The efficacy and function of salsify

Everyone is familiar with Brahmannia ginseng. It has a long history and has good effects on regulating the body and treating diseases. It is a good choice for health preservation. Let’s take a look together.

【Other names】 Soil ginseng, green striata

[Source] Medicinal material source: the leaves and roots of the garlic leaf Brahmannia glutinosa plant of the Asteraceae family.

[Original form] Garlic-leaf salsify is an annual or biennial herb, 60-120cm tall. Root cylindrical, thick. Stems stout and unbranched or branched, glabrous or pubescent. The leaves are flat, linear-lanceolate, broad at the base, and semi-amplexicaul. The inflorescence is large, solitary at the top of the stem, 5-8cm long; the pedicel is obviously swollen and hollow below the inflorescence; there is one layer of 8 bracts, rarely 5; all the flowers are ligulate, red or reddish purple, with 5 teeth at the apex. Achenes are straight, brown or yellowish brown, with scaly and warty protrusions on the edges; the fruit beak is straight, smooth, the same length as the fruit body, and the tip is not enlarged or thickened; there is one layer of pappus; it is dirty yellow; there is a circle of white spider-like soft hairs at the base.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in fields, wastelands, and roadsides in villages, and also introduced for cultivation.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; bland; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Strengthens the spleen and replenishes Qi. Mainly used for physical weakness after illness; malnutrition in children; tinea capitis

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, leaves 3-12g; roots 15-30g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash the juice for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above are the effects and functions of salsify. We can also eat salsify reasonably according to our own situation to relieve the pain caused by the disease.