The efficacy and function of Herba Dioscoreae

Everyone is familiar with the Herba Cynoglossi, which has a long history and has good effects on regulating the body and treating diseases. It is a good choice for health preservation. Let’s take a look together.

【English name】 RHIZOMA DIOSCOREAE SEPTEMLOBAE

[Source] This product is the dried rhizome of Dioscorea septemloba Thunb. or Dioscorea futschauensis Uline ex R. kunth, a plant of the Dioscoreaceae family. Dig up in autumn and winter, remove the fibrous roots, wash, slice and dry.

[Properties] This product is irregular oblique slices with uneven edges, different sizes, and a thickness of 2 to 5 mm. The outer skin is yellow-brown to yellow-brown, with sparse fibrous root residues and conical protrusions. The cut surface is off-white to light grey-brown, with scattered yellow-brown dot-like vascular bundles. The texture is loose and slightly spongy. It has a faint smell and a slightly bitter taste.

【Identification】 The powder of this product is light yellow-brown. There are numerous starch granules, and single granules are oval, elliptical, quasi-circular, triangular or irregular in shape. Some have a pointed end, and some are tumor-like, with a diameter of 10 to 70 μm. The umbilicus is fissure-shaped, and the herringbone, dot and layered patterns are mostly not obvious. Calcium oxalate needles are mostly in bundles, 90 to 210 μm long. The thin-walled cells are polygonal, oval or rectangular, with slightly thickened walls and obvious pits. Cork cells are brown-yellow, polygonal, and have straight walls.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, neutral.

[return through meridians] return to the kidney and stomach meridians.

【Functions and indications】 It can eliminate dampness, remove turbidity, dispel wind and relieve arthritis. It is used for leucorrhea caused by gonorrhea, excessive leucorrhea, damp-heat sores, and pain in the waist and knees.

【Usage and Dosage】 9-15g.

【Storage】Place in ventilated and dry place.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

From the above explanation, we have some understanding of the effects and functions of Herba Cynomorii Fructus. If any discomfort occurs in the body, it can be treated with Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine has a long history of treating diseases, so it can be consumed with confidence.