The efficacy and function of Rubus root

Rubus root is a medicinal material. If we have some understanding of its medicinal value, we can correctly use Rubus root to treat some related diseases in life. Let’s take a look at it below.

[Alias] Blackberry root (from "Qian Kun Sheng Yi"), March berry root (from "Cao Mu Bian Fang").

[Source] It is the root or root bark of Rubus chinensis, a plant of the Rosaceae family. Dig up in summer and autumn, wash or peel the root bark, and dry it in the sun.

【Original morphology】 The plant morphology is detailed in the entry for "Rubus chinensis".

[Habitat distribution] Produced in Sichuan and Shaanxi.

[Properties] The dried roots are about 50 to 90 cm long, about 2 to 3 cm thick, and have a bark thickness of about 3 to 6 mm. The appearance is gray-brown or gray-yellow. Hard texture. The cross section is white with chrysanthemum patterns.

【Properties and flavors】 ① "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica": "bitter, flat, non-toxic."

[Functions and indications] Treat vomiting blood, hemorrhoidal bleeding, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, diarrhea, dysentery, spermatorrhea, low back pain, and malaria.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.3 to 1 liang.

【Note】 "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Annals": "People with weak constitution, damp-heat stagnation and pregnant women should not take this medicine."

[Additional prescription] ①Treatment of continuous hemorrhage: 4 liang of raspberry root and 1 bowl of wine. Boil for 70% and drink warm on an empty stomach. ("Qian Kun Business")

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above content is an introduction to the Chinese medicinal herb Rubus Root. I hope it can be of some help to everyone. There are many medicinal herbs similar to Rubus rhamnoides in our daily life. We need to follow the doctor's instructions when taking Chinese medicine such as Rubus root and not take it blindly.