The efficacy and function of water cotton

After thousands of years of sedimentation and accumulation, the types and quantities of Chinese medicine have become quite astonishing. Therefore, choosing Chinese medicine to treat some difficult and complicated diseases always has a very good effect. Next, I would like to recommend a Chinese medicine, water cotton.

[Other names] Gypsophila paniculata, flower cohosh, green cohosh, wild cotton

[Source] It is the roots and leaves of the white-backed Hubei anemone of the Ranunculaceae family. Harvest in summer and autumn, wash, slice, dry or use fresh.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 30 to 60 cm tall. The whole body is hairy. The roots are conical, dark brown, with fibrous hairs at the top. The stem is erect. The leaves are basal, 3-compound, with oblique ovate or ovate leaflets, 3-9 cm long, 2-8 cm wide, with serrated edges; the stem leaves are smaller, with dense white wool on the back. Cymes terminal; flowers white. Achenes, densely covered with filamentous hairs.

[Habitat distribution] It mostly grows in wilderness grasslands or sparse woods.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cold, poisonous.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness, promotes blood circulation and eliminates diseases.

【Note】 Pregnant women should not take this medicine.

[Additional prescription] ① For treating dysentery, gonorrhea, dystocia, stillbirth, stomachache, and food stagnation: 1 to 3 grams of wild cotton. Decoction in water.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine".

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