removes dampness; promotes blood circulation and dissipates blood stasis. It is used for damp-heat jaundice; red and swollen eyes; irregular menstruation; abdominal pain after childbirth

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g. For external use: Take appropriate amount of fresh leaves, mash them into juice and use as eye drops.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Roots and leaves, light taste, slightly bitter, and neutral in nature. It has the functions of promoting blood circulation, regulating menstruation and clearing away liver heat. Used for conjunctivitis, irregular menstruation, postpartum abdominal pain, icteric hepatitis, malaria, palpitations, asthma, and contraception.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The utilization rate of thirteen-year-old flower in traditional Chinese medicine is still very high, and it can be used to treat a variety of diseases. We should eat it only after fully understanding the effects and functions of the thirteen-year flower. I hope everyone doesn’t eat carelessly.