The efficacy and function of chamomile

As we all know, chamomile is a very common medicinal material with many years of history. It can also treat many diseases. Let us learn about the medicinal value of chamomile.

【Other Names】 Golden Button, Chamomile

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Chamomile microcarpa of the Asteraceae family.

[Original form] Chamomile is a perennial herb, 7-15cm tall. It has a slender textured taproot. The stem is erect or ascending, branched at the base and covered with white wool. The petiole is woolly and enlarged at the base; the leaves are gray-green and white-woolly, the leaf blades are lanceolate-ovate to oblong, 7-15mm long, 5-8mm wide, pinnately divided, with the lobes entire or shallowly lobed. The head inflorescence is solitary at the top of the stem, erect, with a pedicel 4-8cm long; the involucre is 8-12mm in diameter and covered with cottony hairs; the involucre bracts are about 3 layers, herbaceous, the outer layer is a few, linear-lanceolate, pointed at the tip, with almost no membranous margin, the inner layer is linear-rectangular, with broad membranous margins and torn margins at the tip; the corolla is yellow, with 5 teeth at the eaves and glandular dots. Achenes are about 2mm long, sparsely hairy, with 5 longitudinal ribs; pappus is membranous, 5-lobed, split almost to the base, 3 of which have awn tips, about 1.8mm long. Flowering and fruiting period is from June to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in rocky and gravelly areas on hillsides.

【Properties】 Identification: The taproot is slender and lignified. The stem base is branched and covered with white cottony hairs. The leaves are gray-green, covered with white wool, the leaf blades are lanceolate to oblong, pinnately divided, with the lobes entire or shallowly lobed; the petioles are covered with wool, with enlarged base. Inflorescence shrunken, pedicel 4-8cm long; involucre woolly; involucral bracts herbaceous, linear-lanceolate or linear-rectangular; corolla yellow-brown, 5-toothed at the rim, with glandular dots.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; pungent; slightly cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness; reduces jaundice. Mainly for damp-heat jaundice

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 9-24g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

After reading the above detailed introduction to the effects and functions of Hairy Carp, I believe many friends already know the benefits of Hairy Carp. It can be seen that chamomile is very beneficial to our human body. If you need it, you might as well give it a try.