The efficacy and function of wild green hemp root

With the development of society and the close international exchanges, most people who study medicine have been seriously influenced by Western medicine, and fewer and fewer people are studying Chinese medicine, which has resulted in less and less understanding of Chinese medicine. Let’s talk about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine wild green hemp root.

[Other names] Peony Panax notoginseng, Chinese Artemisia hemp grass, red hemp root, iron scale lead, red fire hemp

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Artemisia villosa of the Urticaceae family.

[Original form] Perennial herb, up to 80cm tall. Root fusiform. It has edges and sparsely covered with stinging hairs. Simple leaves are alternate; petioles are 3-6cm long, with sparse stinging hairs; usually 1-3 small brown bulbils grow in the axils of stipules; leaves are ovate or elliptical, 8-13cm long, 3-6cm wide, with short acuminate tip, broad cuneate or rounded base, and crenate serrations on the leaf margin. Monoecious, both male and female flowers are in panicles; male inflorescences are axillary, up to 4 cm long; male perianth is 4-5 lobed, white, stamens are opposite to perianth lobes in the same number, and the ovary is reduced to cup-shaped; female inflorescence is terminal, up to 15 cm long, usually branched to one side, densely covered with short hairs, female flowers have short petioles, female perianth is 4-lobed, unequal, light green, the inner 2 pieces increase in size after flowering; ovary is erect at first, then oblique, and the stigma is linear. Achenes are round-obovate, flat, and 2.5-3mm long. Flowering period is July-August, and fruiting period is August-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown under mountain forests or in valleys near forests.

【Properties】 Identification by properties: The rhizomes are connected into clumps of varying sizes, gray-brown or tan in color, with many stem remnants and holes on them. The roots grow in clusters around the rhizome, are oblong-conical or slender-fusiform, twisted, 6-20m long and 3-6mm in diameter. The surface is gray-brown to reddish-brown, with fine longitudinal wrinkles and slender rootlets or rootlet marks. It is hard, not easy to break, fibrous in cross section, and light reddish brown in color. It has a faint smell and tastes slightly bitter and astringent.

[Processing] Remove impurities, wash, soak, slice, and dry in the sun or in an oven. Store in a ventilated and dry place.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; promote blood circulation and relieve pain. It is mainly used for rheumatic pain, numbness of limbs, traumatic injury, fracture pain, irregular menstruation, fatigue due to overwork, and edema caused by nephritis.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g, fresh product 30g; or soaked in wine. For external use: take appropriate amount and wash with decoction.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

After the above introduction to wild green hemp root, we have a detailed understanding of wild green hemp root. In life, we can learn more about the characteristics of wild green hemp root and make full use of its medicinal value to serve our lives.