The efficacy and function of the small umbrella

Do you know about the small umbrella? It is a common medicinal material. Generally, small umbrella is used as raw material in many places. It can also treat many physical diseases. Let’s take a look at the relevant knowledge about small umbrella.

[Alias] Blood Party, Huoxueyi, Glandular Dot Ardisia (New Selection of Practical Chinese Herbal Medicines in Guangxi), Variegated Cinnabar Root, Small Summer Umbrella, Pearl Cover Summer Umbrella (Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines of Guangzhou Air Force).

[Source] It is the root or the whole plant of the Myrsinaceae family . Available all year round.

[Original form] Evergreen upright shrub, 30 to 60 cm high. The roots are soft and strong. The stem is covered with dark brown hairs when young and is unbranched except for the flowering branches. The leaves are alternate, rectangular to elliptic-lanceolate, 7-14 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide, with short pointed or obtuse tips and broad chess-shaped bases. They are dark green and bare above, light green below, and covered with dark brown hairs. The whole leaf has countless black glandular dots, connected into a distinct marginal vein at the edge, and there are glands on the leaf edges. The umbels grow on branches that are 3 to 10 cm long, slightly hairy, and slightly curved at the top; the pedicel is 1 to 2 cm long; the calyx is slightly hairy; the corolla is white inside, covered with purple spots outside, and the lobes are blunt-headed. The berries are spherical, dark red when ripe, and about 6 to 8 mm in diameter. Flowering period is from June to September.

[Habitat distribution] It likes to grow in deep mountain forests or bushes. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, sweet, spicy, warm.

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation, dispel wind and eliminate dampness. Treat amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, rheumatism, and trauma.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5 to 1 liang.

[Additional prescription] For treating dysmenorrhea and chlorosis: Anemarrhena asphodeloides, turmeric, madder, areca catechu, and water lily. Decoction. (New Selection of Practical Chinese Herbal Medicines in Guangxi)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above article introduces the functions of the small umbrella. I hope it will be helpful to you in your life. But it is important to note that you should not randomly combine it with other foods. You should consult a professional before making a decision.