The efficacy and function of Qingtongcao

Many people are not very clear about Qingtongcao, so when choosing Qingtongcao, you need to understand it so that you can feel at ease when eating it, which is beneficial for disease treatment.

【Other name】 Small Tongcao

[Source] Medicinal material source: The stem pith of the sprouting branches of the white powder green pod leaf of the Cornaceae plant.

[Original form] Deciduous shrub, up to 2m tall. Young branches are green, glabrous, with prominent leaf scars. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 1-5cm long; stipules are linearly divided; leaf blades are papery, ovate or ovate, 3-9cm long, 2-6cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, broadly cuneate at the base, or nearly circular, light green above, covered with white powder below, often grayish white or pinkish green, with thorny glandular serrations on the edges. Dioecious, with 4-12 male flowers in umbel or dense cymes, inserted on 1/2-1/3 of the midrib of the leaf surface, 3-5 stamens, inserted on the inner side of the disk; 1-3 female flowers, inserted in the same place as male flowers; ovary oval or spherical, with 3-5-lobed stigma. Berries are black when ripe, with 3-5 cores. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is August-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing under forests at an altitude of 1200-2800m.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; bitter; cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears heat and promotes diuresis; promotes lactation. Mainly used for heat-induced painful stranguria; difficulty in urination; lack of milk

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-6g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to Qingtongcao. Through this introduction we can understand that Qingtongcao has high medicinal value and can effectively relieve many diseases, but remember not to take it indiscriminately.