The efficacy and function of scutellaria root

In modern life, everyone is very familiar with various Chinese herbal medicines, among which Glechoma longituba is a very common one. So what are the effects and functions of Glechoma longituba? Let’s take a look.

【Alias】 Didaodu

[Source] Medicinal material source: the root or whole plant of the Urticaceae plant.

[Original form] Upright or climbing shrub, 2-3m high. Branchlets coarsely hairy. Simple leaves are alternate; petiole is 1-7cm long; stipules are linear-lanceolate, about 1cm long; leaf blade is obovate or obovate-lanceolate, 5-15cm long, 2-9cm wide, with pointed or acuminate apex, base is rounded, shallowly cordate or broadly cuneate, margin has teeth or coarse teeth above the middle and lower parts, sparsely covered with protuberances on the upper side, and after shedding, the hair pillow becomes milky, extremely rough, sometimes with bubble-like protrusions, and covered with a thin layer of grayish-white felt hairs on the lower side; 3 basal veins, 2-4 pairs of lateral veins. Inflorescence grows in the leaf axils of the previous year's branches and old branches, is 0.8-1.5cm long, has two to three dichotomous branches, or dichotomously branched. Male tepals and stamens 3, rarely 2, reduced pistils clavate, covered with cottony hairs; female flowers about 1mm long. The drupe is small, oval, slightly flat, about 1 mm long, with a disc-shaped fleshy ring at the base. The flowering period is from December to February of the following year, and the fruiting period is from May to August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in valleys and shaded and wet places beside streams at an altitude of 200-1400m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】It can relieve rash; dispel wind and dampness; activate blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis. Mainly used for measles, chickenpox, rheumatism, traumatic injury, and fracture

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash fresh product for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

In general, the effect of Glechoma root is quite significant. It is precisely because Glechoma root has relatively good health-preserving effects that the application of Glechoma root in health-preserving in daily life can be said to be quite high.