The efficacy and function of buckwheat seven

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[Alias] Bletilla striata, Psoralea corylifolia (Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine), Rhizoma Anemarrhenae (Henan Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the tuberous root of the Polygonum aviculare plant of the Polygonaceae family. Harvest in autumn. After digging, remove the stems, leaves and fibrous roots, wash off the soil, slice and dry.

[Original form] Perennial woody vine. The stem is several meters long and segmented at the bottom. Pale purple, unsegmented upper part, green. The leaves are alternate, cordate-triangular or cordate-ovate, 4-8 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, with a pointed tip and a concave base. The bases on both sides are ear-shaped or rounded, with entire margins and slightly hairy veins. The petiole is 3-8 cm long, red, and has stipule sheaths. The racemes are axillary, and the flowers are monocotyledonous; the calyx is yellow-green, oval, about 3 mm long and 1.5 mm wide; there are 8 stamens; the ovary is superior, and the stigma is trifurcated. The fruit is triangular, with three wings on the top and three angles at the base. The fruit stalk has two wings and lanceolate membranous bracts underneath. Flowering period: summer and autumn.

[Habitat distribution] It grows wild under dense forests in high mountains or in grass on hillsides. Distributed in northwest my country. Produced in Shaanxi.

[Properties] The tubers are fleshy, irregular, and of varying sizes, with the small ones being as big as a fist and the large ones being up to 30 cm in diameter. The outer skin is brown or dark brown, surrounded by dense fibrous roots. The products are mostly cut into thick slices, about 0.6 to 0.9 cm thick and generally 2 to 6 cm in diameter. The cross section is uneven, pink or pinkish white, and powdery. It is light and brittle and easily breaks. Odorless, tastes extremely bitter.

【Nature and flavor】 Sour, bitter, cold.

【Functions and indications】 Cools blood, removes blood stasis, removes dampness and detoxifies. Treat vomiting blood, nosebleed, bloody stool, dysentery, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, rheumatic arthralgia, sores, boils, and burns.

【Usage and Dosage】 For oral administration: decoct in water, 2 to 3 qian; or grind into powder. For external use: mash and apply or grind into powder and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat low back pain: 70 grams of buckwheat, 70 grams of taro, and 70 grams of peach, each 2 grams. Grind into fine powder. Take with white wine, one coin each time, twice a day. (Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Records

The above introduction to the knowledge about buckwheat ginseng will, I believe, help you understand more about buckwheat ginseng. We can eat buckwheat in our daily life to regulate and improve our body.