The efficacy and function of Heshifeng

Diseases require improvement through medicine. Different diseases require different medicine choices. If you want to treat your own diseases well, you need to use the right medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine Heshifeng is also very helpful in treating certain diseases. Let’s take a look at this medicinal herb.

[Other names] Wild radish (Classification of Herbal Properties), Mountain radish (Chinese Medicinal Plant Directory).

[Source] It is the whole herb of wild carrot, a plant of the Umbelliferae family. Harvest during flowering from June to August and sun-dry.

[Original form] Wild carrot ("Herbal Medicine for Famine Relief")

[Habitat distribution] It grows on roadsides, ravines, stream sides, wastelands, etc. Distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.

[Chemical composition] The roots are rich in carotene and contain volatile oil. The main components of volatile oil are pinene, limonene, xanthophyll, xanthophyll, asarone, asaraldehyde, etc. The roots still contain carotene acid. The leaves contain a large amount of carotene and can be used as raw materials for making carotene; they also contain carotene and pyrrolidine. The flowers contain kaempferol-3-glucoside, kaempferol-3-diglucoside, and apigenin glucoside. It also contains a large amount of malic acid.

[Pharmacological action] Carotene and pyrrolidine have little physiological effect. Carotene, also known as vitamin A, has nutritional value. Eating too much plants containing carotene may cause carotenemia, which is yellowing of the skin, but it is harmless to the human body. It has been reported that its extract can contract the uterus.

[Properties and flavors] ① "Classification of Herbal Properties": "Slightly toxic."

【Functions and indications】 ①《Classification of Herbal Properties》: "kills insects, detoxifies tobacco, reduces swelling, relieves gas, and resolves phlegm."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian. For external use: decoct in water and wash.

[Additional prescription] ① Treating abdominal distension due to qi deficiency in women: Heshifeng and Geshanqiao. Take it in decoction.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Classification of Herbal Properties". "Compendium of Herbs for Famine Relief": Wild carrot grows in the wilderness. The seedlings and leaves are similar to those of domestic radishes, both are small, with stems forked between the leaves, and small white flowers on the tips, which are clustered together like a cover. The flower heads are larger than those of cnidium monnieri, and the fruits are also larger than those of cnidium monnieri. Its roots are even smaller than those of domestic radishes.

The effects and functions of He Shi Feng have been described in detail above, and I believe everyone has a certain understanding of it. Whether He Shi Feng has other therapeutic effects still requires further research.