The efficacy and function of golden silk dwarf tuotu

The efficacy and function of golden silk dwarf tuotu

Golden Silk Dwarf is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. There are precedents of using Golden Silk Dwarf to treat diseases in ancient times, so we can eat it with confidence. Next, I will mainly introduce to you the effects of Golden Silk Dwarf Tuotuo.

[Alias] Axillary triangle flavor, pink-stamen boxwood, herbaceous leaf grass, Scutellaria baicalensis dwarf, thousand-year-old dwarf, triangular mia, milk medicine, mountain bench, dwarf mia, golden dwarf mia, platinum triangle mia, small throat clearer, wall-breaking wind.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole plant of the Buxaceae plant Banbenguo or Banbenguo glabra.

[Original form] 1. The bench fruit is an evergreen subshrub, 30-50cm high. The lower part is creeping, with whisker-like adventitious roots, the upper part is upright, with leaves in the upper half, and the lower half is naked, with only sparse, detachable small scales. The rhizome is long and the branches are covered with very uniform, fine, short hairs. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 2-4cm long and covered with fine hairs; leaves vary in shape, either ovate, elliptical-ovate, wider, with a shallow cordate or truncated base, or oblong, ovate-oblong, narrower, with a rounded base, generally 5-8cm long, 3-5cm wide, with acute apex, coarse teeth above the middle of the margin, midrib flat on the leaf surface, convex on the back, with very fine nipples on the back, densely covered with fine short soft hairs. Flowers are unisexual, monoecious, spikes are axillary, 1-2cm long, erect, often drooping before opening, with axial and bracts covered with short soft hairs; flowers are white or rose-colored; there are 5-10 male flowers, without pedicels, almost occupying the entire inflorescence axis; there are 1-3 female flowers, growing at the base of the inflorescence axis; male flowers: bracts ovate; sepals elliptic or oblong, 2-3mm long; anthers oblong, bowing downward after pollination, sterile pistils short columnar, swollen at the tip; female flowers: including stalks nearly 4mm long; sepals are imbricately arranged, ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 2-3mm long; glabrous; style extends out of the flower very long after pollination, and spirals at the upper end. The capsule is nearly spherical, yellow or red when mature, and the persistent style is each 1 cm long. The flowering period is from February to May, and the fruiting period is from September to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: 1. Grown at the foot of rocks, ditch edges, under forests or in moist places in thickets at an altitude of 1800-2500m.

[Properties] Identification of properties (1) Banben fruit: The stems and branches of this product are cylindrical and covered with very uniform and fine short hairs. The leaves are mostly wrinkled, papery, and of varying shapes. Complete leaves are either ovate, elliptical-ovate, relatively broad, with a shallow cordate base, truncated, or oblong, ovate-oblong, relatively narrow, with a rounded base. They are generally 5-8cm long, 3-5cm wide, with an acute apex, a flat midrib on the leaf surface, a convex dorsal surface, with very fine nipples on the dorsal surface, and densely covered with fine, short soft hairs; the petiole is 2-4cm long and has fine, short soft hairs. It has a faint smell and tastes bitter and slightly spicy.

[Chemical composition] The whole plant of Banshen fruit contains pachyaxioside A, B, axillarine AF, pachysanax-imine A, pachyaximine A, B, axillidine A, pachysamine A, B, G, H, spiropachysine A, B, isospiropachysine, and epipachysamine B.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent; bitter; warm; slightly toxic

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; promote blood circulation and relieve pain. Mainly used for rheumatic pain; limb numbness; back pain due to strain; traumatic injury

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g; or soaked in wine. For external use: take appropriate amount, mash it and stir-fry it with wine for application.

【Note】 Pregnant women should take with caution. "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Avoid beans."

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Nowadays, people's life pressure is constantly increasing, which makes our bodies often in a state of fatigue. As a traditional Chinese medicine, Golden Silk Dwarf Tuotuo has a certain regulating effect on the body. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

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