The efficacy and function of chrysanthemum beans

Speaking of chrysanthemum beans, many people know that it is a Chinese medicinal material. So do you know the effects and functions of chrysanthemum beans? How should it be eaten? Let’s find out now.

【English name】 Yunan Apios, Yunan Potatobean

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the leguminous plant Lijianger.

[Original morphology] Lijiang Tuan'er is a perennial twining herb, sparsely covered with short soft hairs when young. Odd-pinnate compound leaves, opposite, petiolate; leaflets 5-7, ovate-lanceolate, 3-8cm long, 1.7-3cm wide, papery, sparsely covered with short coarse hairs on the upper side, sparsely covered with hairs along the veins only on the lower side, apex caudate-acuminate, base rounded or rounded cuneate. The flowers are sparsely arranged in axillary racemes, with 1-3 flowers on the swollen nodes of the axis; the calyx is bell-shaped, covered with very short soft hairs on the outside, the upper 2 calyx teeth are all united, and the lower 3 are usually united; the corolla is yellow-white or sometimes the standard petal or wing petal is light red; there are 10 stamens, dissociated. The pods are linear, 10-12 cm long, about 0.5 cm wide, and smooth when ripe. Many seeds. The flowering period is August-September, and the fruiting period is September-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing under forests or in thickets at an altitude of 2100-2900m.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; cool

【Meridian】 Lung meridian

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, detoxifies, and relieves cough. Sore throat, cold and cough, whooping cough, scrofula, carbuncle, impetigo

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash the fresh product for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Root: slightly bitter in taste, cool in nature. It has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying, relieving cough and reducing swelling. Used for colds and coughs, whooping cough, sore throat, carbuncles, scrofula, and impetigo.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of Chrysanthemum beans. Chrysanthemum beans are very beneficial to human health, and you can try it.