The efficacy and effects of cannabis medicine [picture]

Cannabis medicine [picture] is a famous traditional and commonly used Chinese medicinal material in my country with a long history of application. Today we will learn about marijuana medicine [picture].

[Other names] Mali Ma, sickle-leaved mountain bean

[Source] Dolichos falcatus Klein, a plant of the genus Dolichos in the Leguminosae family, is used as medicine using its root . Dig up from late autumn to early spring, wash, and use fresh or dry and grind into powder.

[Original form] Perennial herbaceous vine, 1 to 2 meters long. The roots are thick, spindle-shaped or cylindrical, brown on the outside, and contain a lot of fiber and starch. The stem is twining, ribbed, slightly covered with short hairs, gradually falling off with age; trifoliate leaves; with long petioles, 2-5 cm long, base curved like a sickle; 2 ovate-lanceolate stipules, with linear patterns, the middle leaflet is rhombic and broadly ovate, larger, the leaflets on both sides are obliquely ovate, 2-6 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, broad and obtuse at the base, entire or slightly wavy, sparsely covered with short stiff hairs on both sides, petiolules are short and hairy; stipules are narrow and thin, thorn-like, with a linear pattern. It blooms intermittently from summer to autumn until early spring of the following year. Short racemes emerge from the leaf axils, with 1 to 4 flowers. The bracts are only 1 mm long. The calyx is broadly bell-shaped. The butterfly-shaped corolla is white, about 1.2 cm long. The standard petal is round with two triangular appendages at the base, and the wing petals are slightly longer than the standard petal. The pods are narrow and long, linear and oblong, 5 to 6 cm long, slightly curved, with a beak at the tip, and are hairless. There are 4 to 6 seeds with purple spots.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in hillside grasslands, shrubs and sparse woods. Distributed in Guangdong, Hainan Island and Yunnan.

【Chemical composition】 The root mainly contains triterpenoid saponins.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, warm. poisonous.

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and promote blood circulation, stop bleeding and relieve pain. Used for fractures, bruises, rheumatic pain; used externally to treat bleeding from trauma.

[Usage and Dosage] 1-2 qian, decocted in wine or water; for external use, grind into powder and sprinkle on the affected area or mix with water.

[Remarks] (1) The same genus of plants, Dolichos ficifolius Grah , contains rotenone, which has insecticidal effects.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

【Source】 Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine

Through the detailed introduction of this article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the effects and functions of cannabis medicine [picture]. The several functions and effects introduced in the article are relatively common. I hope everyone can remember them and they will be helpful in your life.