The efficacy and function of Dwarf Changshan

Everyone is familiar with the dwarf Changshan. It has a long history and has good effects on regulating the body and treating diseases. It is a good choice for health preservation. Let’s take a look together.

【Other name】 Woody mountain conch

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the Verbenaceae plant Lithospermum microphylla .

[Original form] Small-leaved Lithops, a thornless small shrub, plant height 0.3-2m. The twigs are slender, cylindrical, dark brown, sparsely pubescent, falling off later, and with sparsely small lenticels. Simple leaves are opposite; petiole is 0.3-1cm long; leaf blade is nearly rounded broad ovate or rhombus, 1.5-2.5cm long, 1.2-2.2cm wide or smaller, base is slightly oblique, cuneate or obtuse, entire or with 1-2 shallow coarse teeth in the middle and lower part, and blunt tip. The surface is hairless, and the back is densely covered with silvery-white glandular dots. The panicle is terminal, with few flowers, large flowers, 3-4cm long, short pedicels, with 2 lanceolate bracts near the tip; the calyx is bell-shaped, about 1cm long. Dark purple, calyx teeth 5, irregular triangular to oval, 5-7mm long, covered with tiny glandular dots, calyx teeth and calyx tube sparsely with 1-8 black disc-shaped glands; corolla lavender, initially covered with glandular hairs and yellow glandular dots, then falling off, funnel-shaped, with two lips at the apex, the upper lip entire or two shallowly lobed, the middle lobe of the lower lip enlarged, nearly wing-shaped. Yellow inside, 4 stamens, didynamous, long stamens slightly extending outside the corolla. The drupe is obovate, 10-16mm long, with a fleshy exocarp that is black when dry and has a bowl-shaped enlarged calyx. The flowering period is June, and the fruiting period is July-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing under limestone jungles, in thickets or on dry and barren slopes at an altitude of 1500-1700m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Promote qi circulation; eliminate accumulation, and stop malaria. Stagnation of qi due to staple food; abdominal distension and pain; chronic malaria

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction of the effects and functions of the dwarf croton, everyone knows its magic. In fact, there are many seemingly ordinary people or things in life that contain power that we cannot imagine. Now that everyone knows the magical therapeutic effects and functions of Dwarf Changshan, you can try it to test whether it is effective.