The efficacy and function of cowpea root

Cowpea root is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. This type of medicine can cover many aspects of disease treatment, so before choosing cowpea root, you must have a good understanding of it. Let us introduce it in detail below.

[Source] It is the root of the legume plant cowpea .

【Function】 Strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, help digestion

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, use 2-3 liang fresh; or stew with meat. For external use: mash and apply or burn and grind into powder for application.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat weak spleen and stomach and loss of appetite in children: stew meat with cowpea roots and Millettia repens. (Chengdu "Handbook of Common Herbal Treatments")

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica"

In the above article, we analyzed cowpea root and learned that its functions and effects are very extensive. As long as we know more about the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine, we will not panic when we encounter diseases.