The efficacy and function of the root of ferret flower

Weasel flower root is a kind of Chinese medicinal material with very wide effects. We can use it in many places. Weasel flower root also plays a very important role in the treatment and relief of many diseases. Now let us learn about itasel flower root.

【Other name】 Pot-bottle flower root

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the Lamiaceae plant Weasel.

[Original form] It is a plant of the Lamiaceae family, the annual herb, 20-60cm tall. The stem is erect, quadrangular, and covered with long bristles and short soft hairs at the nodes. Leaves opposite; petiole 1-2.5cm long, pubescent; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, 3-8.5cm long, 1.5-4cm wide, with acute or acuminate apex, base tapering or broad cuneate margin; inflorescence with many flowers, densely packed, axillary; bracteoles lanceolate, 3-6mm long, apex thorny, margin with bristles; calyx bell-shaped, about 1cm long, bristly outside, pubescent inside, calyx teeth 5, about 5mm long, apex with long thorns; corolla white, yellow or pinkish purple, about 1.4cm long, upper lip ovate, apex obtuse, with several teeth, bristly outside, lower lip 3-lobed, middle lobe slightly larger, apex slightly concave; stamens 4, all extending to under the upper lip, filaments hairy below, anthers 2-chambered, with cilia; ovary 4-lobed, stigma 2-lobed; disk enlarged in front like a finger. Nutlets obovate-triangular, scaly. The flowering period is from July to September, and the fruiting period is from August to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: It grows in open places such as forest edges, roadsides, field edges, bushes or grasslands. In the mountains of southwest my country, it can grow at an altitude of 4000m.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Tonify deficiency; relieve cough; regulate menstruation. Weakness of the body; chronic cough due to lung deficiency; irregular menstruation

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above are the effects and functions of the root of the weasel flower. We can also consume the root of the weasel flower reasonably according to our own situation to relieve the pain caused by the disease.