The efficacy and function of hollow willow

Many people know that hollow willow has unique therapeutic effects on some diseases. In fact, the magical effects of hollow willow are far more than that. The following will tell you in detail about the effects of hollow willow.

[Other names] Horse urine (Illustrated Guide to Higher Plants of China), Spiraea willowii (Keywords of Northeast Plants).

[Source] The whole herb and root of Spiraea serrata, a plant of the Rosaceae family. It can be harvested throughout the year, and is best harvested in summer and autumn when the flowers and leaves are lush. Wash and dry.

[Original form] An upright shrub, 1 to 2 meters high. The stem is cylindrical, gray-green in the upper part, brown-yellow near the base, and has a smooth and hard surface. The leaves are alternate, oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, 4-8 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, acute or acuminate at the apex, with densely sharp teeth or double serrations on the margins, and glabrous on both sides. The inflorescence is a rectangular or pyramidal panicle, borne at the top of the long branches with leaves of the current year, 6 to 13 cm long, covered with fine short soft hairs; the flowers are pink, 5 to 7 mm in diameter; the calyx tube is cup-shaped, with 5 sepals; 5 petals; many stamens; 5 carpels, superior, separate, 1-chambered, with 2 to more ovules. The follicles are erect, glabrous or with short soft hairs along the ventral suture.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in mountain grass, river banks, ravines, etc. Distributed in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei and other places.

[Functions and indications] "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Heilongjiang": "It is used to treat injuries from falls, joint pain, body aches, cough with sputum, and knife wounds."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: decoct in water, 3 to 4 qian. For external use: mash and apply.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Heilongjiang"

Therefore, through the detailed introduction of the Chinese medicine Willow of Hollyhock in the above article, it is not difficult to find that Willow of Hollyhock has many effects and functions, and its effect in health care is still very good.