The efficacy and function of flower leaves

In daily life, people are not only very familiar with various foods, but also come into contact with a lot of medicines in daily life. Among them, flower leaves are a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. Given that there are still many people who don’t know much about flower leaves, let’s take a detailed look at them below.

【English name】 Smallflower Paphiopedilum

【Alias】 Spotted leaf orchid

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Paphiopedilum rigidum of the Orchidaceae family.

[Original form] Sclerophyllum, perennial herb, 20-30cm tall. The rhizome is extended; the root is thick and long, with 4-5 leaves, oblong-tongue-shaped, small, 5-9cm long, 0.5-2cm wide, obtuse or rounded at the tip, and the base overlaps each other into a sheath shape, with a hard texture, flat, and spotted on both sides. The peduncle is erect, 25-30cm long, densely covered with brown rough hairs, with only one flower; the flower is very large when fully open, with a diameter of up to 7-8cm; the sepals are ovate or broadly ovate, the petals are nearly round, all yellow with purple stripes; the lip is elliptical-ovate, about 5cm long, about 4cm wide, pink, with white long hairs at the base inside; there is one reduced stamen, elliptical, about 1cm long, yellow, with purple stripes, and two stamens, both yellow. Flowering period is February to March.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in rock crevices, barren slopes, and roadside weeds.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Meridian】 Lung; Heart; Kidney

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and relieves rash; clears the heart and soothes the mind. Mainly measles; pneumonia; upset and insomnia

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The whole plant: bitter in taste, cool in nature. It has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying, nourishing the brain and calming the mind. Used for measles, pneumonia, and neurasthenia.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what flower leaves are. We know that flower leaves are actually a kind of Chinese medicinal material that can bring us health benefits and have almost no major side effects, so you might as well try it in your spare time.