The efficacy and function of chicken crop root

Most Chinese medicinal materials have good effects on the treatment of diseases, such as chicken crop root. Below we will give a basic introduction to the relevant information about chicken crop root.

【English name】Dendrobenthamiacapita（Wall.）Hutch．

[Other name] Wild lychee root

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the plant Campestris capitata of the Cornaceae family.

[Original form] Evergreen small tree, 3-15m high. Young branches densely covered with white short hairs. Leaves opposite; petiole 1-1.4cm long, densely covered with white adnate short soft hairs, with shallow grooves on the upper side and rounded beneath; leaves leathery or thin leathery, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 5.5-10cm long, 2-3.4cm wide, with acute apex, cuneate base, covered with white short soft hairs on both sides, extremely dense beneath, midrib slightly obvious above, convex beneath, with pits often in the vein axils. The head inflorescence is nearly spherical, composed of about 100 flowers, about 1.2 cm in diameter, with 4 white petal-like bracts, which are obovate, pointed at the apex, 3-4 cm long and 2-3 cm wide; the calyx is tubular, 4-lobed, and the lobes are round and blunt; there are 4 petals, yellow; there are 4 stamens; the disk is annular, slightly 4-lobed; the ovary is inferior, 2-chambered. The infructescence is oblate and purple-red when ripe; the fruit stalk is thick and 4-7cm long. Flowering period: May-June, fruiting period: September-October

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; astringent; cool in nature

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and stops diarrhea. Mainly used for damp-heat dysentery and diarrhea

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g, large dose 30g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of chicken crop root. I hope everyone can follow the doctor's advice when taking it, and at the same time pay attention to exercise to enhance their own resistance.