The efficacy and function of the root of Thalictrum serrata

The root of the spatholobus spatholobus is a familiar medicinal material with unusual effects and functions. It is the key to cure many diseases. Let's have a deeper understanding of the root of the spatholobus spatholobus!

[Other name] Horsetail Coptis chinensis (Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 12 (11): 745-746, 1965).

[Source] It is the root and rhizome of the Ranunculaceae plant Thalictrum lucidum . Harvest in autumn.

[Original form] Perennial herb, about 1 meter tall, the whole plant is glabrous. The rhizome is short, brown, and has slender fibrous roots. The stem is erect with longitudinal stripes. The leaves are large, 3-4 times pinnate, 14-40 cm long and 8-30 cm wide; the petioles have short sheaths, the sheaths are ear-shaped, light brown, and have teeth; the leaflets vary greatly, broadly ovate, ovate or elliptical-rhombus, 0.5-3 cm long, 0.3-2.5 cm wide, 3 shallowly lobed above the middle, the base is rounded or shallowly cordate, and the lobes may have 1-3 teeth; the leaflets are petiolate. The panicle is very large, generally more than 20 cm long; the bracts and bracteoles are linear; the pedicel is thin, 0.8 to 1.3 cm long; there are 4 sepals, red or lavender, oblong or elliptical, 7 to 10 mm long, without petals; there are about 20 to 32 stamens, and the filaments are thread-like; there are 6 to 10 pistils, and the stigma is nearly spherical. Achenes are long-stalked, obliquely obovate, 0.8-1.2 cm long, with 3 longitudinal veins on each side, wings along the ventral and dorsal sutures, and persistent style. The flowering and fruiting period is from July to September.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in moist places beside rivers, thickets or mountain forests. Distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Tibet and other places. Produced in Sichuan and Yunnan.

[Properties] The rhizome is short, about one finger thick, brown in color, and surrounded by a short brown fibrous sheath. The fibrous roots are clustered, slender, and brown in appearance; the cross-section of the wood is light yellow. Tastes bitter.

【Functions and indications】 ① "Chinese Medicinal Plants": "The root can be used instead of Coptis chinensis to kill bacteria and reduce inflammation."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5 to 3 qian.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The root of Thalictrum lucidum not only has multiple functions, but also can be eaten in many ways in our lives, so it is loved by many people.