The efficacy and function of red fungus

Traditional Chinese medicine has always been the best choice for many people to treat diseases. It is very helpful in treating diseases and you can rest assured when choosing it. Today we will introduce a kind of traditional Chinese medicine - red fungus.

[Alias] Red indigo, Yikouhong (Wenshan Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the whole herb of Amaranthaceae .

[Original morphology] Perennial upright herb. The stem is purple-red and 1 to 2 meters high. Simple leaves are opposite; broadly ovate to nearly round, 2.5-5 cm long, deeply concave or 2-lobed at the apex, nearly truncated at the base, slightly deferred to become ear-shaped, with wavy edges and slightly involute, the leaf surface is slightly curled and uneven, purple-red with a light-colored midrib and arched lateral veins, sometimes the veins are green or dark green; the petiole is about 3 cm long. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, petiolate; florets numerous; bracts usually 3 per flower; perianth 5-lobed, about 1.5 mm long, white or light yellow; stamens 5, filaments connate at base; stigmas 2 to 3. The utricle does not dehisce. 1 seed.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in fields or planted in gardens. Distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, slightly sweet, cool.

【Functions and indications】Cooling blood and stopping bleeding. Treat vomiting blood, epistaxis, coughing up blood, traumatic bleeding, dysentery, and dysmenorrhea.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 3-5 qian (1-2 liang for fresh); or mash into juice. For external use: mash and apply.

【Note】 "Quanzhou Materia Medica": "Pregnant women should not use it."

[Additional prescription] ① To treat vomiting blood and epistaxis: take one or two liang of fresh red fungus each time, decoct in water and add black sugar for oral administration. (Quanzhou Materia Medica)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Quanzhou Materia Medica".

The above introduces some common knowledge about red fungus. In order to make more people understand red fungus, you can accumulate more related things in your daily life, which will play an important role in maintaining our health.