The efficacy and function of Chinese wind car root

As people's living standards improve, they pay more attention to health preservation. Many people know that the Chinese medicine Chinese medicine root is good for the body and can treat many diseases. Let’s learn about it today.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the Combretum plant, Combretaceae.

[Original form] A multi-branched upright or stalked shrub, about 5m high. The twigs are nearly square, gray-brown, with longitudinal grooves, densely covered with brown-yellow hairs and orange-yellow scales, and old branches are glabrous. Leaves are opposite or nearly opposite; petiole 1-1.5cm long, grooved, scaly or hairy; leaf blade thickly papery, oblong to broadly lanceolate, 12-16cm long, 4.8-7.3cm wide, acuminate at apex, cuneate at base, entire, glabrous and slightly rough on both sides, with yellow-brown or orange-yellow scales on the back, midrib raised on the back, 6-16 pairs of lateral veins. The spike inflorescence is axillary and terminal or forms a panicle, with the main axis covered with brown-yellow hairs and golden and orange scales; the bracts are linear, about 1mm long; the flowers are yellow-white, about 9mm long; the calyx is bell-shaped, about 3.5mm long, covered with yellow and shiny scales and coarse hairs on the outside, and a lemon yellow and shiny hair ring inside, the hairs protrude above the calyx throat; the petals are about 2mm long, obovate; there are 8 stamens, and the filaments extend out of the calyx; the ovary is cylindrical, with 2 ovules, drooping. The fruit is oval, 1.7-2.5cm long, covered with yellow or orange-yellow scales, and has 4 wings, which turn red or purple when ripe. There is one seed, which is fusiform, has 8 longitudinal grooves, and is 1.5 mm long. The flowering period is from May to August, and the fruiting period begins in September.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly bitter; slightly cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and removes dampness. Icteric hepatitis

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

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

As a common Chinese medicinal material, Chinese radix strychnifolia is often forgotten by people. In fact, its effects and functions are beyond your imagination. As long as you are good at eating it and use the right method, I believe it will be of great help to your body.