The efficacy and function of Qilin Tail

Diseases require improvement through medicine. Different diseases require different medicine choices. If you want to treat your own diseases well, you need to use the right medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine Qilinwei is also very helpful in treating certain diseases. Let’s take a look at this medicinal herb.

[Other names] Lion's tail grass (Lingnan Medicinal Plant Collection Record), Monstera, Monstera (Flora of Guangzhou), Featherleaf vine, Crosshorn (Guangxi Medicinal Plant List), Tree-climbing centipede, Tree-climbing centipede (Wuzhou Herbal Medicine and Prescriptions for Common and Frequently Occurring Diseases Selection).

[Source] The whole plant of the Arisaema species.

[Original form] A large evergreen vine that climbs on trees or rocks with aerial roots. The stem is thick, about 2.5 cm in diameter, with roots at the nodes. The leaves are extremely large with long petioles; narrowly lanceolate or lanceolate-rectangular when young, cordate at the base, and entire; broadly rectangular when grown, with deep pinnate lobes almost reaching the midrib, 30-50 cm long, 20-40 cm wide, with countless small holes along both sides of the midrib; lobes 4-10 pairs, sword-shaped and slightly curved, 3-7 cm wide, almost equal in width at both ends, obliquely truncated at the apex, with the tip raised upwards, and 1-2 pairs of lateral veins; petiole 20-40 cm long, with a humerus at the top, 2-5 cm long. The inflorescence stalk is cylindrical, thick, 10-15 cm long; the spathe is 10-12 cm long, green on the outside and light yellow on the inside; the spadix is ​​sessile, about 10 cm long and 2 cm in diameter; the perianth is absent; the filaments are short and flat; the ovary has 1 chamber and the stigma is linear. Flowering period: spring.

【Habitat distribution】Grows in dense forests. Distributed in southern my country.

[Properties and flavors] "Thousands of Herbs in Southern China": "Light, slightly astringent, neutral."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Selected prescriptions of Wuzhou herbal medicines and common diseases": "Clears the liver and cools the blood, reduces swelling and detoxifies. Treats red and swollen eyes, nosebleeds; externally treats carbuncle, furuncle, scrotal swelling, and breast sores."

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 3-5 qian (1-2 liang for fresh); or stew with meat. For external use: mash and apply or decoct in water for washing.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat scrofula caused by phlegm and fire: Cook unicorn tail and pork lean meat into soup and drink it. (Records of Collecting Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Records of Collecting Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan"

The above is the relevant knowledge about Qilin tail introduced to you. Through the above article, you can clearly understand that Qilin tail has many benefits and functions to the human body, so you can use Qilin tail to treat some diseases.