The efficacy and function of hunchback sole

Traditional Chinese medicine requires the use of Chinese medicine when treating diseases, and Luoguodi, as a kind of Chinese medicinal material, is also frequently used. So, let’s talk about the effects and functions of Luoguodi.

[Other names] Golden Basin (Herbal Prescriptions), Golden Turtle Lotus (Revised and Supplemented Tianbao Materia Medica), Golden and Silver Basin (Classification of Herbal Properties), Aristolochia (Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica), Golden Waist Lotus, Qulian (Complete Exhibition Selection: Surgery), Bitter Golden Basin (Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine Selection).

[Source] It is the tuberous root of the Cucurbitaceae plants such as the large-seeded snow grove , the lovely snow grove and the Chinese snow grove . Before seedlings emerge in February or March, or after the above-ground parts wither in September or October, dig out the tubers, remove the reed heads and roots, wash off the mud and sand, cut the large ones into pieces, and dry them in the sun or on a low fire. This product is most susceptible to mold and insect infestation, so avoid exposure to moisture and turn it over and dry it in the sun more often during summer and autumn.

【Original form】 ①Large-seeded snow gall

[Habitat distribution] Produced in Yunnan and Sichuan.

[Properties] The complete tuber is irregularly round or oval in shape, slightly like a turtle, and the larger ones can reach a diameter of about 20 cm. The cut ones are mostly in half, quarters or irregular blocks. The outer skin is brown or gray-brown, slightly rough; the cross section is pale white. The texture is firm and powdery. It has a faint smell and a slightly bitter taste. The best ones are those with uniform pieces, thick meat, fine texture, less fiber, flat skin and bright yellow color. The flesh is black, dry, and hollow and fibrous inside and is a defective product.

[Chemical composition] The tubers of both Echinops edulis and Echinops chinensis contain saponins and bitter substances. The contents of crude saponins are 5% and 10% respectively, and the contents of bitter substances are 1.5-2% and 0.2% respectively. The main aglycone of saponin is oleanolic acid, and the sugars include glucose, gum sugar and glucuronic acid. Recently, two kinds of saponins have been isolated from the tuberous roots of the lovely snow dandelion: snow dandelion saponin A and B, and the aglycone of both is oleanolic acid. Two other tetracyclic triterpenoid bitter substances (bitter elements) were obtained: cucurbitacin A and cucurbitacin B, the former is dihydrocucurbitacin F-25-acetyl ester, and the latter is dihydrocucurbitacin F.

【Pharmacological action】 ① Antibacterial effect

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cold, poisonous.

[Entry into Meridians] "Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Sichuan": "Enters the stomach and large intestine meridians."

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, detoxifies, reduces swelling and relieves pain. Treat sore throat, toothache, red and swollen eyes, bacillary dysentery, enteritis, stomachache, hepatitis, urinary tract infection, and carbuncle.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 2 to 3 qian; grind into powder, 1 to 3 fen. For external use: mash and apply or grind into powder and apply.

【Note】 ① "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Records": "Do not use if you have spleen deficiency or cold stomach."

[Additional prescription] ① For treating sore throat and swollen and painful gums: Scarabaeia, Belamcanda chinensis, Drynaria fortunei, Puffball, Rehmannia root, Isatis root, and Eupatorium japonicum. Decoction in water. (Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Records)

【Clinical application】 ①Treatment of acute bacillary dysentery

[Remarks] In Yunnan Province, the tuberous roots of the same family plant, the Luoguodi, are still used as medicine.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines of Yunnan".

The above is an introduction to the functions, effects and eating methods of Luoguodi. When choosing it, you need to understand how to use it.