The efficacy and function of water hemp

Water hemp is very familiar to everyone. It has a long history and has good effects on regulating the body and treating diseases. It is a good choice for health preservation. Let’s take a look together.

[Other names] Water ramie, black hemp, water ramie

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Ramie fructus, a plant of the Urticaceae family.

[Original form] Perennial herb or semi-shrub, 50-100cm high. Stem erect, much branched; striated; branchlets scattered, recumbent when young with short white upward stiff hairs and pubescent hairs. Leaves are alternate; petioles at stem base are up to 6 cm long, gradually shortening and becoming nearly sessile upwards; leaf blades are ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 5-9 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, and only 1-2 cm long and 0.5-1 cm wide on twigs, with pointed tips, broad cuneate or nearly rounded bases, coarsely serrated margins, dark green surface, densely covered with punctate stalactites and short, rigid white hairs, light green on the back, with short hairs along the veins. Flowers are unisexual, dioecious, in scattered spikes; male flowers have short stalks, 4 tepals, ovate, 0.5-0.7mm long, with recumbent stiff hairs on the back, 4 stamens, incurved in buds; female tepals are tubular, 0.5-0.7mm long, with recumbent stiff hairs on the outside, covering the ovary, stigma linear, 2-3mm long, with short stiff hairs growing upward, persistent. Achenes are oval and covered with persistent perianth. The flowering period is August-September, and the fruiting period is September-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in hillside thickets or beside valley water at an altitude of 600-1800m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and dampness. Treats rheumatic pain

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3-9g; or grind into powder.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Therefore, through the detailed introduction of the traditional Chinese medicine water hemp in the above article, it is not difficult to find that water hemp has many effects and functions, and its effect in health care is still very good.