The efficacy and function of Luan Osmanthus fragrans

As a traditional Chinese medicine, do you know the medicinal value of Luanxiong? How does Chinese medicine use Luanxiong to treat diseases? And what should you pay attention to when using Luanxiong to treat diseases in daily life? Don't worry, we will answer them one by one for you.

【English name】 Stem and leaf of Indian Pluchea

【Alias】 Geza tree

[Source] Medicinal material source: the stems, leaves or roots of the Asteraceae plant.

[Original form] Broad-bracted chrysanthemum, shrub, 2-3m high. The upper part of the stem is branched, and the young branches are covered with short soft hairs, which fall off later. Leaves are alternate; leaf blades are obovate or obovate-broad, 5-7cm long, 1-3cm wide, obtuse or with a short tip, cuneate base, with dense fine teeth or serrations on the edges, pubescent on both sides, or sparsely pubescent below. Inflorescence capitula, 3-5mm in diameter, arranged in corymbose form at the top of stems and branches; peduncle densely pubescent; outer layer of involucral bracts ovate or broadly ovate, with cilia, back pubescent, inner layer narrow, linear, glabrous; female flowers multi-layered, pappus filiform, 3-4-toothed, fissured; bisexual flowers few, corolla tubular, apex 5 shallowly lobed. Achenes are cylindrical, 4-sided, and pubescent; the pappus are white, and the pappus of bisexual flowers are often united into a broad ribbon at the bottom. Flowering season all year round.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows on seaside sand or open areas near tides.

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[Pharmacological action] Anti-inflammatory effect. The methanol extract of Luanxiong root has anti-inflammatory effect. The extract has an inhibitory effect on various inflammatory diseases caused by carrageenan, histamine, 5-hydroxytryptamine, hyaluronidase, sodium-uric acid, etc. The extract is effective against carrageenan and cotton ball granuloma-forming pine oil-induced joint swelling and adjuvant-induced arthritis. It is suggested that the extract is effective for exudative, proliferative and chronic inflammation.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly warm

【Functions and indications】Warms the stomach and removes accumulation; softens and disperses lumps; dispels wind and dampness. It is used to treat food stagnation in children, goiter, phlegm nodules, rheumatic bone pain

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

【Discussions by various scholars】 1. "Records of Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan": To treat leprosy, take the stems and leaves, pound them to extract the natural juice, add cowhide glue and kelp, stew it until dissolved and drink it.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is the introduction to Luanxiong. I believe you will understand it after reading it. After knowing the effects and functions of Luanxiong, you can adjust it according to your own constitution.