The efficacy and function of oxtail bubble

Oxtail bubble can not only supplement the body's nutritional elements, but also help regulate the body's various functions. It also has high medicinal value. Today, I will take you to learn about oxtail bubble.

[Other names] Mountain prickly ash vine, yellow prickly ash leaf (Commonly used Chinese herbal medicines in Sichuan).

[Source] The leaves and roots of the Rosaceae plant. The leaves are harvested in summer and autumn, and the roots can be harvested all year round.

[Original morphology] Evergreen climbing or creeping shrub, 1 to 1.5 meters high. The stem is slender, with stalked glandular hairs, or falling off, and scattered with small hooked prickles. Leaves are alternate; nearly leathery; ovate-lanceolate or oblong-ovate, 8-15 cm long, 4-7 cm wide, acuminate at apex, deeply cordate at base, with sparsely serrated edges with convex heads, often with small lobes near base, glabrous on both sides, with prickles on midrib and petiole below; petiole 2-3 cm long. The panicle is terminal, 15 to 25 cm long, or in the axils of the leaves below; the flowers are white, 6 to 8 mm in diameter; the pedicels are short, sparsely covered with soft hairs and glandular hairs; the calyx is 5-lobed, the lobes are lanceolate, and the apex is subulate. The fruit is reflexed; there is soft hair on both the inside and outside; the petals are shorter than the sepal lobes; there are many stamens, and the filaments are flat; there are many carpels, which are separated. The aggregate fruit is spherical, 5 to 7 mm in diameter, red in color, and contains only more than 10 small drupes. Flowering period is from April to May. Fruiting period is from June to August.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in thickets on hillsides, roadsides and forest edges. Distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hubei and other places.

[Properties and flavors] "Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Sichuan": "sour, astringent, neutral."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Sichuan": "Astringent, hemostatic, detoxifying. Root: promotes menstruation and dissipates blood stasis. Treats vomiting blood and hemorrhoidal bleeding. Leaves: Treats impetigo and damp-heat sores."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian. For external use: grind into powder and sprinkle.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Sichuan"

The above is an introduction to the effects of oxtail bubble. When using it, you can use it according to the needs mentioned above. Oxtail bubble is also very helpful in treating certain diseases.