The efficacy and function of chicken hemp

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

【Other name】Double pearl

[Source] It is the fruit and root of the Rosaceae plant.

[Original form] Deciduous shrub, 2 to 3 meters high. Stem erect, smooth, with scattered lenticels; branchlets spreading, glabrous. The leaves are opposite, ovate to ovate-rectangular, 4-9 cm long, 2-6 cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, broadly cuneate, rounded or truncated at the base, initially hairy on the upper side and then falling off, with yellow-white pubescence on the lower side, and heavily serrated edges; the petioles are 3-5 mm long, and both the petioles and the pedicels have yellow-white pubescence; the stipules are linear. The flower is solitary at the top of new branches, with a diameter of 3 to 4 cm; the calyx tube is short, with 4 lobes, ovate, serrated, persistent, and alternate with 4 epicalyxes; there are 4 petals, which are nearly round and white; there are many stamens; there are 4 carpels, and the ovary is superior. Drupe 4, shiny black, obovate, 7-8 mm long, glabrous. Flowering period is from April to May. Fruiting period is July.

[Habitat distribution] Grown under sparse woods on hillsides and beside valleys and gullies. Distributed in Liaoning, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei and other places.

[Functions and indications] Treat blood deficiency and kidney deficiency: Steam the fruit of Ji Ma for five minutes, take it out, use seven to eight cents, boil it in water, add rice wine and brown sugar, and take it on an empty stomach in the morning and evening; or use one or two grams of the root, slice it, boil it in water to extract the juice, add sugar and wine, and take it on an empty stomach in the morning and evening.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Catalogue".

After learning so much about the various aspects of Chinese medicine chicken numbness, I believe that we can remain calm when facing the troubles of the disease and treat the treatment of the disease correctly.