The efficacy and function of donkey ear chrysanthemum

Donkey's Ear Saussurea is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine. We can use Donkey's Ear Saussurea to treat many diseases. It also has good health-preserving effects. Therefore, we can use the different medicinal effects of Donkey's Ear Saussurea to solve some small problems that bother us in life.

【English name】 all-grass of meadow saussurea

[Other names] Dog tongue, donkey ears, saussurea

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Saussurea dasyphylla, a plant of the Asteraceae family.

[Original form] The whole herb of Meadow Herb, a perennial herb that can reach 60cm in height. With rhizomes; aboveground stems nearly glabrous. Leaves are alternate; leaf blades are elliptic or oblong, 5-12cm long, 2-8cm wide, acuminate at apex, cuneate at base, entire or with wavy teeth; upper leaves are gradually smaller, entire, with glandular dots below; basal leaves and lower leaves have 1-2.5cm petioles, upper leaves are sessile. The inflorescence is arranged in a corymb shape, with a diameter of 1-1.5cm; the involucre is bell-shaped, 13-15mm long, with 4 layers of bracts, covered with spider-like hairs and short fine hairs on the outside, the outer layer has fine teeth or 3 lobes at the tip, and the middle layer has membranous pink serrated appendages; tubular florets, pink corolla, about 15mm long, with glandular dots. Achenes are oblong, about 3mm long; pappus is white.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: wild land, wasteland or forest grassland.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, detoxifies and relieves stagnation. Mainly used for scrofula, mumps, furunculosis

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: take appropriate amount, mash and apply; or boil into paste and apply.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Whole plant: bitter in taste, cold in nature. It has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying and reducing swelling. Used externally for lymph tuberculosis, mumps, and carbuncle.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above are some basic effects of Donkey's Ear Saussurea introduced to you, as well as the method of eating Donkey's Ear Saussurea, so that you will not use it wrongly when eating it, and you can also more correctly maximize the value of Donkey's Ear Saussurea.