The efficacy and function of stone umbrella

Stone umbrella is a common medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine. So what are the health benefits of stone umbrella? In what aspects of daily life is stone umbrella widely used? Let's take a brief look at stone umbrella.

【Other names】 Stone lion, mountain root

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Ardisia concha, a plant of the Myrsinaceae family.

【Original form】 Shrub, 0.5-1m high. Branchlets gray-brown, slightly wrinkled. Leaves are alternate; petiole is 7-12mm long; leaf blade is firm and papery, elliptic-ovate or elliptic, apex is acute or broadly acuminate, base is cuneate, 8-14cm long, 3.5-6cm wide, entire; lateral veins are 10-15 pairs, often connected into discontinuous marginal veins or a circle of lateral veins. The inflorescence is compound umbel or paniculate cyme, borne on the top of lateral special flower branches, which are 5-9cm long and have 1-2 reduced leaves near the top; the pedicel is about 1cm long; the calyx base is fused up to 1/3, the sepals are broadly ovate, about 1.5mm long, with glandular dots and very fine cilia, sometimes covered with sparse rusty scales; the petals are pink, ovate, with more or less glandular dots, about 4mm long, with fine nipple-like protrusions near the base inside; the stamens are slightly shorter than the petals, up to 2/3 of the length of the petals, the anthers are ovate, with pointed smooth points, and with glandular dots or none on the back; the pistil is the same length as the petals. The fruit is spherical, 67mm in diameter, dark red, with more or less inconspicuous glandular dots. The fruiting period is from October to January of the following year.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows under forests or in thickets on hillsides.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies. Main sore throat

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: decoct in water, 3-6g; or swallow with the mouth.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

In fact, you will only know its benefits after practicing it. Just like the traditional Chinese medicine Shiliangsan introduced above, it turns out that Shiliangsan can also treat some other diseases. Therefore, eating it in moderation has many benefits.