The efficacy and function of cough chrysanthemum

Traditional Chinese medicine has always been the best choice for many people to treat diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine is very helpful in treating diseases, and you can rest assured when choosing it. Today we will introduce a traditional Chinese medicine - cough-relieving chrysanthemum.

【Other names】 Chrysanthemum ginseng, baby ginseng, wild ginseng

[Source] Medicinal material source: It is the tuberous root of Artemisia chuanxiong, a plant of the Asteraceae family.

[Original morphology] Artemisia yunnanensis is a perennial herb, 7-25cm tall. It has enlarged tuberous roots. Stem solitary, erect, unbranched, densely villous, densely hairy near lower part of inflorescence. The petiole of the basal leaves is 2-6cm long, the leaf blade is elliptic or oblong, 2-7.5cm long, 1-2.5cm wide, obviously bipinnate, the terminal segments are linear, triangular-lanceolate or sickle-shaped, triangular-lanceolate or sickle-shaped, 0.2-1mm wide; the stem leaves are alternate, petiolate, the same shape as the basal leaves, but smaller, and the uppermost leaves are often pinnate; all leaves are densely or sparsely pubescent below, glabrous or almost glabrous above. There are 6-12 capitulums arranged in bundles at the top of the stem, with a diameter of 1.2-2.2mm; the pedicels are short and thick, 2mm long, covered with long or short dense soft hairs, and the pedicels can be extended to 5mm during fruiting period; the involucre is bell-shaped, with a diameter of about 5mm; the involucral bracts are 4 layers, the outer layer is lanceolate, the middle layer is oblong and oblanceolate, and the inner layer is oblanceolate, all of which are yellow-white, shiny, hard grassy, ​​with light brown or white membranous edges; the corolla of the bisexual florets is 2.5-2.8mm long, with glandular dots on the outside. Achenes are nearly spindle-shaped, about 2 mm long, with a ring edge. Flowering and fruiting period is August to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in alpine meadows at an altitude of 3300-4000m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; sweet; warm

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the lungs; relieves cough and reduces phlegm. Mainly used for lung deficiency cough; chronic cough; bronchitis

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above content is an introduction to the traditional Chinese medicine cough chrysanthemum. We should learn more about cough chrysanthemum in our daily lives so that we can use it more reasonably and better play the value of cough chrysanthemum.