The efficacy and function of stone radish

As people's living standards improve, they pay more attention to health preservation. Many people know that the Chinese medicine Herba Astragali is good for the body and can treat many diseases. Let’s learn about it today.

【English name】root of Champion Pentasacme

[Other names] Wulai, Nanshi Luomo, Pseudo-Ding Diao Bamboo, Fengwei Grass, Mancao, Water Willow

[Source] Medicinal material source: The whole herb of the dicotyledonous plant Sphagnum moss of the Asclepiadaceae family.

[Original form] Perennial upright herb, 30-80cm high. Usually unbranched, internodes 1.5-3cm long, glabrous. Leaves are opposite, membranous; petiole is very short, 1-2mm long; leaf blade is narrowly lanceolate, 4-16cm long, 0.5-1.5cm wide, with pointed tip; lateral veins are not obvious. Umbrella-shaped cymes are axillary, shorter than leaves, with 4-8 flowers; peduncle is extremely short; pedicel is slender; calyx 5, narrowly lanceolate, with glands at the inner base; flowers are small, white, corolla lobes 5, narrowly lanceolate, much longer than corolla, covering to the right; corona into 5 scales, alternate with corolla lobes, with small teeth at the tip; pollinia 1 in each locule, ovate, upright and connected to the pollinia stalk in the middle, with a transparent hooked tip at the tip. The ovary consists of 2 free carpels, the style is extremely short, the stigma is disc-shaped and pentagonal, and the apex is 2-lobed. The follicles are cylindrical-lanceolate and twin. The seed tip has white silky hairs about 1.5 cm long. The flowering period is from April to October, and the fruiting period is from July to April of the following year. 0

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown under sparse woods in hilly mountains or by streams, in rock crevices, and in forest valleys.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; slightly spicy; cool

【Meridian】 Liver; Gallbladder

【Functions and indications】Disperses wind and clears away heat; detoxifies and reduces swelling. Indications: Wind-heat cold; cough; sore throat; red eyes; hepatitis; snake bites

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 9-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the function of clearing away heat and detoxifying. Used to treat hepatitis and eye pain caused by wind and fire.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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