The efficacy and function of the root of Psoralea corylifolia

The root of the hairy-leaved white powder vine is a very familiar medicinal material. It has unusual effects and functions. It is the key to cure many diseases. Let's have a deeper understanding of the root of the hairy-leaved white powder vine!

[Source] Medicinal material source: It is the root of Cissus assamica (Laws.) Craib, a plant of the grape family.

[Original form] The bitter orange is a climbing subshrub. The whole plant is glabrous or more or less rusty-colored with short soft hairs. The twigs have obvious stripes and are terete; the tendrils are sometimes forked, initially hairy and then gradually become hairless. Simple leaves are alternate; petioles are 2-5cm long, initially covered with rusty long soft hairs; stipules are membranous, nearly round, 3-4mm long; leaf blades are membranous, cordate, 7-12cm long and wide, apex short acute or caudate acuminate, base cordate, margins serrulate, bright green or dark gray-green, more or less shiny, light reddish brown when dry, glabrous on both sides when mature or sometimes more or less covered with short soft hairs on the back. Flowers are bisexual, with cymes consisting of umbels that are shorter than leaves and opposite to them; pedicels are slender, 3-4mm long, and elongated when fruiting; calyx is cup-shaped and glabrous; petals are 4, ovate; stamens are opposite petals; disk is shallowly wavy and 4-lobed; ovary is superior, glabrous or more or less hairy. The berries are small, pear-shaped, 6-8mm long, 4-5mm in diameter, black when dry, and contain one seed. The flowering period is from April to August, and the fruiting period is from August to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in dense forests in low and medium mountains or sparse forests beside streams.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Expel wind and dampness; disperse blood stasis; remove toxins. It is used for rheumatic pain, sprains and injuries, carbuncle and swelling.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 5-10g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Note】 Pregnant women should not take this medicine.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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