The efficacy and function of dragon bone lotus

There are so many medicinal herbs in the world, and it is inevitable that there are some that we are not familiar with. But as long as we have the spirit of learning throughout our lives, I believe we can slowly learn more medical herbs. So do you know about the medicinal herb Dragon Bone Lotus?

[Other names] Water faucet, lotus root, wild lotus root

[Source] It is the rhizome of the Nymphaeaceae plant , Polygonum multiflorum . Available all year round.

[Original form] Perennial aquatic herb. The rhizome is horizontal, white, with spirally arranged black leaf marks. The leaves are floating, ovate to broadly ovate, about 8 cm long and 6-8 cm wide, with rounded apex, entire margin, deeply cordate base, thick, smooth and glabrous on both sides, and densely dotted on the underside; the petioles are slender, flat and hollow. The flower is solitary at the top of the pedicel; the sepals are 5, corolla-shaped, yellow, broadly ovate, about 2 cm long, and persistent; the petals are numerous, rectangular, concave at the tip, and about 6 mm long; the stamens are numerous; the ovary is superior, ovate, the style is extremely short, and the stigma has 12 notches. berry. Many seeds.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in ponds and pools.

[Nature and flavor] Cool in nature, sweet and slightly bitter.

[Functions and indications] It can treat tuberculosis and deficiency, and has the effect of nourishing and clearing away heat.

[Additional prescription] To treat Yin deficiency and tuberculosis: stew 2 liang of fresh dragon bone lotus root (without the beard) with meat and eat once in the morning and evening.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Guizhou Folk Medicine".

Dragon bone lotus is a medicinal material that has existed for a long time. It is recorded in many Chinese medicine books, which shows that dragon bone lotus does have good medicinal value.