The efficacy and function of mountain Buddha's hand

The environment is now seriously deteriorating and various diseases are emerging one after another. In order to prevent the occurrence of various diseases and ensure good health, many people choose to enhance their immunity through diet. As a food ingredient that can fundamentally regulate various functions of the body, Chinese medicinal materials have received widespread attention. Today I will introduce to you the medicinal herb Psoralea corylifolia.

【English name】 Mountain Raspberry

[Alias] Little Orange Man.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of Rubus reflexuz Ker bar.hui (Diels apud Hu) Metc., a plant of the Rosaceae family.

[Original form] Shallow-lobed rustberry climbing shrub, up to 2m tall. The twigs, upper and lower veins of leaves, petioles, stipules, inflorescences, and calyx are all densely covered with rusty soft hairs and a few scattered prickles. Simple leaves are alternate; petiole is 2-7cm long; stipules are oblong and serrated; leaf blade is cordate, broadly ovate or nearly circular, 8-13cm long, 7-12cm wide, palmately 3-5-lobed, the terminal lobe is slightly longer than the lateral ones, the lobe is pointed, the base is cordate, and the edges have sharp serrations. The racemes are short and axillary; the bracts are similar to the stipules; the calyx lobes are broadly ovate with serrated margins. The flowers are white, about 1 cm in diameter, with oblong petals that are nearly the same length as the sepals. The aggregate fruit is nearly spherical, 1.5-2cm in diameter, and reddish purple. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is August-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in hillside thickets, sparse forests and moist areas or beside valley streams at an altitude of 300-1500m.

【Nature and flavor】 slightly bitter; pungent; neutral

【Meridian】 Liver; Kidney

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and stop bleeding; tonify the kidney and set bones. Mainly traumatic injury; traumatic bleeding; old fracture

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 3-9g; for external use: appropriate amount, mash and apply.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Fruit: It is a trauma medicine.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that the Chinese medicine Cibotium barbata plays a very important role in many aspects. Proper consumption of Buddha's Hand has many benefits to our body.