The efficacy and function of Southwestern Goldenrod

Most Chinese medicinal materials have good effects on the treatment of diseases, such as Southwestern Golden Rosary. Below we will give a basic introduction to the relevant information of Southwestern Golden Rosary.

[Other names] King Kong vegetable, Smilax china

[Source] Medicinal material source: The rhizome of Smilax glabra, a plant of the Liliaceae family.

[Original form] Smilax glabra is a climbing shrub. With short and thick rhizomes. The stem is thornless. Leaves are alternate; petiole 5-20mm long, with the sheathed part less than 1/3 of the total length; with tendrils, the shedding point is near the top; leaf blade is papery or thinly leathery, oblong-lanceolate, linear-lanceolate to narrowly ovate-lanceolate, 7-15cm long, 1-5cm wide, with acuminate tip, shallow cordate to broad cuneate base, and the outermost veins are almost fused with the leaf margin. Umbels grow in leaf axils or bract axils, with several to more than 10 flowers, slender peduncle, many times longer than petiole; receptacle slightly swollen; flowers unisexual, dioecious; 6 tepals, purple-red or green-yellow; male flowers have similar inner and outer tepals, 2.5-3mm long, about 1mm wide, 6 stamens, anthers oblong or ovate, shorter than filaments; female flowers are slightly smaller than male flowers, with 3 reduced stamens; ovary 3-chambered, stigma 3-lobed. The berries are spherical, 8-11mm in diameter, and blue-black when ripe. The flowering period is from May to July, and the fruiting period is from October to November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows under forests or in thickets.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The rhizome is horizontal and nodular, with a short stem base. The surface is grayish yellow to grayish brown, uneven, with irregular wrinkles, and the cork is dark brown where it falls off. The cork at the stem base has transverse cracks. Hard texture, dark yellow cross section. Most of the fibrous roots have been broken, with a conical protrusion at the attachment point, a base diameter of 1-3mm, and a dark brown surface. Hard texture, yellow-brown cross section. Slight smell, slightly astringent taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis; detoxify and resolve stagnation. Mainly used for rheumatic arthralgia; swelling and pain caused by falls; furuncle and scrofula

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

I believe that the above introduced knowledge about Southwestern Goldenrod will give you a better understanding of Southwestern Goldenrod. In our daily life, we can eat Southwestern Goldenrod to regulate and improve our body.