The efficacy and function of chicken crop flower

The medicinal value of chicken crop flower is beyond our imagination. It is very effective in treating some diseases. Chicken crop contains many substances that are beneficial to the human body. Let’s take a look.

【Other name】 Beef tongue slices

[Source] It is the whole herb of the Orchidaceae plant , Orchidaceae . Harvested in summer and autumn.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 30 to 50 cm high. The stem is erect and all covered with fine hairs. The leaves are alternate, elliptical or ovate-elliptical, 6-8 cm long, 2.5-5 cm wide, with sharp tips, base clasping the stem, parallel veins, and short hairs on the veins. The raceme is terminal, with more than ten purple flowers; the bracts are leaf-like; the flowers are stalked, green, purple on the outside, and slightly curved downward; the operculum is inward-curved.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in weeds on soil and hills. Distributed in Guizhou and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, neutral.

【Functions and indications】Tonify the middle and replenish qi, relieve depression, and harmonize the middle. Weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, and hernia after treatment.

[Additional prescription] ① Weakness after illness: stew one or two grams of chicken crop with pork.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Above we introduced what chicken crop flower is. We know that chicken crop flower is actually a Chinese medicinal material that can bring us health benefits and has almost no major side effects, so you might as well try it in your spare time.