The efficacy and function of wolf's tail flower

There are so many medicinal herbs in the world, and it is inevitable that there are some that we are not familiar with. But as long as we have the spirit of learning throughout our lives, I believe we can slowly learn more medical herbs. So do you know about the medicinal herb wolftail flower?

[Alias] Wolftail loosestrife, wolf grass, red silk hair, sour grass (Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine), heavy spike grass (Economic Flora of China).

[Source] It is the whole herb with roots of Loosestrife argentea of ​​the Primulaceae family. Picked during flowering period, dried in the shade or used fresh.

[Original morphology] Perennial herb, 50 to 70 cm tall, the whole plant is densely covered with soft hairs. There are rhizomes underground and the aboveground stems are erect, green, sometimes reddish. Leaves are alternate or nearly opposite, linear-oblong to lanceolate, 6 to 10 cm long and 8 to 15 mm wide. The raceme is terminal; the bracts are linear-subulate; the sepals are 5-lobed; the corolla is white and 5-lobed; the stamens are 5, united at the base into a tube; the pistil is 1. The capsule is spherical and enclosed in a persistent calyx. Flowering period is summer.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on hillsides, grasslands, roadside thickets or seaside ridges. Distributed in Northeast China, East China, Central China, Southwest China, Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Sour and bitter, neutral.

【Functions and indications】Regulate menstruation, relieve blood stasis, clear away heat and reduce swelling. Treat irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, metrorrhagia, cold and wind-heat, sore throat, breast abscess, and sprains and bruises.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decocted in water, 3 to 5 qian; or soaked in wine. For external use: mash and apply or grind into powder and sprinkle.

【Note】 Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine: "Pregnant women should not take this medicine."

[Additional prescription] ① Treat irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea: 3 grams each of red silk wool and motherwort, 2 grams each of rose and verbena. Decoction in water.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine

The above are some of the basic functions of wolftail flower introduced to you, as well as the methods of eating wolftail flower, so that you will not use it wrongly when eating it, and you can also more correctly maximize the value of wolftail flower.