The efficacy and function of Tripterygium wilfordii[picture]

The medical value of Tripterygium wilfordii [picture] is beyond our imagination. It is very effective in treating some diseases. The herb Tripterygium wilfordii [picture] contains many substances that are beneficial to the human body. Let’s take a look at it together.

[Other names] Soap Trillium, Trillium

[Source] Scirpus fluviatilis (Torr.) A. Gray [S. yagara Ohwi], a plant of the genus Scirpus in the family Cyperaceae, is used as medicine with its tubers . Dig up in autumn, remove stems and leaves, wash, cut off the fibrous roots, and dry in the sun or in an oven.

[Original morphology] Perennial herb with horizontal rhizome, usually single, occasionally branched, often swollen, with tuber at the end, 2-4 cm long, 1.5-3 cm in diameter, dark brown, pointed at both ends, and light foamy in texture. The culm is tall and strong, 70 to 150 cm high, sharply triangular, upright and smooth. The leaves are alternate, narrow and linear, 20 to 30 cm long, 6 to 10 mm wide, entire, acuminate at the apex, and sheath-like at the base. It blooms in summer, with compound spike inflorescences. Most of the flower spikes gather at the top of the stem into sessile umbels. The peduncles are of unequal length and have 3 to 4 leaf-like bracts. The spikelets are oblong, about 1 cm long, and the glumes are oblong, slightly membranous, pointed at the apex, and awn-shaped. There are 3 stamens, and the anthers are linear or oblong. The pistil has a long style and a 2-lobed stigma. Achenes triangular obovate, brown. Grown in swamp water. Distributed in Northeast China and Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent, bitter, neutral.

[return through meridians] Return to the liver and spleen meridians.

【Functions and indications】It can promote blood circulation, promote qi circulation, eliminate accumulation and relieve pain. It is used for abdominal masses, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, and distension and pain caused by food accumulation.

【Usage and Dosage】 4.5～9g.

【Remarks】 (1) It is generally considered to be of slightly inferior quality to the black three-edged one.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

This article introduces some basic knowledge about the medicinal material Scutellaria baicalensis [picture]. Scutellaria baicalensis [picture] is very effective in treating some related diseases of the human body. Moreover, Tripterygium wilfordii [picture] has a certain regulating effect on the body and can be consumed in moderation at ordinary times.