The efficacy and function of apricot leaf windproof

Apricot leaf fangfeng is a common Chinese medicinal material, which has great health-care effects and is also effective for some diseases. We need to choose according to our own needs. Many people in our daily life do not know much about Apricot Leaf Saposhnikovia Dipsaci. Let us analyze it below.

[Other names] Saoyanggu, pruritus thigh (Caomu Convenient Prescriptions), spider incense, mountain angelica (Classification of Herbal Properties), small chrysanthemum, mountain fennel, great cold medicine (Guizhou Folk Prescriptions Collection), September white flower grass, Tianpeng grass, earth angelica, full body string, three-legged cicada, white flower arrow (Revised and Supplemented Tianbao Materia Medica), snake retreat (Guiyang Folk Herbs), white flower grass (Compilation of Common Folk Herbs), horse hoof windproof (Collection of Southern Yunnan Materia Medica), Yangshan smell, plow head tip, clear angelica (Sichuan Chinese Medicine Records), sheep odor, horse hoof leaves, ground pepper (Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the root or whole herb of the Apiaceae plant , Saposhnikovia divaricata . Harvest in summer and autumn, remove dirt and impurities, and dry in the sun.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 30 to 50 cm high. The roots are fleshy, slender and conical, solitary, with effective lateral roots, brown-yellow in color. The stem is cylindrical, with many white fine straight grooves, hollow, and the young parts are covered with short soft hairs. The basal leaves are cordate or ovate-cordate, 2.5-4 cm long, 2-3.5 cm wide, with small serrations on the edges; the petioles are 3-7 cm long; the stem leaves are tripartite compound leaves, the leaflets are ovate-cordate, becoming smaller as they go up, and are 3-5 deeply lobed, with narrow and long lobes with irregular sharp teeth; the uppermost ones have only leaf sheaths. The compound umbels are terminal and axillary, with 10 to 16 pedicels, all sparsely pubescent; the involucral bracts are absent or 1 to 2, small; the bracteoles are 2 to 3, linear. Sepals are not obvious; corolla is white, 5-petaled, suddenly narrowed at the apex and folded inward; stamens are 5, caducous early; ovary is inferior, with 2 styles. The double-hanging fruit is oblate-conical, 1.5 mm long and 2 mm wide, with densely covered tumor-like protrusions on the surface. Flowering period is from June to November.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on grass slopes or sparse shrubs, oak forests and pine forests. Distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places. It is produced in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.

[Properties] The dry roots are conical, about 5 to 10 cm long and 1 to 2 cm in diameter. Slightly curved, occasionally divergent. The surface is brown-yellow with transverse lenticels and longitudinal wrinkles. It is brittle and easy to break, with a slightly flat cross section. The central wood is yellowish white. The skin is slightly wider, pink-white, with brown-red oil spots. Slight fragrance; slightly bitter taste. Leaves gray-green, wrinkled. Slight smell; astringent taste.

[Pharmacological action] Anise oil contained in the same genus of plant anise can be used as an aromatic carminative and has antifungal effects; anise oil also promotes gastrointestinal motility and secretory function; it can also be used as a protective agent for bronchitis.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, warm.

[Functions and indications] It can promote the circulation of qi and warm the middle, dispel wind and dampness, promote blood circulation and reduce swelling. Treat stomachache, cold pain in the chest and abdomen, rheumatic numbness, pain in the tendons and bones, bruises, swelling, and scrofula.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 2 to 5 qian; grind into powder or soak in wine. For external use: mash and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① Treating abdominal pain caused by cold and yin: one qian of Saoyanggu. Swallow with boiled water or wine.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica".

The above introduces some basic knowledge about Apricot Leaf Saposhnikovia. I believe many people will have a better understanding of Apricot Leaf Saposhnikovia after reading it. There are many other medicinal herbs that we often come into contact with in our daily lives. If you have time, you might as well learn more about them.