The efficacy and function of pine leaf wind flower

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, the pine leaf wind flower, so what are the effects and functions of the pine leaf wind flower? Let me introduce it to you today.

【English name】 Seseli yunnanensis Franch.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The flower of the Umbelliferae plant.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 20-80cm tall. The whole plant is smooth and hairless. The root is cylindrical, unbranched or 1-2 branches, gray-brown, with an uneven surface, slightly sweet taste, a thick and short root neck, and many short leaf sheath fibers remaining. The stem is single, with a few branches above the middle, cylindrical, 2-4mm thick, smooth and hairless. There are 2 to many basal leaves; petiole up to 18cm long, leaf blade slightly leathery, slightly pink-green, one to two times ternate, the first pinnae are articulated at the split, elliptic to linear-lanceolate, acute at apex, 2-12cm long, 2-12mm wide, occasionally up to 4cm, entire, recurved margin, 3-10 nearly parallel veins, surface veins slightly raised, back veins significantly raised; leaves in the middle of the stem are similar to basal leaves, lobes slightly narrower, upper leaves linear, often undivided; stipules short, linear. Rays 5-7, 1.5-3.5cm long; involucral bracts 6-10, united at base, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate; umbels with 12-18 flowers; petals yellow or light yellow, nearly square, oblong or kidney-shaped, with 3 brown-red veins, the middle one being the most prominent; calyx teeth pointed; stylopodium conical, thick, with clefts. The fruit is ovate-oblong, slightly purple, slightly pentagonal in cross section, with thin, slightly raised dorsal ridges; each groove contains 1-2 oil tubes, and the commissure has 4 oil tubes. The flowering period is August-September, and the fruiting period is September-October.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; slightly warm

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind, regulate qi and relieve pain. Mainly used for headache, abdominal pain, and joint pain

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

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

From the above description, we can know that the nutritional value and medicinal value of the pine leaf angelica flower 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.