The efficacy and function of loquat taro

Regarding loquat taro, I think some people may have heard of it or even taken it. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t heard of it. Next, I will introduce loquat taro to you.

[Other names] Loquat Jade (Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine), Thousand Jin Weight (Complete Exhibition Selection: Infectious Diseases).

[Source] It is the tuber of Orobanchaceae, a plant of the Orobanchaceae family. Dig it up when the seedlings sprout in early summer and dry it for use.

[Original morphology] Parasitic herb, 15 to 30 cm tall, the whole plant is glabrous. The tuber is nearly spherical. Stem fleshy, simple, cylindrical, brown. There are many scale leaves, arranged in a shingle-like manner, triangular-ovate, obtuse at the apex, and 1 to 1.8 cm long. Inflorescence spike, half the length of the stem or longer; flowers without bracts, nearly sessile, calyx cup-shaped, with 5 irregular lobes; corolla 2-lipped, 1.5-2 cm long, lower lip far shorter, with 3 inconspicuous teeth, stamens protruding outside the corolla; 3 carpels. Capsule oval, 3-valved.

[Habitat distribution] Grown under the golden-backed loquat forest in high mountains. Distributed in Shaanxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu, Hubei and other places.

[Properties and flavors] "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": "slightly bitter, warm, slightly toxic."

【Functions and indications】Warming the kidney, relieving bloating and relieving pain. Treat abdominal distension, stomach pain, hernia, cough due to strain, and schistosomiasis.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 2 qian.

【Note】 Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine: "Anti-taro seven."

[Additional prescription] For the treatment of schistosomiasis: one to two qian of a thousand jin (increase or decrease according to the strength of the physical body), three qian each of Clematis chinensis, Areca nut, Stemona bulb, and Pyrophyllales root. Decoction in water for half an hour, 30 ml each time, three times a day. A course of treatment lasts fifteen to twenty days. (Selected Works of the Exhibition: Infectious Diseases)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine".

The above is a brief introduction to loquat taro. Through this we can understand that loquat taro contains a variety of nutrients, which are very effective in treating and preventing some diseases. In daily life, everyone can eat it under the guidance of relevant people.