The efficacy and function of sow pinellia

Do you know what sow pinellia is? It is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. There are many records about it in ancient medical books. Sow pinellia has many medicinal values ​​and can be used to treat some discomfort symptoms in our body. Let us learn about the effects and functions of sow pinellia in detail.

[Alias] Three-step lotus (List of Guangxi Medicinal Plants). Rock taro, single-leaf pinellia, red pinellia, mountain pinellia, and small-legged lotus (Commonly used folk herbs in Kunming)

[Source] It is the tuber of the Araceae plant. Harvest in summer, wash and dry.

[Original form] Perennial herb. The tuber is oblate with many slender fibrous roots. In the first year, there is one leaf, which is heart-shaped, with a petiole about 16 cm long, fleshy and purple; after the second year, the leaves are all 3-compound, with broadly ovate leaves, 8-11 cm long, 2-1 cm wide, tapering at the apex, heart-shaped at the base, entire, occasionally with irregular lobes at the lower end, glabrous on both sides, and a prominent midrib below. Spadix; the spathe is a broad and short tube, curled, with a long pointed tip, and has purple and white alternating ribbon-like patterns. The berries are oval, red, and arranged in dense ears like corn cobs. Flowering period is summer.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in rock cracks, ditches, and shady and damp grass in fields. Distributed in the southwest region.

[Properties and flavors] "Commonly used herbal medicines in Kunming": "Hot in nature, spicy in taste, and highly toxic."

【Functions and indications】 Treat mastitis, cervical lymphadenitis, and swelling.

[Usage and Dosage] For external use: mash and apply or soak in wine and apply.

【Note】 Do not take orally.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat mastitis, cervical lymphadenopathy, and swelling: mash sow’s pinellia tuberculosis and apply externally.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above are the effects and functions of sow pinellia. We can also eat sow pinellia reasonably according to our own situation to relieve the pain caused by the disease.