The efficacy and function of Weihan grass

Traditional Chinese medicine has a history of thousands of years. It has appeared at a very early time, and it has very satisfactory effects on the treatment of diseases. There are many types of traditional Chinese medicine. Do you know the medicinal material "Wei Han Cao"?

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the Umbelliferae plant Peucedanum chinense.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 50-130cm tall. The root neck is thick, with residual withered leaf sheath fibers; the root is cylindrical, branched at the bottom, 2-3cm in diameter, and dark brown. The stem has longitudinal stripes, is glabrous, and slightly branched at the top. The basal leaves and leaves at the bottom of the stem have long petioles, and the base of the petioles expands into sheaths; the leaf blade is triangular in outline, three to four times trifoliate, and the terminal segments are linear; the leaves in the middle of the stem are simplified, smaller, and have short petioles; the upper leaves are degenerate, with only lanceolate sheaths. The compound umbels are terminal or axillary, 5-15cm in diameter; the bracts are 3-7, unequal in length; the rays are 15-25, unequal in length, opening during flowering and closing during fruiting; the umbel peduncles are unequal in length; the bracteoles are 5-13; the calyx teeth are triangular; the petals are light yellow, slightly concave at the apex, with an incurved ligule; the style is reflexed downward in fruiting. The fruit is oval, with linear ridges and wing-shaped lateral ridges. There is one oil tube in each groove and two oil tubes on the commissure. The flowering period is July-August, and the fruiting period is August-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in mountain thickets and grass slopes at an altitude of 1200-1700m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and cold; regulate qi and relieve pain. Cold; cough; stomach cold and pain

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

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

From the above introduction to Wei Han Cao, we can see that Wei Han Cao is of great help to the human body. It can improve some bad symptoms of the human body and is a very useful medicinal material for the human body.