The efficacy and function of Jingusan

The Chinese medicine Jingu San is a very good Chinese medicinal material. Jingu San has a very good effect in regulating the body and is also widely used in medicine. Let’s take a look together.

【Other name】 Bone setting powder

[Source] Medicinal material source: The roots of the Verbenaceae plants Maye Doufucha and Mengzi Doufucha.

[Original form] 1. Hemp leaf tofu wood, shrub, plant height 1-3m. The branches are terete, light yellow-brown, sparsely pubescent when young, and glabrous when old. Simple leaves are opposite; petioles are stout, 1-4cm long, with curly soft hairs; leaf blades are thin papery or nearly membranous, ovate, 3-9cm long, 2-6cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, with serrated teeth on the margin, heart-shaped or nearly circular base, sparsely covered with short soft hairs and orange-yellow glandular dots on both sides, and become sunken pits after falling off. The inflorescence is compact and capitate, terminal, 1.5-2.5cm long and 2-3.5cm wide; the peduncle is 1-2.5cm long; the bracts are linear, densely covered with short soft hairs; the pedicel is densely covered with soft hairs and glandular dots; the calyx is cup-shaped, about 2mm long, with soft hairs and glandular dots on both sides, 5-lobed, slightly 2-lipped, with lobes 0.5-0.8mm long; the corolla is light pink, about 6mm long, 4-lobed, 2-lipped, sparsely covered with soft hairs and glandular dots on the outside, the corolla tube is about 3mm long, with a circle of densely long soft hairs at the throat, and the tip of the ovary is densely covered with yellow or purple glandular dots. The drupe is black, oval, 3-5mm long, 2-4mm wide, and has a persistent calyx. Flowering and fruiting period is July to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: 1. Growing in jungles on hillsides at an altitude of about 1600m. 2. Grown in areas with an altitude of 1300-1500m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; slightly spicy; slightly warm

【Functions and indications】 Expel wind and dampness; promote blood circulation and unblock meridians; relieve pain; stop bleeding. Treats wind-cold-dampness arthralgia; muscle and bone pain; stomachache and vomiting blood; vasculitis

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 15-30g; or soak in wine.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of Jingu San. Jingu San has a great effect and is of great benefit to the human body. Therefore, everyone can choose Jingu San according to their physical condition, but it must be done under the doctor's advice.