The efficacy and function of chicken feet

Chicken feet in our lives Chicken feet have attracted our attention because of their extremely high medicinal value. Let's take a closer look at what chicken feet are.

[Other names] Chicken-beating 竻 (Flora of Guangzhou), Tangjiaoyu竻 (Nanning Pharmacopoeia).

[Source] The whole plant of the Rubiaceae plant . It can be harvested, sliced ​​and sun-dried throughout the year.

[Original form] An upright thorny shrub, 2 to 5 meters high. Young branches are often hairy; spines are opposite, growing in leaf axils, strong and straight, 5 to 15 mm long. Simple leaves are opposite, oblong, sometimes ovate, 4-10 cm long, 1.8-4 cm wide, with short pointed or obtuse apex, rounded base, entire margin, bald above, pubescent below or sparsely coarse hairs along the veins, papery; with short petioles; stipules are broad at base, tapered at apex, 3-5 mm long, and coarsely hairy. The inflorescence is terminal; the calyx is bell-shaped, about 2.5 mm long and covered with coarse hairs; the corolla is white, high-footed saucer-shaped, bald on the outside, with a weak tube, 1.2 to 2 cm long, and lobes oblong to lanceolate, 4 to 8 mm long. The berry is spherical, about 10 mm in diameter, bald, and has a ring-shaped scar on the top where the calyx has fallen. Flowering period: autumn and winter.

[Habitat distribution] Grown on the edge of villages or gardens. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[Nature and flavor] "Nanning Pharmacopoeia": "slightly bitter, sweet and astringent."

【Functions and indications】 "Nanning Pharmacopoeia": "It removes blood stasis, promotes new blood, and is astringent. It can treat dysentery. It can be crushed and applied to ulcers, bruises, and swellings."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian. For external use: mash and apply.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of chicken feet. This is a medicinal material we are very familiar with, but it has many medicinal properties and functions. Therefore, I hope everyone will consume it based on their own situation.