The efficacy and function of chicken crop leaves

Gastrodia elata is a very good medicinal material. In traditional Chinese medicine, Gastrodia elata is often used to treat patients. It has extremely high medicinal value. Let us learn about several aspects of Gastrodia elata.

【English name】Dendrobenthamia capitata (Wall.)Hutch.

[Other name] Wild lychee leaf

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of the plant Terniflora 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】 Bitter; astringent; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Eliminates accumulation and kills parasites; clears away heat and detoxifies; promotes diuresis and reduces swelling. Staple food accumulation; infantile malnutrition; abdominal pain caused by worm accumulation; hepatitis; ascites; burns caused by water or fire; traumatic bleeding; sores

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 6-15g; or grind into powder. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and sprinkle or apply on affected area; or decoct in water and wash with; or mash and apply on affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is some basic information about Gastrocnemius ciliata. I hope you can learn more about Chinese herbal medicine, which will be beneficial to you.