The efficacy and function of the root of thread leaf flea

The root of the thread-leaved flea is a traditional Chinese medicine. It has high medicinal value and has a good health-care effect on some diseases. In our lives, many medicines use the root of the schizonepeta as the main raw material, but there are still many taboos that need to be paid attention to when taking the root of the schizonepeta.

【Other name】 Bupleurum chinense

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the Caryophyllaceae plant Hairy Leaf Old Niujin.

[Original form] Perennial herb. The stem is 15-25cm tall, growing in clusters, with persistent withered leaf bases at the base of the stem and glandular hairs on the upper part of the stem. The main root is thick, conical, and has many branches from the root neck. Leaves are opposite, linear, 2-13cm long, about 1mm wide, with sharp tips and wider bases; basal leaves are dense and longer, and there are 3-4 pairs of shorter stem leaves. Cymes, with many flowers; bracts ovate-lanceolate, leathery, 0.5-1cm long, apex long acuminate, pubescent; pedicels 5-10mm long, densely glandular hairs; sepals 5, lanceolate, 5-7mm long, apex pointed, margin narrow membranous, pubescent; petals 5, white, obovate-oblong, 1-2 times as long as sepals, apex obtuse or slightly concave; stamens 10, shorter than petals; ovary ovate, styles 3. Capsule oval, 6-toothed at apex. Seeds dark brown with tubercles.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing among bushes at an altitude of 4000-4400m.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly bitter; slightly cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and cools blood. It is used for pulmonary tuberculosis, hot flashes, cough and hemoptysis; malnutrition and fever in children

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 3-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above are the effects and functions of the root of the thread-leaf flea. We can also eat the root of the thread-leaf flea reasonably according to our own situation to relieve the pain caused by the disease.