The efficacy and function of tiger lily

As for Tiger Li, I think some people may have heard of it or even taken it. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t heard of it. Next, I will introduce Lao Huli to you.

[Other names] Guarding the gate of heaven, Invincible, Untouchable, Artemisia, Round-toothed Artemisia

[Source] Medicinal material source: The stems and leaves of the entire hemp tree of the Urticaceae family.

[Original form] Shrub or small tree, 3-6m high. The twigs are hypertrophic, slightly fleshy at the top, gray-green, and sparsely covered with prickles. Simple leaves are alternate; petiole is 3-10cm long, sparsely covered with prickles and soft hairs; stipules are ovate-lanceolate, about 1cm long, and fall off early; leaf blades are various in shape, elliptic, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, sometimes obovate-lanceolate, 10-35cm long, 5-16cm wide, with acute to acuminate apex, base cuneate, obtuse or cordate, entire or with shallow teeth or teeth above the middle and lower parts, sparsely covered with small prickles on veins on both sides or nearly glabrous; leaf veins are pinnate, except for the lowest pair extending to the leaf margin, the other pairs are connected to each other at the near margin. Dioecious; inflorescence is conical or racemose branched, with long prickles and soft hairs on the axis; male inflorescence 5-10cm long, male flowers with short stalks, tepals and 4 stamens; female inflorescence 10-20cm long, female flowers with short stalks, growing longer when fruiting, solitary or several in clusters on the branches, tepals 4, unequal in size, stigma linear. Achenes are pear-shaped, 4-6 mm long, with warts on the outside. The flowering period is spring and the fruiting period is autumn.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in mixed forests on both sides of river valleys at an altitude of 700-800m.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The leaves are elliptical, elliptical or oblong-lanceolate, with acute apex, cuneate base, entire or wavy margin, pinnate veins and lateral veins connected to each other near the margins, green or dark green surface, rough upper surface (densely covered with dot-like stalactites), and prickles on the lower surface of the leaves. Slightly thick texture. It has a faint smell and tastes bitter and astringent.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm; toxic

【Functions and indications】 Disperses blood stasis and reduces swelling. Mainly used for swelling caused by falls and fractures

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: appropriate amount, mash the tender stems and leaves for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The whole plant is poisonous. Used for bruises and fractures.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is the introduction of the Chinese medicinal herb Laohuli. For medicinal herbs that we don't understand, we should learn more about them so that we can make full use of them in our lives and not be at a loss.