The efficacy and function of lotus blue flower

Lotus blue flower is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine. We can use lotus blue flower to treat many diseases. It also has good health-preserving effects. Therefore, we can use the different medicinal effects of lotus blue flower to solve some small problems that bother us in life.

[Other names] Sword bean Panax notoginseng, Acorus affine Panax notoginseng (Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Catalogue), Ziziphus jujuba, Acanthus macrophylla (Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the root of the poppy plant Heqinghua . Available all year round.

[Original form] Perennial herb, about 30 cm tall, with stems and leaves containing yellow sap. The stem is erect, slightly branched at the top, and has scattered hairs. Odd-pinnate compound leaves; basal leaves with long petioles, 5-7 leaflets, short petioles, broadly ovate to rhombic-ovate, 2.5-10 cm long, 1.2-4 cm wide, with sharp apex, cuneate base, notched and irregularly serrated edges; stem leaves with 3-5 leaflets. 1-2 flowers form sparse cymes in the axils, with pedicels 4-8 cm long; flowers are bisexual, with 2 sepals, green, narrowly ovate, 1.5-1.7 cm long, and caducous early; 4 petals, yellow, round-ovate, 2.5 cm long; many stamens; pistil composed of 2 carpels, short style, and 2-lobed stigma. The fruit is a capsule, linear, 3 to 5 cm long, about 3 mm wide, and contains many seeds. Flowering period is from April to June. The fruiting period is from June to July.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in the shade and moist places under alpine forests. Distributed in Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Liaoning, Jilin and other places.

[Chemical composition] The roots contain 0.1% biota, and the above-ground parts contain 0.06% biota. The biological alkaloids are: cryptopine, allocryptine, protoopine, coptisine, berberine, sanguinarine, celandine, celandine ruby, celandine ruby, celandine ruby, celandine, sanguinarine, and tetrahydroberberine.

【Nature and flavor】 "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": "bitter taste, neutral nature."

【Functions and indications】 "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": "It can dispel rheumatism, relax muscles and tendons, disperse blood stasis and reduce swelling, relieve pain and stop bleeding. It can treat rheumatoid arthritis, strain, and trauma."

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 1 to 3 qian; or soak and sprinkle.

[Additional prescription] For treating fatigue in the limbs, sallow complexion and thin muscles due to overwork: 3 to 4 qian of lotus flowers, add brown sugar and rice wine and steam until cooked. Take once in the morning and evening before meals. (Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Records)

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Above we introduced what lotus blue flower is. We know that lotus blue flower is a common Chinese herbal medicine. It has good health and wellness effects. It has many benefits to the human body and can relieve many symptoms. How about it, do you understand?