The efficacy and function of stone lotus

Traditional Chinese medicine requires the use of traditional Chinese medicine when treating diseases, and Lithospermum officinale, as a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, is also frequently used. So, let’s talk about the effects and functions of Lithospermum officinale.

【English name】 Bulbophyllum

[Other names] Small green striata, American net dwarf orchid, small fruit upper leaf, stone chain, stone inch chain, small stone

[Source] Medicinal material source: It is the pseudobulb of the orchid plant Glechoma longituba.

[Original form] Small green Glechoma orchid, an epiphyte. The rhizome is creeping, horizontal, much-branched, with many nodes, and clusters of thin and long fibrous roots at the nodes, with dense pseudobulbs on top. The pseudobulb is green, fleshy, long oval-cylindrical and slightly narrow at the top. Leaves solitary at the top of the pseudobulb, slightly concave or obtuse at apex, cuneate at base, entire, with distinct midrib; sessile.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: epiphytic on rocks on shady slopes of mountains.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; neutral

【Meridian】 Lung; Liver; Kidney

【Functions and indications】Moistens the lungs and relieves cough; detoxifies and reduces swelling. Mainly used for cough caused by tuberculosis; tracheitis; sore throat; mastitis; sores; traumatic injury

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 10-30g; or grind into powder, 3-6g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the functions of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, reducing inflammation and relieving pain, and setting bones. Used for tuberculosis, cough, hemoptysis, mastitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, pneumonia, sprains, sores, boils, and abscesses.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

It can be seen that the medicinal value of Ligusticum chuanxiong is still very obvious. However, not everyone can use the stonecrop. We can judge based on our own physical condition.