The efficacy and function of Silima

As the pressure of modern life increases, more and more health care methods are emerging, but the most popular ones are still traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine that have been tested for thousands of years. For example, Silimah, what are the effects and functions of Silimah? Let me introduce it to you today.

【English name】 Hamate Calanthe

【Alias】 Thousand-pound pile

[Source] Medicinal material source: the root and whole herb of the orchid plant Orchidaceae.

[Original morphology] Hook-spacing shrimp orchid, a terrestrial plant. The stem is short, and when young, the leaf base surrounds it to form a pseudostem, 5-15 cm long, with 3 sheath-like leaves at the bottom. The leaves are nearly basal; the leaf blades are elliptical, 20-30cm long, 5-10cm wide, with a sharp tip and a cuneate base that extends downward into a petiole. The peduncle grows from the leaf cluster, 40-60cm high, with sparse racemes of many flowers; the bracts are membranous, lanceolate, about 2mm long; the sepals and petals are yellow-green; the middle sepal is ovate, 1.5cm long, 6mm wide, and acute at the apex; the lateral sepals are slightly narrower, nearly the same shape as the middle sepal; the petals are obovate-lanceolate, 1.3cm long, 4mm wide, and acute at the apex; the lip is white, 3-lobed, shorter than the petals, the middle lobe is obovate, with a short tip, and 3 folds on the lip disc, the lateral lobes are oblong, extended, and obtuse at the apex; the spur is cylindrical, about 1cm long, and hooked at the apex; the column is 4-5mm long. The flowering period is May-June, and the fruiting period is July-August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in the shade and wet places under forests on hillsides.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent; bitter; cold

【Meridian】 Liver; Lung; Kidney

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; promotes blood circulation and relieves pain. Sore throat, hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, rheumatic pain, and traumatic injury

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-15g; or ground into wine, 1.5g each time, 2-3 times a day. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the function of promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. Used for rheumatic pain in muscles and bones, traumatic injuries (coccygeal vertebrae injury).

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

This article ends the introduction to the medicinal value of Silimah. In fact, Silimah has many different effects when used as medicine, all of which have significant benefits to the human body. Everyone can try it.