The efficacy and function of Chinese dragon tail

The efficacy and function of the traditional Chinese medicine Chinese Stone Dragon Tail are very great. We can often see Chinese Stone Dragon Tail in our lives. Utilizing the medicinal and therapeutic properties of Chinese Stone Dragon Tail will bring us many unexpected benefits in health care. Let's take a look at the traditional Chinese medicine Chinese Stone Dragon Tail.

【English name】 all-grass of Chinese Marshweed

[Other names] Toad grass, Huashilongwei, Pond grass, Wind swelling grass

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

[Original form] Perennial herb, 15-20cm high. Except for leaves and corolla, the whole plant is densely covered with multicellular soft hairs. The rhizome is long, creeping at the bottom and rooting at the nodes, and the upper part of the stem is single or branched from the base. Leaves are opposite, occasionally 3-4 in whorls; sessile; leaf blade is ovate-lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, rarely spatulate, 5-53mm long, 2-15mm wide, obtuse at apex, clasping at base, with serrated margins and small glandular dots on the back. Flowers are solitary or in racemes with few flowers, axillary or terminal; pedicels are erect, 3-15mm long; bracteoles are about 2mm long; calyx is bell-shaped, about 6mm long, 5-lobed, and the lobes are triangular-subulate; corolla is purple-red, blue, rarely white, 10-15mm long, upper lip is shallowly 2-lobed, lower lip is 3-lobed; stamens are 4, and the ventricles are slightly separated. The capsule is broadly oval, flat on both sides, about 5mm long, and light brown. The flowering and fruiting period is from October to May of the following year.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows near water, valleys, and grasslands.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and promotes diuresis; cools blood and detoxifies. Mainly used for edema; conjunctivitis; rubella; pemphigus; snake and insect bites

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 5-10g, fresh product 30-60g. For external use: Take appropriate amount of fresh product and mash it for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The whole plant: tastes slightly sweet and bitter, and is cool in nature. It has the functions of clearing away heat, promoting diuresis, cooling blood and detoxifying. Used for edema, conjunctivitis, rubella, pemphigus, snake and centipede bites.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed introduction to the medicinal value of Chinese Stone Dragon Tail. There are also some ways and methods when eating Chinese Stone Dragon Tail. The above methods of eating are very helpful for regulating various problems of the human body, so you can rest assured.