The efficacy and function of gold hairpin

Gold hairpin is a kind of medicinal material, which is quite common in life. We can eat gold hairpin appropriately. Since many people don’t know much about gold hairpin, let’s take a look at it below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole plant of Glechoma longituba of Ericaceae family.

【Original form】 Evergreen shrub, 1-3m high. The bark is gray-black; the branches are slender, zigzag, with longitudinal lines, and the young branches are covered with stiff hairs. Simple leaves are alternate; with short petioles; leaf blades are leathery, ovate-oblong. It is fragrant, 7-10cm long, 2.5-3.5cm wide, with a caudal tip and acuminate base, obtuse or cordate, and ciliate margins. The racemes are axillary, with a slender axis, 5-7cm long. It is pubescent, with scaly bracts at the base; the pedicels are evenly distributed with stiff hairs, about 1 cm long; there are more than 10 flowers, sparsely distributed; the bracts are ovate, convex, and covered with white ciliates, with 2 bracteoles, opposite or nearly opposite, attached to the upper part of the pedicel near the Guangdong, and are lanceolate-triangular; the calyx has 5 lobes. Ovate-triangular, blunt-headed, ciliate; corolla white-green, bell-shaped, 5-lobed at the mouth; 10 stamens, attached to the base of the corolla, filaments short and thick, anthers 2-chambered, each with 2 awns at the tip; ovary spherical, style shorter than corolla. The capsule is berry-like, spherical, black, and 5-lobed. Many seeds. The flowering period is May-June, and the fruiting period is September-November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in bushes or dry hillsides at an altitude of 1000-2800m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind; activate blood circulation; promote qi circulation; relieve pain. Mainly used for rheumatism, headache, toothache, abdominal pain, hernia, skin itching, and traumatic injuries

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above are some basic functions of gold hairpins introduced to you, as well as how to eat gold hairpins, so that you will not use them incorrectly when eating them, and you can also make better use of the value of gold hairpins.