The efficacy and function of diamond thorn

Vajra thorn is a common Chinese medicine in clinical practice. For people with poor physical constitution, eating Vajra thorn can help us maintain better health. Today I will introduce Vajra thorn to you.

[Alias] Jingangteng (Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the rhizome of the Liliaceae plant Smilax glabra . Available all year round.

[Original form] Short-stalked Smilax, also known as: Blackthorn Smilax.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in low mountain thickets or valley banks. Distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Tastes bitter and pungent, neutral in nature."

【Functions and indications】 Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine: "It can eliminate rheumatism, promote blood circulation, detoxify, calm the nerves and relieve wind, and fight cancer. It can treat rheumatic waist and leg pain, infantile convulsions, enteritis, sores, scrofula, and cancer."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 2 to 3 qian (up to 1 liang for large doses); or soaked in wine. For external use: grind into powder, grind into juice and apply or boil in water for washing.

[Additional prescription] To treat cervical lymph tuberculosis: stew one to two taels of diamond thorn with pork. (Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai)

[Remarks] The rhizome of this plant is also used as medicine in Shaanxi Province as Clematis chinensis. See the entry for "Clematis chinensis".

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Through the detailed introduction to the effects of Vajra Thorn in this article, we can understand the several major effects of Vajra Thorn. These effects are indeed a good way to regulate the body for people with poor physical constitution and low resistance. Everyone can try it.