The efficacy and function of spring-flowering Lespedeza

Spring flower Lespedeza is one of the common traditional Chinese medicines in our country. The medicinal history of Spring flower Lespedeza is very long. There are records of Spring flower Lespedeza in many ancient medical books. Spring flower Lespedeza has good edible value and medicinal value. Let’s take a look.

[Source] It is the whole herb of Lespedeza bicolor, a plant of the Leguminosae family.

[Original form] Upright shrub. Branches sparsely pubescent. 3-foliate compound leaves, alternate; leaflets elliptic or ovate-elliptic, obtuse or slightly concave or slightly emarginate at apex, with short tips, rounded base, covered with short silky hairs or almost glabrous above, densely covered with long prostrate silky hairs below; 2 secondary veins raised under the leaves; top leaflet 2.5-3.5 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, lateral leaflets smaller; petiole up to 1 cm long, pubescent. Racemes are axillary; pedicels are pubescent, sparsely flowered, and shorter than leaves; bracteoles are linear, slightly longer than calyx tube; calyx is deeply 4-lobed, 6 mm long, with lobes linear-lanceolate; corolla is purple or red. Flowering period is from April to May.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in thickets beside mountains and stream valleys. Distributed in Fujian, Zhejiang and other places.

【Functions and indications】 Treat acute appendicitis.

[Usage and Dosage] Wash and crush 2 liang of fresh spring flower Lespedeza with cold boiled water, add 250 ml of the second rice washing water (rice is washed with cold boiled water), mix well, squeeze out the juice and drink it, 2 to 3 times a day. If you feel nausea and vomiting, add two cents of salt. If you have constipation, add five cents of fresh Tung oil leaves.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Selected Works of the Exhibition: Surgery"

Above we introduced spring-flowering Lespedeza and its characteristics. We can know that spring-flowering Lespedeza has very good efficacy and functions, and has played a therapeutic and auxiliary therapeutic role in many diseases. I hope this will be helpful to everyone’s health.