The efficacy and function of hairy leaf yellow medicine

For many Chinese people, traditional Chinese medicine is very trustworthy because it has a long history and few side effects. Hairy-leaf xanthoceras is a common Chinese medicinal material, which has many benefits for human health. So how can we eat hairy-leaf xanthoceras? Let’s learn about it below.

[Alias] Dog fart vine, stinky fart vine, white chicken shit vine, yellow root vine

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the Rubiaceae plant Cistanche deserticola.

[Original form] Yunnan chicken-foot vine is a vine, herbaceous or slightly woody. Branches terete, densely pubescent. Leaves are opposite; petioles can be up to 5cm long; stipules are lanceolate, about 8mm long, and sparsely hairy; leaf blades are ovate to ovate-round, 6-12cm long, up to 10cm wide, with short pointed to acuminate tips, cordate bases, pubescent above, pubescent below, with about 6-7 pairs of lateral veins; leaves are thin and papery. The cymes are axillary and terminal, broad and many-flowered; the peduncle is very long; the flowers are purple with short stalks; the calyx is slightly hairy; the corolla is about 9 mm long. The fruit is ovate, slightly flat, 1-1.3 cm long, yellow or purple, shiny, with 2 cores, flat and with broad wings.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in thickets or on the edge of forests.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly bitter; cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness; promotes blood circulation and relieves pain; heals bones. Mainly used for icteric hepatitis; indigestion; acute conjunctivitis; fractures; traumatic injuries

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

In general, the effect of hairy leaf xanthophyllum is quite significant. It is precisely because hairy leaf xanthophyllum has relatively good health-preserving effects that the application of hairy leaf xanthophyllum in health-preserving life can be said to be quite high.