The efficacy and function of willow flowers

Traditional Chinese medicine is very helpful in treating certain diseases, so you can feel free when choosing herbs. Willow flower is a medicinal material that is not unfamiliar to us. Do you know its effects and functions? Let's take a look.

[Other names] Willow flower (from "Zhai Yuan Fang"), willow mulberry (from "Kuaiqi Shenshu"), willow stamen (from "Compendium of Materia Medica").

[Source] It is the flower of the weeping willow of the Salicaceae family.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cold.

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind, promote dampness removal, stop bleeding, and disperse blood stasis. Treats wind and water, jaundice, coughing up blood, vomiting blood, blood in the stool, hematuria, amenorrhea in women, and toothache.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: mash into juice or grind into powder, 1 to 3 qian. For external use: grind into powder or burn and sprinkle.

[Additional prescription] ① Treating fever and amenorrhea in virgins: 5-7 qian of willow flowers, 1 liang 2 qian of purple grass, 9 qian of cimicifuga, and 7.5 qian of Radix Angelicae Sinensis. The top is the last. Take 7 qian each time, mixed with grape decoction. (Red Water Pearl)

【Discussions by various scholars】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "The main treatment for jaundice caused by wind and water is the willow flower. The main treatment for malignant sores, wounds, ulcers, and pus and blood is the "Bielu". The main treatment for bleeding and curing arthritis is the willow catkins and seeds. The flower is a tender stamen, which can be crushed and taken as juice. The seeds and catkins are connected and difficult to distinguish. They can only be used to apply to sores, stop bleeding, and wrap arthritis. The so-called seed juice for treating thirst is soaked with catkins, ground into juice and taken. Cui Shi's "Four Min Yue Ling" also said that picking catkins in March can cure diseases, so catkins are often used in medicine."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Shennong's Herbal Classic".

This is the end of the introduction to the medicinal value of willow flowers. In fact, willow flowers have many different medicinal effects and are of great benefit to the human body. Everyone can try it.