The efficacy and function of golden pheasant horsetail ginseng

There are many kinds of common Chinese medicinal herbs in life. Many people don’t know how to choose when using them, such as Golden Sparrow Horsetail Ginseng. Therefore, before choosing, you need to have a certain understanding of its efficacy and dosage. So do you know what the efficacy and effects of Golden Sparrow Horsetail Ginseng are?

【Other name】 Pseudostellaria heterophylla

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

[Original form] Perennial herb, up to 35cm tall. The roots are fleshy, clustered, slender, 4-5, 6-8cm long. The stem is erect, thin and weak, the upper part sometimes wraps around a short plant, glabrous or with fine hairs on its young and tender parts. The leaves are opposite, elliptical or elliptical-lanceolate, 2.5-3cm long, 0.8-1cm wide, acute or shortly acuminate at the apex, with slightly soft hairs on the leaf surface and petiole, and slightly curled edges. The inflorescence is axillary, almost sessile, with 1-3 flowers; the calyx is 5-lobed, the lobes are narrowly lanceolate, with glands on the inner surface; the corolla is purple, tubular, about 3cm long, with 5 corolla lobes, fused at the apex, and slightly swollen at the throat; the corona is cup-shaped, attached to the gynandromorph, in 2 whorls, the lobes of the outer whorl are triangular, the lobes of the inner whorl are narrowly linear, the apex is slightly swollen, and twice as long as the outer whorl; the anther tip has no appendages, the pollinia is obliquely ovate, 1 in each chamber, erect, with a transparent membrane at the inner corner, the pollinia stalk is flat, and the pollen glands are rhombic. The follicles are lanceolate. The seeds have white silky hairs on the top. Flowering period is May.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in rock crevices in mountains at an altitude of 1000-2300m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; slightly warm

【Entry】 Lung; Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and kill insects. Mainly for leprosy and scabies

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: take appropriate amount and wash with decocted water.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Root and whole herb: treat leprosy and scabies.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the above, we have learned about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Golden Brocade Horsetail Ginseng. I hope everyone can prescribe the right medicine and consume Golden Brocade Horsetail Ginseng correctly in life.