The efficacy and function of heart leaf yellow flower

Traditional Chinese medicine culture is profound and extensive, and Chinese medicinal materials account for a large proportion of it. Do you know about the heart-leaf yellow flower? What are its effects and functions, and how to eat it? I believe many people are very interested in it. Let me tell you one by one below.

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[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Malvaceae, a plant of the Malvaceae family.

[Original form] Heart-leaved yellow-flowered mulberry is an upright subshrub, about 1m tall. Branchlets densely stellate pubescent and mixed with long pubescent hairs, hairs about 3mm long. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 1-2.5 cm long, densely stellate and mixed with long hairs; stipules are linear, about 5 mm long, densely stellate; leaves are ovate, 1.5-5 cm long, 1-4 cm wide, obtuse or rounded at the apex, slightly cordate or rounded at the base, with obtuse teeth on the margin, densely stellate on both sides, and mixed with long hairs on the veins below. Flowers are solitary or clustered in leaf axils or branch ends. The pedicels are 5-15mm long, densely covered with stellate soft hairs and mixed long hairs, and have nodes at the upper end; the calyx is cup-shaped, with 5 lobes, triangular, 5-6mm long, densely covered with stellate soft hairs and mixed long hairs; the flowers are yellow, about 1.5cm in diameter; the petals are oblong, 6-8mm long; the stamen column is about 6mm long and covered with long stiff hairs. The capsule is 6-8mm in diameter, with 10 sectional segments, 2 long awns at the tip, 3-4mm long, protruding outside the calyx, and covered with inverted bristles. The seeds are long oval with short hairs at the tip and bloom all year round.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows among bushes on hillsides or in roadside grass.

[Cultivation] Biological characteristics: It prefers a warm and humid climate, needs plenty of sunlight, is relatively drought-resistant, is afraid of waterlogging, and has no strict requirements on soil. It can be planted in general soil and barren mountain slopes.

【Chemical composition】 The root contains ephedrine, β-phenethylamine, φ-ephedrine, S-(+)-Nb-methyl-tryptophane methyl ester, hypophorine, vasicine, vasicinone, vasicinol, choline and betaine. The aerial part contains β-sitosterol, palmitic acid, stearic acid and hexacosanic acid. The fatty acid composition of the seed oil is mainly linoleic acid, malvalic acid and sterculic acid.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly spicy; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness; relieves cough; detoxifies and eliminates carbuncle. It is used for damp-heat jaundice, dysentery, diarrhea, gonorrhea, fever and cough, asthma, carbuncle, swelling and sore.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoction, 10-15g; fresh root 30-60g; or grind into powder; For external use: appropriate amount, mash the fresh leaves and apply.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Having said so much, we can see that the heartleaf yellow flower has many uses. It can also be used as medicine to treat diseases. You might as well know more about these, it will be helpful in your life.