The efficacy and function of the drooping spike flower

The weeping sedge is a very good medicinal material. It is often used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat patients. It has extremely high medicinal value. Let us learn about several aspects of the weeping sedge.

[Alias] Golden Belt, King Liaoge, Chicken Heartbreak, Sparrow Hemp, Mountain Cotton Skin, Wild Hemp, Wild Cotton, Sparrow Hemp, Ground Cotton Hemp.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the flower, root or stem bark of the plant Thymelaeaceae.

[Original form] A small shrub with slender-stalked nymphs, 1-2m tall. The stem bark is rough, the twigs are thin, scattered, reddish brown and hairless. Leaves are opposite; petiole is 1-2mm long; leaf blade is membranous to papery, ovate or ovate-elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, 2.5-6.5cm long, 0.8-2.5cm wide, apex is long acuminate, base is cuneate or nearly rounded, dark green and glabrous above, light green and covered with white powder below; veins are raised below. The flowers are yellow-green, 4-8 flowers forming a terminal nearly head-shaped raceme, the peduncle is extremely thin, drooping, and glabrous; the perianth is tubular, glabrous, with 4 lobes; the stamens are 8, in 2 whorls; the disk is deeply divided into 4 square scales; the ovary is obovate and glabrous. The fruit is oval and dark red when ripe.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in sparse woods or bushes.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; salty; warm; toxic

【Functions and indications】 Softening and dispersing lumps; promoting blood circulation; relieving pain. Mainly used for the initial stage of scrofula and traumatic injury

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-10g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

In fact, you will only know its benefits after practicing it. Just like the traditional Chinese medicine Ampelopsis pilosula introduced above, it turns out that Ampelopsis pilosula can also treat some other diseases. Therefore, eating it in moderation has many benefits.