The efficacy and function of the thousand-beat hammer

Qianda Hammer is a common Chinese medicinal material with great health-care effects. It also has certain effects on some diseases. We need to choose it according to our own needs. In life, many people don’t know much about the thousand-beat hammer. Let’s analyze the thousand-beat hammer below.

[Alias] Wirewood tree (Guangzhou Army's "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines"), rake hook (Illustrated Guide to Higher Plants of China).

[Source] It is the root of the white gum of the Lauraceae family. Available all year round.

[Original form] Shrubs or small trees, usually 6 meters high. The roots are enlarged and spindle-shaped. Twigs delicate. The leaves are alternate, papery, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, 5-10 cm long, 1.5-4 cm wide, caudate-acuminate at the apex, acute at the base, dark green above, with only the veins having appressed soft hairs. The underside is densely covered with golden or rusty appressed soft hairs, shiny, and 3-veined from the base; the petiole is glabrous, 5-10 mm long. Dioecious; female inflorescence solitary in leaf axils, sessile or with short stalks; tepals 6, linear-rectangular to narrowly rectangular, 2 mm long, pubescent; fertile stamens 9, anthers 2-celled, all intropetalous. The fruit is oval, black, shiny, and 8 to 10 mm long. Flowering period is from February to March. Fruiting period is July to August.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in mixed woods and sparse woods in valleys. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

【Properties and flavors】 Guangzhou Army "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": "pungent, warm."

【Functions and indications】 Guangzhou Army's "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": "It promotes qi flow and relieves pain, dissipates blood stasis and reduces swelling. It can treat swelling and pain from falls, rheumatic bone pain, and gastrointestinal flatulence."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 6 qian.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From the Guangzhou Army's "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines"

Nowadays, people's life pressure is constantly increasing, which makes our bodies often in a state of fatigue. Qianda Hammer, as a traditional Chinese medicine, has a certain regulating effect on the body. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.