The efficacy and function of Lingshouci

Lingshouci, as a traditional Chinese medicine, provides us with a variety of nutrients. It can also solve some diseases encountered by the body, so it is deeply loved by people. Let’s take a look at the nutrients and benefits of Lingshouci.

[Other names] Jianglongmu (Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine), black fruit wood, dragon beard wood (Chinese Tree Taxonomy).

[Source] It is the root bark of the Sophora japonica plant of the family Phragmites . It can be harvested throughout the year and used dried or fresh.

[Original form] Deciduous shrub or small tree, 4 to 6 meters high. Branches erect, gray-brown. The leaves are alternate, short-petiolate, obovate, 7-15 cm long, 3-7 cm wide, acute or acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, with wavy serrations on the margins, glabrous above, and with tufts of hairs in the vein axils below. The panicle is terminal, and the inflorescence axis is covered with rusty short soft hairs; the flowers are small, yellow-white, and 6 mm in diameter. The drupe is spherical, 5 mm in diameter, and black when ripe. Flowering period is July. Fruiting period is September.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on high mountain slopes or in mixed woods beside ditches. Distributed in Shaanxi, Henan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan and other provinces.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet and spicy, neutral.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies, relieves pain and promotes diuresis. Treat unknown swelling, snake bites, and edema.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 2 to 5 qian. For external use: mash and apply.

[Additional prescription] For treating abdominal distension and gas stagnation: 50 cents of Lingshouci, 0.15 cents each of Woerqi, Taibai rice, Akebia, and Taibai tea, 20 cents each of Frog seven and Rhubarb. Decoction in water. (The following properties and flavors are from Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine".

The above is a detailed introduction to Lingshouci. Since it is a Chinese medicinal material, we can eat it with confidence. Lingshouci has a very good effect on improving all aspects of the human body.