The efficacy and function of red elm

The medical value of red burdock is beyond our imagination. It is very effective in treating some diseases. Red burdock contains many substances that are beneficial to the human body. Let’s take a look.

【English name】 root of Griffith Cinquefoil.

[Alias] Long-haired Potentilla, small sky blue, white leaf, small tube Zhong, ground bee.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Potentilla pubescens of the Rosaceae family.

[Original morphology] Potentilla pubescens is a perennial herb, 10-60cm tall. The roots are thick, cylindrical, and sometimes have many lateral roots. Flower stems erect or ascending, pubescent with long or short hairs. Basal leaves are pinnate compound leaves, with 2-3 pairs of leaflets, often opposite, rarely lower leaflets alternate; petiole is spread with long soft hairs and short soft hairs; leaflets are sessile or nearly sessile; stipules are membranous, brown, covered with long soft hairs or falling off and nearly glabrous; leaflets are elliptic or obovate-elliptic, 0.5-3cm long, 0.5-1.5cm wide, with obtuse apex, rarely acute, base cuneate or broadly cuneate, and notched serrations on the margin. The upper surface is covered with sparsely pubescent hairs, the lower surface is covered with white hairs and hairs, and the hairs grow densely along the veins; the stem has 5 pinnate leaflets or 3 palmate leaflets, similar in shape to the basal leaflets, the stipules are herbaceous, and the margins are serrated or entire. Flowers bisexual; cymose corymbs, flowers few and sparse; flower diameter 1.5-2.5cm; sepals 5, triangular ovate, apex acuminate or acute, epicalyx 5, lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or oblong, shorter or nearly equal to sepals, outside covered with sparse soft hairs or white pubescence; petals 5, obovate, concave at the end, 1-2 times longer than sepals, yellow, rarely white; style nearly terminal. Achenes smooth. Flowering and fruiting period is from May to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in wasteland, hillside grassland, forest edge and under forest at an altitude of 2000-3600m.

【Nature and flavor】 Astringent; slightly bitter; warm

【Meridian】 Spleen; stomach; large intestine

【Functions and indications】Astringent soup can stop dysentery and leukorrhea. Mainly used for dysentery and leucorrhea

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 30-60g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the functions of clearing away heat and activating blood circulation, promoting qi and relieving pain, and astringing and stopping bleeding.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the effects of red burdock. When using it, you can do so according to the needs mentioned above. Red burdock is also very helpful in treating certain diseases.