The efficacy and function of Lao Ya Hu

Lao Ya Hu is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It is very helpful to the human body in treating certain diseases. Moreover, this kind of medicine is also widely used. When choosing Lao Ya Hu, you need to understand its efficacy, effects and contraindications. Let's take a look at it below.

[Alias] Aglaonema (Illustrated Catalogue of Plant Names and Realities), fish gall (Chinese Tree Taxonomy), ox tongue, monkey grass, bran grass, porridge fragrance (Fujian Folk Herbs), no turning leaves, large sparrow rice, chicken rice tree, rapeseed wood, red bubble fruit (Guizhou Folk Medicine), firecrackers, road gold, hundred-seed explosion, rice sieve flower, rice sieve, large-leaf carp diarrhea, hairy wind (Zhejiang Folk Commonly Used Herbs).

[Source] It is the root, stem, leaf and fruit of the Verbenaceae plant Laoyahu . Harvested from May to October, used fresh or sun-dried.

【Original form】 Shrub, up to 3 meters high. Branchlets pubescent or smooth. Leaves are opposite; broadly elliptic to elliptic-ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, 5-10 cm long, gradually pointed at the apex, broadly cuneate at the base, with small teeth or tooth-like margins, sparsely covered with stellate hairs and glandular dots on the underside; petiole 0.5-1 cm long. The inflorescence is densely packed with corymbs, 2 to 3 cm in diameter; the peduncle has short soft hairs, which are as long as or shorter than the petiole; the flowers are water red; the calyx is short-bell-shaped and truncate; the corolla is short-tubular and 4-lobed; there are 4 stamens, 7 mm long, the filaments are longer than the lobes of the corolla, and the anthers are broadly elliptic; there is 1 pistil and the ovary has 4 chambers. Drupe, violet purple, 3-4 mm in diameter. Flowering period is from July to September. The fruiting period is from September to October.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in mountain wilderness. Distributed in Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, pungent, cool.

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind, remove dampness, disperse blood stasis and detoxify. Treat rheumatic joint pain, contusions, traumatic bleeding, and hematuria.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5-1 liang; or grind into powder. For external use: mash and apply or decoct in water for fumigation and washing.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat arthritis: 2 liang of old crow root, half a jin of pig's trotters, and 2 liang of rice wine. Add water and boil it for drinking. (Fujian Folk Herbs)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

From the above explanation, we have some understanding of the effects and functions of Lao Ya Hu. If there are any symptoms of discomfort in the body, you can use Chinese medicine to regulate it. Chinese medicine has a long history of treating diseases, so you can eat it with confidence.