The efficacy and function of the ash hammer

Huichui is one of the common traditional Chinese medicines in our country. Huichui has a very long history of medicinal use. There are records of Huichui in many ancient medical books. Huichui has good edible value and medicinal value. Let’s take a look.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruiting bodies of the fungi of the family Podocarpaceae, such as the small-topped grebe, brown-topped grebe, grebe, microsporophore grebe, and split-topped grebe.

[Original morphology] 1. The small top handle is gray and has two layers. The outer layer is gray and membranous, tightly combined with the inner layer to form a thin layer. Diameter 10-17mm, height 7-13mm. It is in the shape of an oblate sphere. When mature, the top opens and the opening has a diameter of 1.5-2mm. The stipe is cylindrical, hollow, 2-4cm high, 3-6mm thick, with torn scales and longitudinal stripes on the surface, and the scales fall off easily. The upper part of the handle is milky white, and the lower part is reddish brown. The spore body is deep cinnamon color. The spore is nearly spherical, brown, with rough walls and small warts, 4.5-6μm in diameter, and the hyphae are transparent and colorless, branched, with few transverse septa, and 3.5-8μm in thickness.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: 1. The small-topped gray bag grows on grasslands. Grown in groups or solitary in summer and autumn.

【Properties】 Identification of properties 1. The gray bag on the small top handle is oblate, 0.7-1.3cm high, 1-1.7cm in diameter, grayish white, membranous, with a round hole at the top, convex outward, and 1.5-2mm in diameter. The stipe has been cut off. The intact stipe is cylindrical, 2-4cm long and 3-6mm in diameter, with the top embedded in the concave hole at the base of the capsule. The surface has torn scales that are easy to fall off and have longitudinal stripes. The upper part is white, gradually turning reddish brown towards the base, and the inside is white. The spores are soft, powdery, and dark cinnamon orange.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Clears the lungs and relieves sore throat; detoxifies and reduces swelling; stops bleeding. Mainly used for cough after cold; sore throat; hoarseness; bleeding due to trauma

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-6g. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply on the affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The article introduces the functions and effects of the ash hammer in detail. I hope everyone can remember its common functions, which will help us to use the ash hammer correctly in life. Gray hammer can effectively improve our physical fitness and is very beneficial to improving our body immunity.