The efficacy and function of red euphorbia

Many people know that red euphorbia has unique therapeutic effects on some diseases. In fact, the magical effects of red euphorbia are far more than that. The following will tell you in detail about the effects of red euphorbia.

【English name】RADIX KNOXIAE

[Other names] Red-toothed euphorbia, red-toothed euphorbia, purple euphorbia, broad euphorbia, southern euphorbia, general grass, wild yellow radish

[Source] This product is the dried tuber of Knoxia valerianoides Thorel et Pitard, a plant of the Rubiaceae family . Dig up in autumn and winter, remove the fibrous roots, wash, blanch in boiling water, and dry.

[Properties] This product is slightly spindle-shaped, occasionally branched, slightly curved, 3 to 10 cm long and 0.6 to 1.2 cm in diameter. The surface is reddish brown or reddish brown, rough, and has twisted longitudinal wrinkles. There are often small stem scars at the upper end. The texture is solid, the cross section of the bark is reddish brown, and the wood is brownish yellow. Odorless, sweet and slightly spicy.

【Identification】 (1) Cross section of this product: rows of cork cells. Phloem broad. The cambium is ring-shaped. The xylem vessel bundles are arranged intermittently and radially. Those near the cambium are composed of several rows of vessels, which gradually become single rows or scattered individually towards the inside. The rays are wider. Scattered mucous cells containing bundles of calcium oxalate needle crystals and secretory cells containing reddish-brown substances are found in the parenchyma.

[Preparation] Vinegar Euphorbia : Pick out the original medicinal materials, soak and mix them in vinegar, put them in a pot and cook until the vinegar is absorbed, take them out, cut them into sections, and dry them in the sun (use 30 to 50 kilograms of vinegar for every 100 kilograms of medicinal materials).

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cold; slightly toxic.

[return through] return the lung, spleen and kidney meridians.

[Functions and indications] It can expel water and fluid, reduce toxins, reduce swelling and resolve lumps. It is used for hydrothorax and ascites, difficulty in defecation and urination, carbuncles, sores, scrofula and sputum nodules.

【Usage and Dosage】 1.5～3g.

【Storage】Keep in a cool and dry place.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

[Source] The medicinal use of red euphorbia was first recorded in the modern pharmaceutical work "Identification of Drug Production", and it was named red bud euphorbia. According to research, the "bud" in red bud euphorbia should be "tooth", which is a misused alias for the Euphorbia rapae family, so the two are often confused. It is now clear that the euphorbia recorded in ancient herbal books and used in prescription books is all Euphorbia jingensis. The two have different effects and should be distinguished. See the entry for Euphorbia.

The effects and functions of red euphorbia are diverse, and we should choose the appropriate method of consumption according to different physical symptoms. In life, we can learn more about this when we have free time.