The efficacy and function of wild hemp

With the development of society and the close international exchanges, most people who study medicine have been seriously influenced by Western medicine, and fewer and fewer people are studying Chinese medicine, which has resulted in less and less understanding of Chinese medicine. Let’s talk about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine wild hemp.

[Other name] Patchouli

[Source] It is the whole herb of the Lamiaceae plant. Harvest in autumn.

[Original morphology] Perennial upright herb. The stem is square, purple-red and hairy. The leaves are opposite, ovate, gradually pointed at the apex, nearly truncate at the base, extending downward to form a petiole, with wings, serrated edges, and protruding points at the ends of the teeth. They are green above and light green below, and covered with fine hairs on both sides; the petiole is long. Inflorescence: panicle; flowers are purple-red; calyx is 5-lobed; corolla is lip-shaped, with the lower lip longer than the upper lip, boat-shaped, entire, and the upper lip 4-lobed, with the lobes reflexed; 4 stamens, 2 of which are longer and slightly protrude from the corolla.

[Habitat distribution] Grown on ridges and shady places in mountains. Distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Southwest China.

[Nature and flavor] Slightly warm in nature, bitter and spicy in taste.

【Functions and indications】 Relieve exterior symptoms, dispel cold, and eliminate rheumatism.

[Additional prescription] ① Treating common cold caused by wind and cold: 3 grams each of wild coleus, orange shell, smilax glabra root, dandelion and honeysuckle. Take it in decoction.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

I believe that the above introduction to the knowledge about wild hemp will give you a better understanding of it. We can eat wild hemp in our daily life to regulate and improve our body.