The efficacy and function of angustifolia

Many people are not very clear about Angustifolia, so when choosing Angustifolia, you need to understand it so that you can feel at ease when eating it, which is beneficial for disease treatment.

【English name】 root of Narrow-leaf Rabdosina

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the Lamiaceae plant Ipomoea australis.

[Original form] Angustifolia is a perennial herb, 85-116cm tall. Roots lignified. The stem is erect, quadrangular, and pubescent. Leaves opposite; petiole 1-3mm long; apex acute or obtuse, base narrowly cuneate, margin serrate or very shallowly serrate from base upwards, sometimes nearly entire, with very short soft hairs and glandular dots above, and short soft hairs and glandular dots below. The calyx is bell-shaped, about 4 mm long, with short stiff hairs and glandular dots on the outside; the calyx has 5 teeth, which are lanceolate-triangular and slightly bilabiate, with 2 teeth on the upper lip and 2 teeth on the lower lip; the corolla is blue, about 11 mm long, with 4 circular fissures at the tip of the upper lip, and the lower lip is nearly circular, concave and boat-shaped, and nearly the same length as the upper lip; the stamens are 4, didyna, and enclosed; the ovary is 4-lobed, the style is longer or shorter than the stamens, and the stigma is 2-lobed; the disk is thick and cup-shaped. The nutlets are nearly round, slightly flat, and purple-brown. The flowering period is from September to October, and the fruiting period is from October to November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on grassy slopes or under pine forests at an altitude of 1200-2600m.

【Chemical composition】 The leaves contain angustifolin, isodonal, and β-sitosterol[1].

【Pharmacological action】It has good anti-tumor activity.

【Functions and indications】 Strengthens the stomach and harmonizes the stomach; promotes blood circulation and dredges the meridians. Indigestion; Keshan disease cramps and pain; tumors

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and decoct in water for washing.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It is used in Yunnan to cure Keshan disease and indigestion.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The utilization rate of Angustifolia in traditional Chinese medicine is still very high, and it can be used to treat a variety of diseases. We should eat it after fully understanding the effects and functions of Anemarrhena asphodeloides. I hope everyone doesn’t eat carelessly.