The efficacy and function of Li'e Bear Paw

Li'e Bear Paw is something that many people are very familiar with. The benefits that Li'e Bear Paw brings to us are not available in other foods. So what are the effects of Li'e Bear Paw? Let's find out together below.

【English name】Longawn Metalleaf

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole plant of the Melastomataceae plant.

[Original form] Herbaceous small shrub, 30-100cm high. The upper part of the stem is nearly fleshy, cylindrical, with inconspicuous ridges. Leaves opposite; petiole 3-8.5cm long, grooved and pubescent on both sides; leaf blade papery or nearly membranous, broadly ovate or nearly elliptical, acuminate at apex, cordate at base, 11-23cm long, 7-13cm wide, margin finely serrated or nearly entire, with sparse ciliate margins, 7-veined at base, one pair of veins often 5-14mm away from base, leaf surface green, densely covered with fine chaff and sparse short rough hairs, dorsal surface usually purple-red, densely covered with chaff and pubescent. The umbel is terminal, with a peduncle 2-4cm long, a pedicel about 1cm long, a calyx about 1cm long, and a calyx pubescent on the C surface; the petals are rose-red and broadly ovate; the stamens are nearly equal in length, with 2 small tubercles at the base of the connective, and the base of the connective is swollen into a short spur; the ovary is ovate, with a membranous crown at the apex, and a ring of marginal hairs on the crown brim. The membranous crown at the tip of the capsule is slightly exposed outside the persistent calyx, and the persistent calyx is covered with swollen spines at the base. Flowering period is May.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows under broad-leaved forests.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and relieve pain; promote qi circulation and dispel cold. Mainly used for rheumatic pain; abdominal distension and pain; postpartum headache

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and decoct in water for washing.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The whole plant: used for rheumatism and headache in women after childbirth; decocted in water for washing to treat abdominal distension.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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