The efficacy and function of Potoufeng

As people's living standards continue to improve, health and longevity are gradually valued by us, so nowadays health-preserving diet therapy methods are very popular, the trend of traditional Chinese medicine is becoming more and more popular, and Chinese medicine has once again occupied people's vision. Today we will talk about Chinese medicine for breaking head wind.

【Other name】 Cloud grass

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Primulaceae, a plant of the Primulaceae family.

[Original form] Perennial herb. The rhizome is short and thick; there are many fibrous roots at the base. Leaves are basal; petioles are pubescent, 7-14cm long, leaf blades are round, 3-7cm in diameter, base is cordate, margins have irregular serrations, veins are palmate, both sides have cilia, and the main veins have more hairs. The scape is bristly, usually 2-4 pieces emerge from the leaf cluster, (8-)15-30cm high; the umbel has 12-40 flowers; the bracts are small, linear or linear-lanceolate, 3-9mm long, ciliated; the pedicels are slender, nearly equal in length, 10-18mm long, densely pubescent; the calyx is funnel-shaped, 5-lobed, split to the middle, the lobes are triangular or narrowly ovate-triangular, rarely enlarged when fruiting, with obvious 3-5 veins; the corolla is 5-lobed, the lobes are obovate, apex notched, cup-shaped, white; the stamens are 5, the filaments are very short, adnate to the corolla tube, the anthers are ovate, apex obtuse; the ovary is superior, the style is short, and does not extend out of the corolla tube. The capsule is nearly top-shaped, with a nearly truncate tip. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is May-June.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown under sparse forests on hillsides, by water in valleys and on rocks.

【Properties】 Identification: The whole plant is wrinkled. The rhizome is short and thick, and the roots are thin and whisker-like. Stem yellow-brown, 1-2 mm in diameter. The leaves are basal, mostly wrinkled and broken, round to kidney-shaped when unfolded, 3-7cm in diameter, rounded at the tip, with a cordate notch at the base that is up to 1/3 of the leaf blade, with shallowly lobed crenates or double teeth on the margin, covered with short rough hairs on both sides, and yellowish brown on the leaf surface; the petiole is 6-16cm long and pubescent. The pedicel is yellow-brown, 1-2mm in diameter; the umbel has many flowers; the small flowers are yellow-brown, the pedicels are slender, and densely covered with small soft hairs.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; promotes dampness and relieves itching. It is used for headache due to liver heat; cough due to lung heat; furuncle and boils; eczema and itching

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 9-15g. For external use: appropriate amount, decoction and wash; or mash fresh product for application. .

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the above description, we know what Potoufeng is and what effects Potoufeng has. The medicinal value of Podophyllum is very high, it is beneficial to improve the immune system, and it is a worthy choice for us.