The efficacy and function of wild elm

Elsholtzia arvense is a very common Chinese medicine. Although it is very common, it has many magical effects. Let’s take a look at it below.

【English name】 all-grass of Rugulose Elsholtzia

[Other names] fragrant safflower, wild safflower, wild fragrant safflower, ulcer medicine, broom tea, membrane hemp, small safflower, lily, dogtail incense, mountain incense, ghost rice incense strips, small wild safflower, full mountain incense, small dam

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Elsholtzia ciliata, a plant of the Lamiaceae family.

[Original morphology] Elsholtzia serrata, semi-shrub, 0.3-1.5m high. The branches are quadrangular and densely covered with white fine hairs. Leaves are opposite; petioles are 0.5-2.5cm long, densely covered with white soft hairs; leaf blades are ovate or elliptical rhombus, 2-7.5cm long, 1-3.5cm wide, with acute or slightly obtuse apex, cuneate base, blunt-serrated margins, entire near base, wrinkled and hairy above, and densely covered with grayish white hairs below. The cymes are mostly densely packed into pseudospikes, borne on the top of the main stem and side branches, 5-15cm long, with the axis densely covered with grayish white hairs; the bracts are subulate, covered with grayish white hairs; the bracts are subulate, covered with grayish white hairs; the calyx is bracelet-shaped, about 1.5mm long, covered with grayish white hairs on the outside, with 5 calyx teeth; the flowers are lavender or white, about 4mm long, covered with soft hairs on the outside, the upper lip is erect, slightly emarginate at the apex, the lower lip is 3-lobed, the middle lobe is rounded, the edges are eroded, the side lobes are short and semicircular; there are 4 stamens, the front pair is longer and protruding, the filaments are slightly hairy, and the anthers are 2-chambered; the ovary is 4-lobed, the style exceeds the stamens, and the stigma is 2-lobed. The nutlets are oblong, about 1 mm long, and light yellow. The flowering period is from September to November, and the fruiting period is from October to December or February of the following year.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on hillside grasslands, open areas, roadsides, under forests or in thickets at an altitude of 1300-2800m.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The stem is square columnar, 30-150cm long, gray-brown or yellow-brown on the surface, with irregular cracks and white short soft hairs. The leaves are opposite, wrinkled or falling off, and are oval or diamond-shaped oval when flattened. They are 1-3 cm long and 0.5-2 cm wide. The surface is dark green with wrinkles and coarse hairs, and the back is gray-green with dense gray-white short soft hairs; the petiole is 0.5-2.5 cm long. Pseudospike inflorescences can be seen at the top or in the leaf axils, and the flowers are yellow-white. It has a fragrant smell and tastes spicy and cool.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; bitter; cool

【Functions and indications】 Relieve exterior symptoms and reduce fever; eliminate dampness and harmonize the middle. Mainly used for colds and fever; headaches; vomiting and diarrhea; dysentery; sores; nosebleeds and coughing with blood; bleeding due to trauma

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-12g.

[Discussions by various scholars] 1. "List of Medicinal Plants in Guangxi": Treats ulcers.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is the introduction of wild elm. I believe you will understand it after reading it. After knowing the effects and functions of Eupatorium arboricola, you can adjust it according to your own physical condition.