The efficacy and function of green lotus

Traditional Chinese medicine has always been the best choice for many people to treat diseases. It is very helpful in treating diseases and you can rest assured when choosing it. Today we will introduce a Chinese medicinal material, Qingjiaolian.

【English Name】 different-leaved Arisaema

【Alias】 Iron lampstand

[Source] Medicinal material source: The rhizome of Arisaema mirabilis, a plant of the Araceae family.

[Original form] Arisaema mirabilis, perennial herb. The rhizome is cylindrical, 5-6cm long. Scale leaves linear-lanceolate, acute. There are 2 leaves, with petioles 30-90cm long, sheathed to the middle, variegated, and obliquely truncated at the sheath part; the leaf blade is bird-foot-divided, with 5-7 lobes, elliptic-lanceolate, caudate-acuminate, broadly cuneate at the base, green on the surface, and pink-green on the back; the middle lobe has a 2.5-5cm long petiole, 20-29cm long including the tip, and 7-12cm wide; the lateral lobes gradually become smaller toward the sides, and the bases of the outermost 2 are more or less united. Inflorescence stalk is variegated and shorter than petiole; spathe tube is cylindrical, variegated, 5-6cm long, 1-2cm thick, with throat slightly spread out, not curled outward; eaves are circular-lanceolate, variegated purple near the edge. The spadix is ​​unisexual; the male inflorescence is 2.5 cm long and 6 mm thick; the appendages are short-stalked, thickened at the base, nearly truncated, tapering upwards, erect, extending out of the throat, and sometimes spirally curled at the apex; the male flowers have short stalks and 3 stamens; the female inflorescence is conical, and the appendages are the same as the male inflorescence; the female flowers are dense, the ovary is obovate, the apex is truncated and quadrilateral, and the stigma is sessile and disc-shaped. The berries have seeds3. Seeds obovate, 5 mm long. The flowering period is September and the fruiting period is November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in hillside shrubs at an altitude of 880-3400m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; cold; toxic

【Meridian】 Heart meridian

【Functions and indications】Detoxification; reducing swelling and relieving pain. Mainly used for unknown swelling, carbuncle, breast abscess, snake bite, rat bite, bee and scorpion sting

【Usage and Dosage】For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Note】 This product is toxic and is for external use only. There is generally a slight itching sensation after external application. If the itching is extremely unbearable, use should be discontinued.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Rhizome: bitter and numb, cold in nature, poisonous. It has the functions of dispersing toxins, reducing swelling, killing bacteria and reducing inflammation. Used for unknown swellings, mastitis, carbuncles, snake bites, bee and scorpion stings, spider and rat bites.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what is green-footed lotus, its effects and functions. We know that green-footed lotus can not only improve immunity, but also plays an indispensable role in certain diseases.