The efficacy and function of stone rice

Stone rice is rich in nutritional value and has high medicinal value. Below we will introduce in detail the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine stone rice.

【English Name】 all-grass of Farges Epigeneium

【Other Names】 Xiaoshizaozi, Huanyang

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the orchid plant Lamb's Ear Garlic.

[Original form] Lamb's ear garlic, an epiphyte. The plant is short, 1-3cm high. The pseudobulbs are narrow and oblong, closely attached to each other and obliquely lying on the creeping rhizome, 5-10mm long, covered with white membranous sheaths when young, and with 1 leaf. The leaves are ovate-oblong or ovate-elliptic, (5-)10-20(-40)mm long, 4-10mm wide, obtuse at the apex, sometimes with a tip, narrowed to a short petiole at the base, and jointed. The peduncle is higher than the flower and has wings. The raceme has 2 flowers; the bracts are small, lanceolate, shorter than the pedicel and ovary, 1-2mm long; the flowers are light yellow-green; the middle sepals are nearly similar to the lateral sepals, narrowly oblong, 6mm long, 1.2mm wide, with 1 vein, and slightly obtuse at the apex; the petals are filiform, the same length as the sepals; the lip is ovate-cuneate, 5.5mm long, 2.2mm wide, slightly constricted in the middle, expanded toward the apex, nearly truncate at the apex, slightly concave in the middle and with a short tip, with teeth on the front margin, and an elliptical callus at the base or sometimes not very obvious; the column is slender, curved, about 4mm long, and the proximal column wings are short and round.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: epiphytic on trees in the forest or on rocks in the valley.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly spicy; cold

【Entry】 Lung; Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】Moistens the lungs and relieves cough; relaxes muscles and promotes blood circulation. Mainly used for cough caused by tuberculosis; cough caused by wind and heat; whooping cough; rheumatism and numbness; body pain caused by overwork; injuries caused by falls

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-9g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the functions of clearing away heat, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. It is used for tuberculosis cough, wind-heat cough, whooping cough, five tuberculosis and seven injuries, body pain, rheumatism and numbness, traumatic injuries, and infantile convulsions.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Knowing the effects and functions of stone rice, for most friends, if you feel you need it, you might as well eat some of it in your daily life. I believe it will effectively improve your condition. However, in order to ensure the effect after consumption, please be sure to consume it according to the requirements and avoid some bad living habits so that you can get the expected effect.