The efficacy and function of the dwarf umbrella

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

[Other names] Red under the snow, Coral beads (Flower Mirror), Short-legged Saburo (Illustrated Catalogue of Plant Names and Realities), Small Luosan (Luchuan Materia Medica), Dwarf Tea Wind, Hairy Stem Ardisia (Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica), Nine-section Dragon, Ground Tea, Monkey Bonesetting (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the root or whole herb of Ardisia volvacea of ​​the Myrsinaceae family. Harvest in autumn and winter and sun-dried.

[Original form] Ardisia curculio: an upright shrub, 0.5 to 2.5 meters high. It has a creeping rhizome, the stem is slightly thick and gradually becomes bald, and has no branches except the flower branches. Leaves are alternate; elliptic-lanceolate or ovate, rarely oblanceolate, 7-15 cm long, 2.5-4 cm wide, mucronate or acuminate at apex, cuneate at base, entire or slightly wavy, or concave at glandular sites, leathery, with setae or pubescence on both surfaces, especially on the midrib. The inflorescence is compound umbel, hairy, and grows at the top of the lateral branches; the pedicel is 0.5 to 1 cm long; the flowers are fragrant, the petals are pink or white, 5 to 7 mm long, and have more or less glandular dots; the stamens are slightly longer than the petals; the ovary is bald or pubescent near the tip. The fruit is spherical, 5 to 7 mm long, covered with coarse or sparsely long hairs, with glandular dots, and the persistent calyx is about half the length of the fruit. Flowering period is summer.

[Habitat distribution] Distributed in southern my country and Sichuan and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, pungent, warm.

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness, promote blood circulation and relieve pain. Treat rheumatic pain, swelling and pain caused by falls, cough and vomiting blood, and abdominal pain caused by cold.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 2 to 5 qian; or soaked in wine. For external use: crush and stir-fry with wine for application.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat rheumatic joint pain: 50 cents to 1 ounce of dried root of Ardisia tricholoma. Decoction in water or mixed with wine. (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Luchuan Materia Medica"

The above is an introduction to the functions of the dwarf umbrella. When using it, you can use it according to the needs mentioned above. The dwarf umbrella is also very helpful in treating certain diseases.