The efficacy and function of Shrimp Orchid

Since Chinese medicine has fewer side effects, more and more people now want to use Chinese medicine to regulate their bodies. Here I would like to introduce to you a medicinal herb, Scutellaria baicalensis, hoping it will be helpful to you.

[Other names] Rice-eating grass, snake intestines, stone Panax notoginseng, waist belt, mountain sword lotus, nine-son lotus, eight-immortal peach

[Source] Medicinal material source: the pseudobulb and whole herb of the orchid plant Orchidaceae.

[Original form] Soft-haired shrimp orchid, a terrestrial plant. The stem is short. The leaves are nearly basal, 4-5 in number; the leaf blade is elliptical, about 20cm long, 4-7cm wide, with a sharp tip and a short petiole at the base. The peduncle grows out of the leaf cluster and rises above the leaves; the raceme is 8-15cm long, with many flowers sparsely borne; the bracts are narrowly lanceolate, about as long as the pedicels (including the ovary), with a long and acuminate tip; the sepals and petals are both reflexed backwards, about 1.4cm long; the sepals are obliquely ovate-lanceolate, about 6mm wide, and acuminate at the tip; the petals are lavender, narrowly lanceolate, about 1mm wide, and acuminate at the tip; the lip is flat, larger than the petals and sepals, and 3-lobed. The middle lobe is elliptical, narrower than the lateral lobes, acuminate or acute at the tip, and the edges are erode-like. The lateral lobes are sickle-shaped, inward-curved, close to the middle lobe, and obtuse at the tip; there is no spur.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows under forests or on grass slopes.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; sweet; neutral

【Functions and indications】Moistens the lungs and relieves cough; promotes blood circulation and resolves stagnation; reduces swelling and detoxifies. Mainly used for acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, tuberculosis cough, scrofula, traumatic injury, hemorrhoids, and snake bites

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g; or soaked in wine. For external use: take appropriate amount, mash and apply; or grind into powder and apply; or grind into vinegar and apply.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Therefore, through the detailed introduction of the Chinese medicine Scutellaria baicalensis in the above article, it is not difficult to find that Scutellaria baicalensis has many effects and functions, and its effect in health care is still very good.