The efficacy and function of wild cowpea

As the pressure of modern life increases, more and more health care methods are emerging, but the most popular ones are still traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine that have been tested for thousands of years. For example, wild cowpea, what are the effects and functions of wild cowpea? Let me introduce it to you today.

[Other names] Wild horse bean, mountain bean root, mountain bean, mountain melon

[Source] Wild cowpea Vigna vexillata (L.) Benth., a plant of the genus Vigna in the Fabaceae family, is used as medicine with its root . Harvest in autumn, wash and dry.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cold.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies, reduces swelling and relieves pain, and relieves sore throat. It is used for toothache caused by wind and fire, sore throat, mumps, boils, residual toxins from measles, stomachache, abdominal distension, constipation, swelling and pain caused by falls, and fractures.

【Usage and Dosage】 3 to 5 cents. For external use, take an appropriate amount of fresh root, mash it and apply it to the affected area.

[Remarks] (1) The variant of this product , Vigna vexillata (L. ) Benth. var. yunnanensis Franch., is also known as mountain bean, mountain bean root, wild soup bean, wild radish, and fine blood activating herb. The root is also used as medicine, with similar effects.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

In general, the effect of wild cowpea is quite significant. It is precisely because wild cowpea has relatively good health-preserving effects that the application of wild cowpea in health-preserving life can be said to be quite high.