The efficacy and function of the Seven Star Sword

Chinese medicinal materials have good effects on the treatment of most diseases, such as the Seven Star Sword. Below we will give a basic introduction to the relevant information of the Seven Star Sword.

[Other names] Small-leafed non-red, false kale, star-colored grass (Essentials of Raw Medicinal Herbs), Walking a Thousand Miles Alone (Compendium of Materia Medica), wild Elsholtzia (Lingnan Herbal Medicine), small-leafed shepherd's purse (Guangxi Plant List).

[Source] It is the whole herb of the Lamiaceae plant . Harvest in summer, wash, and use fresh or dry.

[Original form] Annual upright herb with strong fragrance when rubbed. Simple leaves are opposite and petiolate; the leaf blade is elliptic-lanceolate, gradually pointed at the apex, gradually narrowed or cuneate at the base, with serrated edges and transparent glandular dots on both sides. Inflorescence terminal and axillary; bracts leaf-like, elliptic or narrowly oblong at the bottom, 1.8-2.2 cm long, 3-6 mm wide, mucronate or obtuse at apex, broadly cuneate or rounded at base, entire margin or 2-3 serrate at upper part, hairy, with transparent glandular dots; calyx campanulate, coarsely hairy, enlarged when fruiting, 5 mm long, 5-lobed, lobes setose; corolla crimson, 2-lipped, upper lip 2-lobed, lower lip extended nearly entire, acuminate; 4 stamens, 2 of which degenerate, anther 2-chambered, widely branched; ovary superior, 4 carpels, 4-lobed, 4-chambered, each chamber with 1 ovule, style attached to base of ovary, with 2 deep and nearly equal lobes at apex. The nutlets are spherical and grow at the base of the calyx. Flowering period is summer.

[Habitat distribution] It mostly grows in valleys, sparse shade, and moist forests. Distributed in southern my country.

[Nature and flavor] "Ben Cao Qiu Yuan": "spicy, warm."

【Functions and indications】 Treat rabies, snake bites, skin eczema, and sores.

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: decoct in water for washing or mash for application. For internal use: decoct in water, 3-6 qian; or mash into juice and drink.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat bites from mad dogs, poisonous snakes, and evil creatures: infuse the wound with Seven-Star Sword Juice. (Compendium of Materia Medica)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Essentials of the Nature of Raw Herbs"

This article introduces some basic knowledge about the medicinal material Seven Star Sword. The Seven Star Sword is very effective in treating some related diseases of the human body. Moreover, the Seven Star Sword has a certain regulating effect on the body and can be consumed in moderation at ordinary times.