The efficacy and function of stone clamping

Nowadays, our living standards are constantly improving, but our health quality is constantly declining. Unscientific diet poses a potential threat to our bodies. Many Chinese medicinal herbs can regulate and improve our bodies. Here I would like to introduce you to stone clamp.

【English name】root of David Currant

[Alias] Stone-caged plant, small stone-caged plant.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole plant of Saxifragaceae plant Camellia oleifera.

[Original form] Biao is an evergreen shrub, 0.5-1.5m high. The roots are horizontal, brown, and the inner bark is purple-red. The stem is gray-brown with obvious stipule rings and leaf scars; young branches are sparsely covered with glandular hairs. Simple leaves are alternate or clustered at the top of the twigs; petioles are about 5mm long and ciliate on both sides; stipules are lanceolate, 1-1.5cm long and ciliate; leaf blades are papery, rhombic-elliptical or obovate, 3-7cm long, 1.5-2cm wide, obtuse or slightly pointed at the apex, cuneate at the base, and serrated at the margins; and sparsely ciliate, green above, light green below, and glabrous on both sides. The racemes are axillary, about 5 cm long, and covered with glandular hairs; the bracts are ovate, about 6 mm long, and ciliate; the pedicels are short; the calyx tube is connate to the ovary, with 5 lobes, ovate, about 3 mm long, and rounded at the tip; the petals are 5, white, obovate, and about 1.5 mm long; the stamens are 5, alternate with the petals; the ovary is inferior, 1-chambered, with 1 style and 2-lobed stigma. Berries, tip crowned with persistent calyx. Flowering and fruiting period is from May to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in the crevices of rocks in sunny limestone mountains.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The roots are slender, gray-brown, 1-2mm in diameter, with many lateral roots and fibrous roots, brittle, easy to break, and reddish-brown in cross section. The stems are mostly branched, 1-2 mm in diameter, brown or reddish brown, with annular stipule scars and leaf scars at the nodes, as well as numerous adventitious roots or root scars, and internodes about 1.5 cm long; some stem bases have small bright yellow-green scale leaves, which are awn-shaped, brittle and easy to break. The leaves are ovate, 3-7cm long, 1.5-2cm wide, with lightly serrated edges, brown-red or light reddish-brown, and leathery. It has a faint smell and tastes bitter and astringent.

【Nature and flavor】 Astringent; bitter; slightly warm

【Meridian】 Liver; spleen; kidney meridian

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; promote blood circulation and relieve pain. It is mainly used for rheumatic joint phlegm, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, low back pain, postpartum abdominal pain, and dysentery.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the functions of relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain, and strengthening muscles and bones. Used for rheumatoid arthritis, irregular menstruation and low back pain.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to some relevant knowledge about stone clamping. Do you have a better understanding of it? I hope everyone can apply stone clamping in life to serve our health.