The efficacy and function of the sharp medicinal flower

The pointed medicinal flower is a medicinal material that can treat many diseases. If consumed scientifically and healthily, it can bring great benefits to our physical health and disease treatment. Now let’s take a closer look at the effects and edible methods of the pointed medicinal flower.

【Other names】 Big hairy leaves, blue flower grass

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the Acanthaceae plant.

[Original form] Perennial herb with pointed flowers, up to 1m tall. The plant is more or less covered with grayish white wool. Leaves are opposite; petiolate; leaf blade is elliptic to elliptic-oblong, 5-12mm long, pointed at the apex, nearly rounded to cordate at the base, with rounded edges and blunt teeth. The flowers are clustered in clusters of 3-8, growing at intervals on the branches of a panicle up to 30 cm long; the bracts, bracteoles and calyx lobes are all linear, about 7 mm long; the corolla is lavender, about 2.5 cm long, funnel-shaped and bell-shaped, glabrous on the outside, with two rows of soft hairs near the throat inside, and 5 lobes that are nearly equal; the stamens are didyna, the filaments are connected by a membrane at the base, there is a degenerate stamen remnant between the two short stamens, and the anther connective has a small tip at the top. The capsule is about 1 cm long and slightly hairy. There are 6 seeds.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on hillsides or edge of sparse forests.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Tonifies Qi and replenishes deficiency; promotes blood circulation and reduces swelling; detoxifies. Dizziness due to weakness; injuries from falls; fractures; sores in the mouth and tongue; snake bites

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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