The efficacy and function of dart

Traditional Chinese medicine culture is profound and extensive, and Chinese medicinal materials account for a large proportion of it. Do you know about Ai Tuo Tuo? What are its effects and functions, and how to eat it? I believe many people are very interested in it. Let me tell you one by one below.

[Alias] Small Coptis chinensis, small single root, Simao Coptis chinensis, thousand-year-old dwarf.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole plant of Rehmannia glutinosa, a plant of the Meliaceae family.

[Original morphology] Yunnan Rehmannia glutinosa is a short semi-shrub, 2.5-15cm tall. The stems are pubescent. Odd-pinnate compound leaves are alternate; leaflets are 5-9 (-11), nearly sessile, papery, obovate to nearly rounded, obtuse or shortly acuminate at apex, cuneate to broadly cuneate at base, deeply serrated or nearly pinnately divided above middle of margin, usually with 1-5 coarse teeth on each side, entire at lower part, sparsely and closely pubescent on both sides, especially dense on veins; terminal leaflet is larger, 2-3.5cm long, 1.3-1.8cm wide, with petiole 2-3mm long; lateral leaflets are 0.5-2cm long, 0.8-1.3cm wide. The racemes are axillary, up to 1.5 cm long, with 1-5 flowers, covered with soft hairs; the pedicels are short; there are bracts; the calyx is 5-lobed to the base, the lobes are linear-lanceolate, about 2 mm long, covered with soft hairs; the corolla is white, 3-4 cm long, glabrous, the corolla tube is about 2.2 cm long, the lobes are oblong, 10-12 mm long; the stamen tube is about 3 cm long, fused with the corolla tube, and serrated at the apex; the ovary is hairy, the style is linear, glabrous, and the stigma is capitate. The capsule is oblate, about 6mm in diameter, with a drooping fruit stalk. Flowering period is June-July.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on rapids and rocks in the Jinsha River valley at an altitude of 1100-1750m.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly bitter; cool

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and relieve pain; clear away heat and detoxify. Mainly used for pain caused by trauma, rheumatic joint pain, pharyngitis, carbuncle, furuncle

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount, mash and apply or grind into powder for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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