The efficacy and function of Jiulian Lantern

Jiuliandeng is a very common type of traditional Chinese medicine and is also a frequently used medicine. It has unique effects and functions in treating many diseases. Here I will tell you in detail about the effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Jiuliandeng.

【English name】 Plicate Twayblade

[Other names] Stone plum, stone bayberry, stone fairy peach, stone shrimp, devil head, seven fairy peach, thread grass, rickets medicine, rotten potato, fruit on leaves

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Orchidaceae plant.

[Original form] Sickle-winged okra, a perennial epiphytic herb, 17-30cm tall. Pseudobulb narrowly oblong or ovate-conical with one leaf. The leaves are nearly leathery, narrowly oblong to oblanceolate, 12-25cm long, 2-3cm wide, acute, gradually narrowing to a petiole at the base, and jointed. The scape is nearly as long as the leaves and slightly winged; the raceme is about half the length of the peduncle, with many flowers; the bracts are narrowly lanceolate, shorter than the ovary, 5-7mm long; the flowers are yellow-green; the middle sepals are narrowly lanceolate, slightly reflexed, about 5mm long and 1.3mm wide; there is a pair of nearly parallel lateral sepals, located below the lip, and the same size as the middle sepal; the petals are filiform, recurved, and the same length as the sepals; the lip is brown-yellow, cuneate-oblong, folded from the middle and lower part, nearly truncate at the apex, with teeth, and two calluses at the base; the syncytium is curved, and the proximal wing of the column is recurved and sickle-shaped. Capsule.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: epiphytic on rocks in valleys and trees in forests.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; sweet; slightly cold

【Meridian】 Lung; Liver; Spleen

【Functions and indications】Detoxification; promoting dampness and moistening the lungs to relieve cough. Mainly used for stranguria; leukorrhea; diarrhea; schistosomiasis ascites; scrofula; scabies; tuberculosis cough

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying and nourishing blood. Used for leucorrhea, pulmonary tuberculosis, scrofula, scabies, abdominal distension and pain, bloody stool, and ascites caused by schistosomiasis.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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