The efficacy and function of the hairy leaf rabbit ear wind

Regarding the hairy-leaved rabbit's ear herb, I think some people may have heard of it or even taken it. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t heard of it. Next, I will introduce the hairy-leaved rabbit’s ear fungus to you.

[Source] It is the whole herb of Meconopsis quinqueneri, a plant of the Poppy family. Harvest in summer and autumn and dry in the shade.

[Original form] Perennial herb, covered with golden yellow stiff hairs all over, with yellow sap. The leaves are basal, rosette-shaped, narrowly oblanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, 5 to 15 cm long and 1.5 to 3 cm wide. The flower stalk is single, erect, 20 to 40 cm high; the flowers are light blue or purple, solitary at the top of the flower stalk; there are 2 sepals; 4 petals; many stamens; the ovary has 4 to more carpels, many ovules, and the stigma is a sphere. The capsule is erect, broadly oval or oblong, 1.5 to 2.5 cm long, cracked near the top, 1.5 to 2.5 cm long; there are many seeds, dark brown.

【Habitat distribution】Grows in alpine grasslands. Distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, neutral.

【Functions and indications】 Antispasmodic, extinguishing wind, relieving asthma, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Treat infantile convulsions, pneumonia, cough and asthma.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 2 qian.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above is an introduction to the Chinese medicinal material Herba Lycopodii. For medicinal herbs that we don't understand, we should learn more about them so that we can make full use of them in our lives and not be at a loss.