The efficacy and function of the bull throat tube

Niu Shengguan is a relatively familiar traditional Chinese medicine. It has many benefits for our body. If we want to consume it correctly in our lives, we need to have some understanding of Niu Shengguan. Let’s take a look at it below.

[Other names] Paotong, Dapaotong, rice bag leaf, umbrella handle wood, three-pronged wood, Gezitong, Datong Tower

[Source] Medicinal material source: the roots and stems of Schefflera arborvitae of the Araliaceae family.

[Original form] Small tree, 5-10m high. The stem is thick and dark brown, and the longitudinal section of the stemlet has a loose and spongy texture, and the pith is sometimes divided horizontally into layered diaphragms. Leaves are alternate, palmately compound, with 7 leaflets; with cylindrical long petioles, 15-30cm long, swollen at the base, fused with stipules in a sheath-like shape, clasping the stem, and leaflets also with long petioles, 1.5-5.5cm long; leaflets are leathery, ovate or ovate-oblong, 8-20cm long, 2.5-8cm wide, 1-2 pairs of leaflets at the base are smaller, ovate-lanceolate, with long acuminate apex, obliquely rounded or shallowly cordate base, margins entire or serrated and irregularly deeply fissured; green, smooth, glabrous above, gray-green below; densely covered with white stellate short soft hairs; main vein is thick and obvious, lateral veins are 8-12 pairs, sunken above, raised below, reticulate veins are not obvious on both sides. The umbels are arranged in terminal racemes, 30-40cm long, stellate pubescent to almost glabrous, with lower branches often forming compound racemes; bracts are triangular, 3-6mm long, stellate pubescent on the outside, glabrous on the inside; pedicels are 1.5-5cm long, stellate pubescent; bracteoles are triangular, 2-3mm long; pedicels are 6-8mm long, grayish-white pubescent; calyx is densely grayish-white stellate pubescent, with 5 teeth; petals are 5, 2-3mm long, sparsely stellate pubescent on the outside, and the flowers are light green-white; stamens are 5, filaments are 3mm long; ovary is inferior, 5-chambered, disk is flat, styles are connate into columns, and stigmas are obvious. The fruit is a drupe, oval, with 5 edges. The flowering period is September-October, and the fruiting period is December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in dense forests at an altitude of 1250-2000m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; slightly cold

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and relieve pain; detoxify and promote bowel movements. It is mainly used for swelling and pain caused by falls, fractures, toothache, abdominal pain, constipation, and unknown swelling.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount, mash and apply; or soak in wine and apply.

【Note】 Guizhou Folk Medicine: "Avoid irritants, oily foods and spicy foods."

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

From the above introduction to the ox throat tube, we can see that the ox throat tube is of great help to the human body. It can improve some bad symptoms of the human body and is a very useful medicinal material for the human body.