The efficacy and function of Pogon ginseng

I wonder if you have ever heard of Po ginseng. Ginseng has great benefits for regulating our body and can also play a good role in treating some diseases. Today let us look at the relevant knowledge about Ginseng.

【English name】 Tongue Habenaria

[Other names] Adenophora scabra, pig ginseng, hillside ginseng, mountain sand ginger, Fritillaria orchid

[Source] Medicinal material source: The tuber of the orchid plant Orchidaceae.

[Original form] Jade plant with small tongues, terrestrial herb, 13-40cm tall. The tuber is oblong and fleshy. There are 2-4 leaves, sparsely distributed; the leaf blade is lanceolate, 5-10cm long, 1-1.85cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, and clasping the stem at the base. The raceme is broadly elliptic, 2.5-5cm long and 2-2.5cm in diameter; there are 3-7 sterile linear-lanceolate bracts under the scape; the bracts are extremely acuminate, ciliate, and as long as or shorter than the ovary; the flowers are small, brown-yellow; the middle sepal is broad, broadly elliptic, about 3mm long, the lateral sepals are larger, reflexed, obliquely ovate, and slightly pointed; the petals are oblong, narrower and shorter than the sepals, the base of the lip is deeply lobed in 3 parts, the lobes are filiform, the middle lobe is about 5mm long, more than 4 times longer than the lateral lobes; the stigma is 2-lobed, the protrusions are linear-lanceolate, elongated, the ovary is curved, with a beak, up to 15mm long.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: Grown on hillside grassland.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; neutral

【Meridian】 Lung meridian

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the lungs and kidneys; strengthens the muscles and bones. Mainly used for lung heat cough; Yangwei; back pain due to overwork; hernia; traumatic injury

【Usage and Dosage】 Oral administration: 9-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The tuberous roots have the function of clearing away lung heat. Used for tuberculosis and pneumonia.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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