The efficacy and function of Simao

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

[Other names] Scorzonera, Asarum, Hairy Grass, Root of Upside-Down Grass, Upside-Down Flower, Ginseng, Water Fangfeng, Curculigo Ginseng, Pig's Tail, Sheep's Milk, Water Wind, Single-Footed Thatch, Yellow Flowering Ground Ding

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the white-stemmed Scorzonera of the Asteraceae family.

[Original form] White-stemmed Scorzonera is a perennial herb, 30-100 (-150) cm tall. The whole plant contains rich latex. The roots are thick, straight and long-conical; there are a few remnant sheaths of the petiole base at the neck of the rhizome. The stem is solitary, a few are clustered, erect, hollow, with umbel-like branches at the top, grooved, and covered with dense spider-like hairs, which fall off later and become almost hairless. The leaf strips are wide strips with 5-7 veins, glabrous or slightly covered with spider-like hairs; the basal leaves are clustered, narrow lanceolate or strip-lanceolate, 15-40cm long, 0.7-2cm wide, sharp at both ends, with sheath-like short petioles at the base, entire, pink-green, usually 5-veined, parallel; the stem leaves are alternate, sessile, the leaf shape is the same as the basal leaves, the base is slightly enlarged, and the stem is embraced; the upper leaves gradually become smaller. The inflorescence is large, 2-6 in number, growing at the branch ends in an umbel shape. The involucre is long cylindrical, multi-layered, 3-4cm long, and 1-1.2cm in diameter; the involucre has 5 layers, with spider-like hairs or almost hairless, the outer layer is triangular-ovate, rarely, the middle and inner layers are longer, lanceolate-elliptical to form a wide linear shape, with membranous edges and sharp tips; the flowers are all ligulate and yellow. Achenes are smooth, 2.5 cm long, narrow at the top into a beak-like shape, with numerous longitudinal ribs, which are smooth; the pappus are dirty yellow, feather-like, fused at the base into a cup, falling off as a whole, with 3-5 extra-long pappus, bristle-like. Flowering period is July.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows on hillside grasslands, roadsides or in thickets and under forests.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The root is oblong, fleshy, 5-10cm long, 1-1.5cm in diameter, white in cross section when fresh, and has latex oozing out. After drying, the surface is brown or brown-black, wrinkled and uneven vertically and horizontally, sometimes peeling, and there are often stem and leaf residues at the top. It has a faint smell and a slightly sweet taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; cools blood and relieves blood stasis. It is used to treat wind-heat cold; carbuncle, oral poison; herpes; irregular menstruation; insufficient milk; traumatic injury

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount, crush the fresh product and apply; or take the white juice from the stem and apply.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

From the above description, we can know that the nutritional value and medicinal value of Smilax glabra are very high. It can treat some diseases and can also be used as a raw material for diet therapy. It is indeed a good choice for health and wellness.