The efficacy and function of a bowl of water

A bowl of water with Chinese medicine is a very good Chinese medicinal material. A bowl of water has a very good effect in regulating the body and is also widely used in medicine. Let’s take a look together.

[Source] It is the root of the Asteraceae plant Yiwanshui . Dig up in autumn and dry for use.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 60 to 100 cm high. The fibrous roots are clustered and slender. The basal leaves are oblate, 12 to 25 cm wide, concave at the tip, cordate at the base, and with coarse teeth of varying sizes on the edges; the petioles are 10 to 25 cm long, sheath-like at the bottom and clasping the stem; the leaves on the upper part of the stem are smaller. There are many capitulums, which are integrated into large cymose corymbs; the involucral bracts are in one row, 2-shaped, with the narrower ones on the outside covering the wider margins on the inside; the disc flowers are bisexual, all tubular, yellow, and have 6 recurved petals. Achenes obconical, with pappus.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in the shade and wet places beside mountain ditches. Distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, slightly sweet, neutral.

【Functions and indications】Relieve cough, reduce phlegm and dispel wind. Treat tuberculosis and cough caused by cold.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 2 to 3 qian.

[Additional prescription] For the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: one bowl of water and two taels of water, boil the water into a fluid extract, add five cents of honey, take 5 ml each time, three times a day.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine

Through the detailed introduction of a bowl of water, I believe everyone has a certain understanding and can better improve our common sense in life.