The efficacy and function of Cotton Hair Golden Waist

In today's society, health preservation seems to be an eternal topic. Nowadays, many people like to use some Chinese medicinal materials to regulate their bodies, because these medicinal materials are natural and pollution-free. Here we will introduce to you the medicinal material Golden Waist.

【English name】 Shortwoolled Goldsaxifrage

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Chrysanthemum lanuginosa, a plant of the Saxifragaceae family.

[Original form] The perennial herb is 8-25cm tall and has rhizomes. Basal leaves have petioles 1-2 cm long; leaf blades ovate to elliptic, 1.5-4.5 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide, obtuse or rounded at the apex, cuneate at the base, sparsely pubescent above, nearly glabrous below, with 5-7 coarse round teeth on each side of the margin. The sterile branches have rusty long hairs, especially dense and obvious near the top, and the leaves are densely packed at the top; the stem leaves are alternate, the leaf blades are degenerate and smaller, 2-3mm long, and the petioles are short. The cymes are branched and spreading, 5-10cm in diameter, with sparse hairs or nearly hairless; the bracts are leaf-shaped, reniform-round, green, and 4-7mm wide; the flowers are about 4mm in diameter and green; there are 4 sepals, spreading, reniform-round; there are no petals; there are 8 stamens, very short, with filaments and anthers slightly equal in length, 2 carpels, forming 1 chamber, and the ovary is semi-inferior. The capsule is swollen upward, slightly concave at the tip, and has a very short and forked style. The seeds are oval, 0.8 mm long, brown, smooth, and have very tiny nipple-like protrusions. The flowering period is from May to July, and the fruiting period is from July to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in mountain woods or bamboo forests at an altitude of 2000-3000m.

[Properties] The rhizome is up to 20 cm long, of varying thickness, and has many fine roots. The sterile branches are 5-25 cm long and covered with brown soft hairs. Leaves are alternate, complete leaves are ovate to nearly fan-shaped, 2.8-25mm long, 2.5-17mm wide, base cuneate, margin with 5-12 crenates, both sides and margins are brown with long soft hairs, petiole is 0.7-1cm long, densely covered with long brown soft hairs; basal leaves are ovate to nearly elliptical, 1.3-4.5cm long, 1.2-2.9cm wide, apex obtuse, base broadly cuneate, margin with inconspicuous 9-17 wavy crenates, both sides and margins are more or less brown with long soft hairs, petiole is 0.8-5cm long, densely covered with brown soft hairs; stem leaves are similar to basal leaves, 0.2-1cm long, 0.16-1cm wide, margin with 5-9 crenates, both sides and margins are more or less brown with long soft hairs, petiole is 0.5-1.7cm long, densely covered with brown soft hairs. The branches of the cyme are glabrous or sparsely pubescent; the bracts are nearly fan-shaped; the flowers are green; the sepals have brown tannin spots, and are reniform, oblate, or broadly ovate. It has a faint smell and a light, slightly astringent taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; Cold

【Meridian】 Lung and stomach meridians

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies, promotes tissue regeneration and astringency, promotes blood circulation and dredges meridians. It is mainly used for ecthyma, burns, and bruises.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 6-9g; for external use: appropriate amount, mash and apply.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The whole plant: has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting tissue regeneration and astringing. Used for ecthyma and burns.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to some relevant knowledge about the cottony golden waist. Do you have a better understanding of it? I hope everyone can apply the Cotton-haired Golden Waist in life to serve our health.