The efficacy and function of Buddha's nails

Buddha's nail is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. In addition to the effects we know in daily life, Buddha's nail actually has many other effects and functions. Let's take a look at them right away.

[Alias] Tile grass (Southern Yunnan Materia Medica), tile flower, Yunnan tile flower, stone flower, stone root, nine-headed lion grass, rock ruyi (Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] The stems and leaves of the Crassulaceae plant. Collected in summer and autumn, used fresh or sun-dried.

[Original morphology] Perennial herb, 10 to 18 cm tall, glabrous throughout, with roots growing at nodes on the part touching the ground. The stem is light pink with raised purple-red spots and many branches at the top. The leaves are whorled or opposite, linear, 7-25 mm long, 1.5-2.5 mm wide, with a mucronate tip and a short rectangle at the base, and green on both sides. Inflorescence is sparse; flowers are small and yellow; sepals are 5, leaf-like, sometimes with pseudorectangular, linear-lanceolate, usually unequal; petals are 5, ovate-lanceolate, 4-6 mm long, about 1.5 mm wide, with long acute tip; stamens are 10, filaments are filiform, 2.5-4 mm long, anthers are elliptical, yellow, dorsifixed; carpels are 5, separate, styles are 5, equal in length to stamens. Follicles. Flowering period is late summer.

[Nature and flavor] "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "It is slightly cold in nature, sweet and slightly spicy in taste."

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies, stops bleeding, and eliminates rheumatism. Treat sore throat, epistaxis, wind-heat dizziness, rheumatic joint pain, nasal carbuncle, eczema, and sores.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian; or mash into juice. For external use: mash and apply or burn and grind into powder and sprinkle.

[Additional prescription] ① Treating sore throat and sore throat: Crush any amount of fresh ores, add clean water to stir, clarify and discard the residue. Those who can drink wine can take it with a little wine; those who cannot drink wine can take it with a little vinegar. (Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica".

The above is an introduction to some relevant knowledge about Buddha's nails. Do you have a better understanding of it? I hope everyone can apply Buddha nails in life to serve our health.