The efficacy and function of Caragana

Do you know what Caragana korshinskii is? It is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. There are many records about it in ancient medical books. Caragana korshinskii has many medicinal values ​​and can be used to treat some discomfort symptoms in our body. Let us learn about the effects and functions of Caragana korshinskii in detail.

【English name】 seed of Intermediate Peashrub.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The seeds of Caragana intermedia.

[Original form] Caragana microphylla is a small shrub, 30-100cm tall. It has many branches, the bark is gray-yellow, and the young branches are covered with silky soft hairs. The stipules on the long branches are persistent and hardened into thorns, 4-7mm long; the leaves are even-pinnate; the rachis is 2.5-5cm long, densely covered with white short soft hairs; there are 3-8 pairs of leaflets, the leaflets are elliptical or obovate-elliptical, 3-8mm long, 2-7mm wide, with rounded or pointed apex, with thorn tips, cuneate base, and densely covered with grayish white short soft hairs on both sides. Flowers solitary; pedicels 15-25mm long, densely silky pubescent, often with joints above the middle; calyx tube tubular-bell-shaped, about 1cm long, 5-7mm wide, densely pubescent, calyx teeth broadly triangular, about 2mm long; corolla butterfly-shaped, yellow, 2-2.5cm long, about 1.5cm wide, pointed at the apex, with short claws at the base, the standard petal broadly ovate, about 2.5cm long, the wing petals oblong, 3.3-3.5cm long, with claws 1/2 the length of the petal, short ears, about 2mm long, keel petals elliptical, 2-3.3cm long, claws slightly shorter than the petals, ears very short, round; 10 stamens, disembodied; ovary glabrous or sparsely covered with short pubescent hairs at the bottom. The pods are flat, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 3-4cm long, 4-6mm wide, with persistent dark brown or black brown style, glabrous, and thickly leathery. Seeds red. The flowering period is May and the fruiting period is June.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in sand dunes, hillsides and dry slopes.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; neutral

【Meridian】 Lung meridian

【Functions and indications】 Drying dampness and detoxifying, killing insects and relieving itching. Mainly used for impetigo, neurodermatitis, psoriasis

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: apply appropriate amount, boil into oil and apply externally; or grind into powder and sprinkle.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

I believe that after reading the above explanations, everyone has a deeper understanding of the Chinese medicinal herb Caragana korshinskii? In fact, many foods or medicinal materials are the same. Only when we understand them can we eat them correctly according to our own situation and effectively help maintain our health.