The efficacy and function of garlic mustard

Hanging garlic mustard is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. This type of medicine can cover many aspects of disease treatment, so before choosing hanging garlic mustard, you must have a good understanding of it. Let us introduce it in detail below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb and seeds of the cruciferous plant garlic mustard.

[Original form] Hanging fruit garlic mustard, annual or biennial herb, 30-90cm tall. Stem erect, not branched or sparsely hairy. The petiole of the basal leaf is 2-5cm long; the leaf blade is deeply pinnate or completely divided, 5-15cm long, the tip lobe is large, oblong-triangular or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, the base often merges with the lateral lobes, entire or serrated, the lateral lobes are 2-6 pairs, oblong-elliptical or ovate-lanceolate; the upper leaves are sessile, the leaf blade is pinnately lobed, and the lobes are lanceolate or broadly strip-shaped. The racemes are densely packed into corymbs, and the fruiting period is prolonged; there are 4 sepals, which are light yellow and oblong; the base of the inner whorl is slightly sac-shaped; the petals are yellow, oblong, 3-4mm long, with obtuse apex and claws. Stamens 6, filaments separate, without teeth or wings; pistil 1, ovary sessile, stigma obtuse, unlobed or 2-lobed. The siliques are linear, slender, 4-8mm long, often drooping, with slightly raised petals. Seeds oblong, yellowish brown. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is May-June.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown under forests, on shady slopes and by rivers at an altitude of 900-3500m above sea cucumber altitude.

[Properties] Identification of properties: the stem is cylindrical, with a branch on the upper part, and can be up to 80cm long; the surface is yellow-green or green-brown; the pith is off-white in cross section. The leaves are wrinkled and broken. When the complete leaves are flattened, they are oblong-lanceolate, deeply pinnately divided or completely pinnately divided, entire or serrated, with 2-6 pairs of lateral lobes. Inflorescence: raceme, slender pedicels, yellow or yellow-brown flowers, 4 sepals, 4 petals. The silique is cylindrical, slightly flattened and curved, 4-7cm long, about 0.8mm wide, with a very short persistent style at the top, many seeds, and a faint smell.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; Symptoms; Cool

【Meridian】 Lung meridian

【Functions and indications】Relieves cough and reduces phlegm; clears away heat; detoxifies. It is used to treat acute and chronic tracheitis and whooping cough. The whole plant can treat lymph tuberculosis. External application can treat sarcoma.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-15g. For external use: Take appropriate amount of fresh grass and mash it for application.

【Preparation】 Pills, decoctions, ointments.

[Additional prescription] Prescription 1: Anti-poison pills: mercury, sulfur, Corydalis, Hua Ruosaibao, Phytolacca, Aconitum, Strychnos nux vomica, Aconitum tanguticum, Terminalia chebula, Garlic mustard, Peacock feather ash, Drynaria, Edible turnip seeds, Sinaphi, Saussurea paniculata, buffalo horn, musk, bezoar, travertine, safflower, cloves, nutmeg, grass fruit, and cardamom. Grind the above medicines into fine powder, boil the pomegranate seeds to make pills, and take with boiled water, or take with Wuwei Pomegranate Powder. Treat botulism, throat obstruction, limb fatigue, dizziness, blurred vision, stomach colic, etc.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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