The efficacy and function of Trillium gracile[picture]

What are the functions of Trillium gracile [picture]? Trillium gracile [picture], as a traditional Chinese medicine, can not only be used to treat diseases, but can also be combined with some other medicinal materials to make medicinal food, which has a very good effect on regulating the human body. Today we will introduce Trillium gracile [picture].

[Source] This product is the dried pseudobulb of Cremastra appendiculata (D.Don) Makino, Pleione bulbocodioides (Franch.) Rolfe or Pleione yunnanensis Rolfe of the orchid family . The former is commonly known as "Mao Cigu", and the latter two are commonly known as "Ice Balls". Dig up in summer and autumn, remove the above-ground parts and mud and sand, separate the large and small ones, put them in a boiling water pot and steam them until they are thoroughly cooked, then dry them.

[Properties] Radix Sagittifolia: Irregularly oblate spherical or conical, with a gradually protruding apex and root marks at the base. 1.8 to 3 cm long, with a bulging part of 1 to 2 cm in diameter. The surface is yellow-brown or brown-brown with longitudinal wrinkles or grooves, 2 to 3 slightly raised nodes in the middle, and filamentous fibers left on the nodes after the scaly leaves dry and rot. It is hard and difficult to break, with a gray or yellowish white cross section that is slightly horny. Slight odor, light taste, and sticky.

[Identification] Cross-section of this product; the outermost layer of the Trichosanthes is a layer of flat epidermal cells, within which there are 2 to 3 rows of thick-walled cells, which are light yellow in color, and further inward are large round-like thin-walled cells that contain mucus and starch granules. The thin-walled cells near the epidermis contain bundles of calcium oxalate needles, 70 to 150 μm long. The vascular bundles are scattered and exo-tendonic.

[Processing] Remove impurities, soak in water for about 1 hour, moisten thoroughly, cut into thin slices, dry or wash and dry, and crush when using.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, slightly spicy, cool.

[return through meridians] Return to the liver and spleen meridians.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, detoxifies, resolves phlegm and dissipates stagnation. Used for carbuncles, furuncles, scrofula, phlegm nodules, lymph node tuberculosis, snake and insect bites.

【Usage and Dosage】 3～9g. For external use, apply in appropriate amount.

【Storage】 Store in a dry place.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

The above is a detailed introduction to the Chinese medicinal material Trillium gracile [picture]. We can eat it according to our own needs. I believe there will be improvements after a period of time. It is indeed a good choice.