The efficacy and function of Hua Xixin

Hua Xixin is a common Chinese medicine with many different functions. It can regulate some diseases of the human body. Let us learn about its specific functions below.

【English Name】 Siebold Wildginger Herb

[Other names] Da Yao, Bai Xixin, Ma Ti Xiang

[Source] It is the whole herb of Asarum sieboldii Miq., a plant of the Aristolochiaceae family . The whole herb is harvested in summer and dried in the shade.

[Original form] Perennial herb, about 30cm tall. The rhizome is long and horizontal, with many slender roots and short internodes. There are 1 to 2 leaves, which are kidney-shaped and cordate, 7 to 14 cm long and 6 to 11 cm wide, with acute to long acute tips, deeply cordate bases, rough and spiny edges, and sparsely short and soft hairs on both sides; petioles are 10 to 15 cm long. Flowers solitary in leaf axils. The perianth tube is thick, the tube is flat and globose, the apex is 3-lobed, and the lobes are flat; there are 12 stamens, and the filaments are longer than the anthers; the ovary is inferior, and there are 6 styles. Capsule fleshy, nearly spherical. Flowering period is from April to May.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in valleys, stream banks, and shaded and moist places under forests on hillsides. Distributed in Shaanxi, Shandong, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hunan.

[Chemical composition] Contains volatile oil, the main components of the oil are methyl eugenol, safrole, 1-asarone, 1-sesamin (I-sasemin), eumelanin, borneol, 1,8-cineole, α- and β-pinene, and trans-asarone.

【Functions and indications】Same as Asarum.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Through the above introduction, we can understand the relevant knowledge about Hua Xixin. If we can give full play to the efficacy of Hua Xixin, it can help us solve some physical diseases. Therefore, many people regard it as their own health care choice.