The efficacy and function of freesia

As people's research on traditional Chinese medicine deepens, they gradually understand the detailed ingredients in various traditional Chinese medicines and the impact of these ingredients on everyone's health. Below I would like to recommend a Chinese medicinal herb, Freesia, to you and describe its effects in detail. I hope it will be of some help to your study and research.

[Other names] Small calamus, small red garlic, calamus orchid

[Source] Medicinal material source: the bulb of Freesia odorata of the iris species.

[Original form] Freesia is a perennial herb. The bulb is narrowly ovate or oval, covered with a membranous reticular integument with pink spots. The leaves are sword-shaped or strip-shaped, slightly curved, 15-40cm long, 0.5-1.4cm wide, yellow-green; the midrib is obvious. The upper part of the peduncle has 2-3 curved branches and several leaves below; the flowers are sessile; each flower has 2 membranous bracts at the base; the flowers are upright, light yellow or yellow-green, and fragrant; the perianth tube is trumpet-shaped, with 6 perianth lobes arranged in 2 whorls, the inner whorl of perianth lobes being slightly shorter and narrower than the outer whorl; there are 3 stamens, attached to the perianth tube; there is 1 style, with 6-lobed stigma, and the ovary is green and nearly spherical. Capsule nearly oval. The back of the chamber is cracked. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is June-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Most of them are cultivated in the open air in southern my country, and mostly in potted plants in northern China.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; cools blood and stops bleeding. Mainly used for blood heat, epistaxis, vomiting blood, blood in stool, metrorrhagia, dysentery, sores, bleeding from external injuries, and snake bites

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-10g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above content is an introduction to the traditional Chinese medicine Freesia. We should learn more about Freesia in our daily lives so that we can use it more reasonably and better realize its value.