The efficacy and function of a single medicine

Yiwei medicine is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, which is very helpful for many diseases. Let us briefly introduce each medicine below.

[Other names] Wild locust tree (Illustrated Catalogue of Plant Names and Realities), wild indigo plant (Chinese Tree Taxonomy), wolftooth grass (Illustrated Description of Main Plants in China·Leguminosae), red bean yam, rock bean yam, iron broom, wild mung bean (Guizhou Folk Prescriptions and Medicines Collection), mountain soap bean, iron soap bean (Compilation of Commonly Used Folk Herbs), mountain mung bean (Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica), purple flowered ground yam tip, horse yam tip (Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Records).

[Source] The whole herb of the leguminous plant Echinops julibrissin . Harvest from September to October.

[Original form] Horsethorn ("Herbal Medicine for Famine Relief")

[Habitat distribution] Growing under bamboo forests on hillsides. Distributed in Shanxi, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places.

[Properties and flavors] "Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica": "Tastes bitter, warm in nature, non-toxic."

【Functions and indications】 Treat scrofula, hemorrhoids, food stagnation, and cold cough.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.3-1 liang; or stew with meat.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat the initial stage of itching and hard lumps of tuberculosis: stew one herb, Coriolus Morus Alpiniae Root and Polygonum Multiflorum with pork. (Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Records)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Guizhou Folk Prescriptions and Medicines Collection"

The above introduces some basic knowledge about single-ingredient medicine. I believe many people will have a better understanding of single-ingredient medicine after reading it. There are many other medicinal herbs that we often come into contact with in our daily lives. If you have time, you might as well learn more about them.