The efficacy and function of wood cone flower

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

【Other name】 Small-toothed coneflower

[Source] It is the root of the Conodontia serrulata plant of the Lamiaceae family. Available all year round. Slice and dry.

[Original form] Subshrub, 1 to 2 meters high. Young branches are square and densely covered with gray-yellow star-shaped hairs. Simple leaves are opposite; the leaves are oblong, 10-20 cm long, 5-10 cm wide, with fine serrations on the margins; the petioles and backs of the leaves are densely covered with gray-yellow star-shaped hairs. The sparse spike inflorescences grow in pairs in the leaf axils, with pedicels longer than petioles, with leaf-like bracts and covered with stellate hairs; the flowers are red; the calyx has 10 veins and 5 equal lobes; the corolla tube is slender, the throat is enlarged, the limbs are 2-lipped, the upper lip is helmet-shaped; the lower lip is broad and 3-lobed; there are 4 stamens; and the ovary is 4-lobed. Small nuts.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on the edge of bamboo forest or in bushes. Distributed in Yunnan.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cool.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies, relieves cough and resolves phlegm, and has anti-inflammatory and diuretic effects. Treat pneumonia, trachea, bronchitis, cough with sputum, urinary tract infection, cystitis, nephritis edema, and urinary tract stones.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5 to 1 liang.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines in Simao, Yunnan"

The above introduces some common knowledge about wood coneflower. In order to let more people know about wood coneflower, you can accumulate more related things in your daily life, which will play an important role in maintaining our health.