The efficacy and function of Deer Herb

Diseases require improvement through medicine. Different diseases require different medicine choices. If you want to treat your disease well, you need to use the right medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine Deer Herba Lysimachiae is also very helpful in treating certain diseases. Let’s take a look at this medicinal herb.

[Other names] Lotus that does not rise, candle that reaches the sky, lotus on the stone, mountain pineapple

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole plant of Bacillaceae family.

[Original form] Herb, 10-20cm high. The whole plant is bright red to dark red, sometimes turning purple-red; the rhizome is branched, nearly spherical, 1-3cm long, 1-2.5cm in diameter, and the surface is densely covered with small rough spots and pale yellowish-white star-shaped lenticels. The pedicel is 5-10cm high; the bracts are elliptic-oblong, obtuse at the apex, alternate, 8-14 in number, 2-2.5cm long, 1-1.5cm wide, and the base almost completely covers the pedicel. Flowers are dioecious (inflorescence); male inflorescence is cylindrical, 3-18cm long, gradually pointed at the apex, male flowers are nearly radially symmetrical, perianth lobes are usually 5, nearly round, 2-3mm long, pointed or slightly obtuse at the apex; the polygamous stamens are nearly disc-shaped, with an umbilical protrusion in the middle, 5 anthers, 10 locules, sessile or nearly sessile; female inflorescence is ovate to oblong-elliptic, gradually pointed to the apex, 2-6cm long; ovary is ovate, with slender style and short ovary stalk, aggregated near the base of the appendages; the appendages are clavate or obconical, truncated at the apex or slightly raised in the middle of the apex, suddenly narrowed below the middle to be needle-shaped, about 1mm long. Flowering period is from September to November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown under dense forests at an altitude of 660-1700m.

[Pharmacological action] After mice were inoculated with solid liver cancer H22, they were gavaged with chloroform extract of Herba Lysimachiae 500 mg/(kg·d) from the next day for 7 to 10 consecutive days. It had a significant anti-liver cancer effect. Mice were gavaged with the extract at doses of 0.5 g/kg, 1 g/kg and 2 g/kg, and no signs of poisoning or death were observed. When chloroform extract of Herba Luxiancao was administered orally at a dose of 500 mg/kg to dogs, no significant changes were observed in their blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the kidney and yin; clears away heat and stops bleeding. Mainly used for low back pain due to kidney deficiency; consumptive bleeding; hemorrhoidal bleeding

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application; or grind it into powder and apply it.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above are some little knowledge about Deer Herb. If you feel it is suitable for your physical condition, you might as well give it a try. I believe it will bring obvious improvements to your body.