The efficacy and function of yellow bamboo ginseng

For Chinese medicinal materials such as yellow bamboo ginseng, we should first understand its medicinal value and precautions before consuming it. The following is an introduction about yellow bamboo ginseng. I hope you can read it carefully, which will be of great help for your consumption.

[Other names] Achyranthes bidentata, wild ginseng, cockscomb ginseng

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Artemisia scabra, a plant of the Commelinaceae family.

[Original form] Artemisia scabra, perennial herb. Height 20-50cm. The roots have many fibrous roots. The stems are often tufted, rarely solitary, with very long internodes, glabrous or covered with short soft hairs. Basal leaves are clustered, 12-35cm long and 5-12cm wide; stem leaves are smaller, growing in the middle of the stem, with linear-lanceolate leaves, 3-7cm long and about 7mm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, and sheath-like at the base, with the sheath 1.5-2cm long and covered with long eyelashes. The cymes are arranged in terminal panicles; the involucral bracts are linear to lanceolate, and mostly fall off during fruiting; the bracts fall off early; the pedicels are thin and straight, about 4mm long; the sepals are 3, shallowly boat-shaped, oblong, about 3mm long; the petals are 3, the lower part of the filaments is hairy or nearly hairless; the ovary is 3-chambered, oblong, and the style is linear, about 4mm long. The capsule is ovate-triangular, about 4 mm long, with 2 seeds in each chamber. The seeds have white patches arranged almost radially. The flowering period is from April to July, and the fruiting period is from August to November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in sparse woodland, grassland and under forest at an altitude of 200-2000m.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; neutral

【Functions and indications】Nourishes yin and clears away heat; strengthens the spleen; stops bleeding. Mainly used for fever due to yin deficiency; spontaneous sweating; night sweats; fatigue after illness; loss of appetite; vomiting blood

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 9-15g; or stew meat.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what yellow bamboo ginseng is. We know that yellow bamboo ginseng is actually a Chinese medicinal material that can bring us health benefits and has almost no major side effects, so you might as well try it in your spare time.