The efficacy and function of red clay

Red soil seed is a commonly used medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine and is often used in the treatment of various diseases. So today I will share with you some information about red soil seed.

[Other names] Bizicao (Illustrated Guide to China's Main Plants, Leguminosae), red earth grass, red wine jar, Guoluqing (Guizhou Folk Medicines).

[Source] It is the whole herb of the Sichuan leech, a plant of the Leguminosae family.

[Original form] Small shrub. The stem is 40 to 90 cm high and about 2.5 cm in diameter. It is angular like the branches and covered with short, soft hairs that later become glabrous. The leaves are 3-compound, with narrow lanceolate leaflets, the top ones are 4.2-6.8 cm long and 1-1.3 cm wide, and the lateral ones are smaller, with acute apex, slightly wavy margins, almost glabrous above, and sparsely pubescent on the veins below; the petiole is 1-2.5 cm long; the stipules are lanceolate-subulate, falling off, and 6-10 mm long. The racemes are axillary or terminal, up to 26 cm long; the bracts are stipule-like and fall off; the pedicels are 2 to 3 mm long. The flowers are purple-red, about 5 mm long; the calyx is about 2 mm long and shallowly lobed; the corolla is butterfly-shaped, the standard petal is round, slightly concave at the tip, and the wing petals are attached to the keel; there are 10 stamens; the ovary is linear and almost glabrous. The pods are about 2 cm long, usually with 2 nodes, curved on the back, with nodes deeply split to the ventral suture, truncate above, cuneate at the base, and with a 3 mm long stalk. Flowering period is from August to September.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in mountain shrub forests or grasslands. Distributed in Sichuan, Hubei, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Yunnan and other places.

[Functions and indications] "Illustrated Guide to Major Plants in China·Leguminosae": "Cure malaria. Crush it, mix it with flour, and eat it as a steamed cake."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Guizhou Folk Medicine".

Through the detailed introduction to the effects of red soil seeds in this article, we can understand the several major effects of red soil seeds. These effects are indeed a good way to regulate the body for people with poor physical constitution and low resistance. Everyone can try it.