The efficacy and function of Wengbo

The development of Western medicine has brought some crises to traditional Chinese medicine. But traditional Chinese medicine still has many magical aspects. Let’s talk about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Wengbo.

[Alias] River cypress, water monster willow, Xihe willow, tamarisk, mountain willow, warm wood cypress, water cypress branch, stinking red willow.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The young branches of the Tamarix chinensis plant of the Tamarix family.

[Original form] Multi-branched shrub, 0.5-3m high. Perennial branches reddish brown or yellowish green. The leaves are densely grown on the green twigs of the current year, ovate, linear-lanceolate or oblong, 2-4 (-7) mm long and 0.5-2 m wide. The racemes are densely packed and spike-like, growing at the top of the current year's branches, 5-18cm long; the bracts are broadly ovate or elliptic, 7-8mm long, 4-5mm wide, with membranous serrated edges, often with a long tail-like tip; the sepals are 5, elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, about 4mm long; the petals are 5, obovate-oblong, 5-6mm long, pink or lavender, and persistent in fruit; the stamens are 5 long and 5 short, arranged alternately, with filaments 1/2-2/3 partially fused; the ovary is conical. The capsule is conical, 8-10mm long, 1-1.5mm thick, with more than half of the awn at the tip covered with white long hairs. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is August-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows on river beaches, lakeside sand and gravel Gobi.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The twigs are cylindrical, with a brown, smooth and hairless surface, densely covered with leaflets, which are linear, 2-5mm long, brittle, easy to break, and with a yellow-white pith in the center of the cross section.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; warm

【Functions and indications】Lifting yang and dispersing; detoxifying and clearing rashes; dispelling wind and relieving itching. It is mainly used for measles that does not break out; high fever; cough; mumps; rheumatoid arthritis; urticaria and pruritus; ringworm; blood heat and alcohol poisoning

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g. For external use: appropriate amount, decoction

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the above description, we know what Wengbo is and what effects it has. Wengbo has high medicinal value and is beneficial to improving the immune system. It is a worthy choice for us.