The efficacy and function of red flower garlic

As people's living standards improve, they pay more attention to health preservation. Many people know that the Chinese medicine red flower garlic is good for the body and can treat many diseases. Let’s learn about it today.

【English name】 tuber of Yunnan Bletilla

【Alias】 Xiaobaiji

[Source] Medicinal material source: The pseudobulb of the orchid plant Allium scabra.

[Original form] Red flowered garlic, a terrestrial plant. The pseudostem (scape) is slender, cylindrical, 3-22cm high. Pseudobulb nearly spherical. There are 2-5 leaves, which are narrowly elliptical, 7-37cm long, up to 3.5cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex and narrowed to a short petiole at the base. The scape is laterally borne on the pseudobulb, usually unbranched; the raceme has many flowers; the flowers are inclined downward, rose-colored with purple spots; the tepals are 1.6 cm long; the lower part of the sepals are fused into a tube, the middle sepals are oblong, and the lateral sepals are sickle-shaped; the petals are spoon-shaped, hidden in the calyx tube, with obtuse apex; the lip is 3-lobed, the lateral lobes are nearly equal to the middle lobe, and the apex is obtuse; the syncytium is slender; there are 4 pollinia; the ovary is perpendicular to the calyx sac.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on grassy slopes, hillside roadsides or in mixed woods.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation. Mainly for irregular menstruation; abdominal pain during menstruation

【Usage and Dosage】 Oral administration: 9-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] 1. "Illustrated Catalogue of Plant Names and Realities": The red-flowered garlic has roots that are like small garlic cloves, just like fingers; the leaves are like newly born soft grass, five or six inches high, with purple arrows on the sides, and small purple-red flowers with five slightly pointed petals, which are also similar to orchids but very small, and especially delicate and beautiful.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that the Chinese medicine red flower garlic plays a very important role in many aspects. Proper consumption of red garlic has many benefits to our body.