The efficacy and function of wrinkled leaf bean vegetable

As for the wrinkled-leaf bean vegetable, I think some people may have heard of it or even taken it. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t heard of it. Next, I will introduce the wrinkled leaf bean vegetable to you.

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

[Original form] Perennial herb, 25-75cm tall. The rhizome is short and the lateral roots are slender. The whole plant is glabrous and branched at the top. The petiole of the basal leaves is 6-18cm long, with a transparent membranous sheath at the base; the leaf blade is round, reniform to broadly cordate, 2-3cm long, 3-5.5cm wide, 3 shallowly lobed, the middle lobe is broadly obovate, obtuse at the apex, cuneate at the base, 3 shallowly lobed at the upper edge, and 2-lobed at the side lobes, green above, lavender below, with serrated edges; the stem leaves are reniform and 3 deeply lobed. Inflorescence 2-3 forked branches; bracts 1-2, 3, lobed, with serrated margins; bracteoles linear; male flowers 2-3; calyx teeth narrowly lanceolate; petals white, obovate, slightly concave at apex; bisexual flowers 2-3, sessile; style recurved outward. The fruit is oval, sessile, with persistent calyx teeth at the top. When the fruit is young, the prickles at the base are short and long at the top. When mature, they are covered with hooked prickles. Flowering and fruiting period is June.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in grass on hillsides or beside rocks.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; disperses blood stasis and reduces swelling. Mainly used for colds; sore throats; mouth ulcers; sores; irregular menstruation; swelling and pain from falls

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application; or decoct it in water for washing.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the Chinese medicinal herb Crinkled Leaves that Turn into Bean Vegetables. For medicinal herbs that we don't understand, we should learn more about them so that we can make full use of them in our lives and not be at a loss.