The efficacy and function of blue flower thorn bean

Blue flowered thorn beans are rich in nutritional value and high in medicinal value. Below we will introduce in detail the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine blue flowered thorn beans.

【English name】 all-grass of Skyblueflower Crazyweed

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Oxytropis cyanea of ​​the Leguminosae plant.

[Original form] Blue-flowered Oxytropis is a perennial herb, 20-30cm tall. The taproot is thick and has a dark brown skin. The aboveground stem is shortened or absent. Odd-pinnate compound leaves, 5-20cm long; stipules lanceolate, membranous, long and acuminate at the apex, fused with the petiole below the middle, and covered with soft hairs. There are 21-33 leaflets, with blades ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 5-15mm long, 2-5mm wide, with acute or obtuse apex, rounded base, entire margin, nearly glabrous above, or sparsely covered with flat long soft hairs on both sides. The pedicels are thin and have long soft hairs; the racemes are 3-10cm long, with many flowers, sparsely distributed; the bracts are linear-lanceolate, about 3mm long and hairy; the calyx is bell-shaped, 4-5mm long, with short soft hairs, and the calyx teeth are lanceolate; the papilionaceous flowers are purple-red or blue-purple, 1cm long, the standard petal is broadly obovate, and the wing petals and keel petals are the same length as the standard petal or slightly shorter; there are 10 stamens, dissociated; there are many ovules in the ovary, and the style is curved inward. The pods are oblong-ovate, 1.2-1.8 cm long, 4-5 mm wide, swollen, with a beak at the tip, and covered with white flat short hairs. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is July-August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in meadows and river valleys between mountains and forests.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Entry into Meridians】 Spleen and Lung Meridians

【Functions and indications】Diuretic and diuretic. Mainly edema; ascites

【Usage and Dosage】 For oral administration, decocted in water, 6-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The effects and functions of blue-flowered thorn beans have been described in detail above, and I believe everyone has a certain understanding of it. Whether blue-flowered thorn beans have other therapeutic effects still requires further research.