The efficacy and function of blood ginseng

Traditional Chinese medicine is a Chinese tradition. For many Chinese people, seeing a Chinese doctor and taking Chinese medicine when they are sick is their tradition and habit. Therefore, Chinese medicine is liked by many people. Panax ginseng is a common Chinese medicinal material. Let's learn about it together.

[Source] It is the root of the leguminous plant Lespedeza bicolor . Available all year round. After digging, remove the rough skin and use fresh or dry.

[Original form] Green-leaf Lespedeza, also known as: woody Lespedeza, Bai's Lespedeza, mountain aconite, three-leaf green, three-headed grass, golden belt, three-leaf branch, mountain black bean, Zhitianwen, scorpion medicine, bean pod, female golden elixir, earth aconite, and sticky clothes grass.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in hillside jungles or roadside weeds. Distributed in Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Shanxi, Gansu and other places. Produced in Guizhou, Fujian and other places.

[Properties] The root head is large and irregular in shape, with a rough surface; the lower part is slender, with fine longitudinal wrinkles on the surface; the whole root has lenticels, the outer skin is gray-brown, and the inside is gray-purple after peeling. It is hard, light yellow in cross section, fibrous and has a slight aroma.

【Nature and flavor】Pungent, slightly bitter, warm.

[Entry into meridians] "Mindong Materia Medica": "enters the lung and spleen meridians."

【Functions and indications】Relieve exterior symptoms, resolve phlegm, promote dampness removal and promote blood circulation. It is used to treat colds, fever, headache, cough, stranguria, abdominal pain due to blood stasis in women, metrorrhagia, carbuncle, and erysipelas.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 3-5 qian (1-2 liang for fresh); or stew with meat. For external use: mash and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① Treating asthma caused by phlegm in children: 1 liang of dried root of Panax ginseng. Boil one cup of water and drink it with honey. ("Mindong Materia Medica")

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Regarding the blood ginseng introduced in the article, I hope everyone can learn more about the relevant information in daily life, so that you can correctly treat the disease when facing it.