The efficacy and function of gall flower tea

The gall flower scented tea vegetable is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. This type of medicine can involve many aspects in the treatment of diseases, so before choosing the gall flower scented tea vegetable, you must have a good understanding of it. Let us introduce it in detail below.

[Other names] Bali hemp, Balong hemp, wild basil, wild perilla, white wild perilla, wild patchouli

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the Lamiaceae plant.

[Original morphology] Gall-flowered tea plant, upright herb, 0.6-1.2m tall. Roots numerous, fibrous. The lower part of the stem is semi-woody, obtusely quadrangular, with four deep grooves, often purple, striated, and densely covered with short soft hairs. Leaves opposite; petiole 0.5-5cm long, densely pubescent; leaf blade broadly ovate or nearly circular, becoming smaller towards both ends, 4-11cm long, 2.5-7cm wide, acuminate at apex, broadly cuneate at base, suddenly narrowing down to winged petiole, margin crenate-serrate, densely pubescent along veins on upper side, small prickles and glandular dots scattered on the rest, pubescent along veins on lower side, with obvious glandular dots. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Mature nutlets are oval-spherical with glandular dots. The flowering period is August-September, and the fruiting period is September-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on open hillsides.

[Chemical composition] The leaves contain acetyl rosthornin A and B, rosthorin A, ponicidin and oridonin.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; slightly bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; resolve phlegm and relieve cough; disperse blood stasis and relieve pain. Mainly used for colds and flu; rheumatic pain; cough with a lot of sputum; bruises and swellings

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 15-30g; or soak in wine. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the detailed introduction to the effects of the gall flower scented tea vegetable in this article, we can learn about the several major effects of the gall flower scented tea vegetable. These effects are indeed a good way to regulate the body for people with poor physical constitution and low resistance. Everyone can try it.