The efficacy and function of Qingming vegetables

There are many kinds of common Chinese medicinal materials in life. Many people don’t know how to choose when using them, such as Qingming vegetables. Therefore, before choosing, you need to have a certain understanding of its effects and dosage. So do you know what the effects and functions of Qingming vegetables are?

【Alias】 Copper coin flower

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the pale yellow, fragrant green plant of the Asteraceae family.

[Original form] Pale yellow fragrant green perennial herb, 10-22cm tall. The rhizome is slender and woody; the runners are slender, with membranous scale-like leaves and terminal rosettes of leaves. The stem is erect or ascending, with white spider-like hairs. The stem-shaped leaves are oblanceolate-oblong, 1.5-5cm long, 0.5-1cm wide, gradually narrowed into long petioles at the lower part, with pointed or slightly obtuse apex; the middle leaves are oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, 2.5-5cm long, 0.5-0.8cm wide, erect or attached to the stem, with pointed apex, base extending down the stem into narrow wings, with flat edges; the upper leaves are smaller, narrowly lanceolate, and all leaves are covered with grayish white or yellowish white spider-like cotton hairs. The capitula is densely packed with 6-16 corymbs or compound corymbs; the peduncle is 3-5mm long; the involucre is broadly campanulate, 8-10mm long and about 10mm wide; the involucre is broadly campanulate, 8-10mm long and about 10mm wide; the involucre is broadly campanulate, 8-10mm long and about 10mm wide; the involucre is broadly campanulate, 8-10mm long and about 10mm wide; the involucre bracts are 4-5 layers, slightly spreading, the outer layer is elliptical, generally brown, the inner layer is lanceolate, up to 10mm long, 3-4mm wide, yellow-white, shiny, and the innermost layer is lanceolate; the receptacle has short tufted hairs; the female capitula has multiple layers of female flowers on the periphery, with 3-12 male flowers in the center; the male plant capitula has multiple layers of stamens, with 10-25 female flowers on the outer layer; the corolla is 4.5-5.5mm long, and the pappus is slightly longer than the corolla. Achenes are oblong, 1.5-1.8mm long, densely covered with nipple-like protrusions. The flowering period is August-September, and the fruiting period is September-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on hillsides, grasslands and under forests at an altitude of 2800-4700.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; bitter; cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; relieves cough. Mainly used for ringworm and bronchitis

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g. For external use: take appropriate amount, mash the juice and apply on the affected area; or boil it in water and wash with it.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

This article introduces to us what Qingming vegetables are. We know that Qingming vegetables have very high medicinal effects, but we must remind everyone that Qingming vegetables generally cannot be eaten indiscriminately, otherwise it will cause serious consequences. I hope everyone will treat it with caution.