The efficacy and function of wild oil hemp

Do you know wild sesame? It is a common Chinese medicinal material and is very helpful for some diseases. Let me show you today.

【Other name】 Ginseng

[Source] The whole herb or root of Stachys oblongifolia, a plant of the Lamiaceae family. Harvested in summer and autumn.

[Original morphology] Perennial herb, 30 to 50 cm tall, with rhizomes and creeping roots at the base. Stem erect, simple or branched, square; with inverted hairs on ridges. The leaves are opposite, elliptic-lanceolate, 2.5-8 cm long, 0.7-2.5 cm wide, obtuse or acute at the apex, broadly cordate at the base, with blunt teeth on the margins, and white pubescence on both sides, denser on the underside; the petiole is short, 0.2-0.5 cm long. Verticillaster inflorescence, with 7 to 13 flower whorls, 6 to many flowers in each whorl, axillary or terminal at branch tips; bracts are very small, bristle-like, opposite at base of pedicels; calyx campanulate, 0.7 cm long, covered with long hairs on the outside, 2-lipped, 5-toothed, with needle-like tips at the ends of teeth; corolla lip-shaped, light pink or purple-red, 1.3 cm long, lip covered with long soft hairs on the outside, upper lip oblong, entire, lower lip with 3 lobes; 4 stamens, 2 strong, extending out of the corolla and covering under the upper lip; style 2-lobed at top. There are 4 small nuts, which are obovate, dark brown and smooth. Flowering period is from May to June. The fruiting period is from June to July.

[Habitat distribution] Grown on river banks, in grass or on mountain roadsides. Distributed in Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Jiangxi and Taiwan.

【Nature and flavor】Warm in nature, spicy and slightly sweet.

【Functions and indications】Tonify the middle and replenish qi, stop bleeding and promote tissue regeneration.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat chronic dysentery: 1 liang of wild sesame. Take with simmered water.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Guizhou Herbs"

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of wild hemp. Wild hemp is very beneficial to human health, so you can give it a try.