The efficacy and function of puffball[picture]

Puffball [picture] is a common Chinese medicinal material. It has great health-care effects and is also effective for some diseases. We need to choose according to our own needs. Many people in our daily life don’t know much about puffball [picture]. Let’s analyze the puffball [picture] below.

[Other names] Ash bag, horse manure bag

[Source] It is the nearly mature fruiting body of Lasiosphaera fenzlii Reich., Calvatia gigantea (Batach. ex Pers.) Lloyd., and C. lilacina Lloyd., all of the Glechomaea family . Collect the fruiting bodies when they are just ripe in autumn, remove the mud and sand, and dry them in the sun.

[Original morphology] 1. The peeling puffball rot parasitic fungus has a fruiting body that is nearly spherical or oblong, with a diameter of 15 to 30 cm. It is white when young and gradually becomes darker when mature. The outer integument is thin and peels off in blocks when mature. The inner integument is papery and light smoky in color, and completely breaks and disappears when mature. The internal spores are in compact masses, gray-brown, gradually becoming lighter; the hyphae are long and branched, and most of them are combined into compact masses; the spores are spherical, about 5 microns in diameter, brown, and have small spines. (Including the small thorns, the diameter is 6 to 8 microns)

[Chemical composition] Contains sodium phosphate, gemmatein (C ₁₇ H ₁₂ O ₇ ), ergosterol, leucine, tyrosine and other amino acids, urea, lipids, etc.

[Pharmacological action] It has mechanical hemostatic effect and has obvious hemostatic effect on oral bleeding. Its therapeutic effect is no less than that of starch sponge or gelatin sponge. Its disadvantage is that it is not absorbed by tissues, so it is not suitable for intra-tissue hemostasis or dead space filling.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, neutral.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, relieves sore throat, and stops bleeding. Main indications: pharyngitis, tonsillitis; used externally to treat bleeding from trauma, hemorrhoidal bleeding and frostbite.

[Usage and Dosage] 1 to 2 coins; apply appropriate amount to the affected area.

[Additional prescription] 1. Bleeding after removal of mixed hemorrhoids and anal fistula: Apply 2 to 3 pieces of puffball sponges to the wound.

[Remarks] There are several other species of puffball used as medicine:

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

[Source] "Bielu"

Above we introduced what puffball [picture] is. We know that puffball [picture] has very comprehensive effects and functions, so we can use puffball [picture] as a means of regulating the body in daily life.