The efficacy and function of Primula leucoderma

After thousands of years of sedimentation and accumulation, the types and quantities of Chinese medicine have become quite astonishing. Therefore, choosing Chinese medicine to treat some difficult and complicated diseases always has a very good effect. Next, I would like to recommend a Chinese medicine, Primula alba.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Primula parviflora, a plant of the Primulaceae family.

【Original form】Herb. The whole plant is hairless. The rhizome is short, with many thick roots, and a tuft of leaves or sometimes a short stem at the top. The petiole is narrowly winged, 1.5-6cm long, usually slightly longer than the leaf blade; the leaf blade is oblong or elliptic, 15-45mm long, 10-25mm wide, rounded at the apex, truncated or slightly cordate at the base, with wavy and shallowly lobed margins, the lobes are broadly crenate, covered with white powder on the underside, the midrib is slightly wide, and there are 5-6 pairs of lateral veins. There are 1-2 scapes emerging from the leaves, 10-25cm high; there are 1-3 whorls of umbels, with 4-10 flowers in each whorl; the bracts are lanceolate, initially covered with white powder, but almost without powder in the fruiting stage; the pedicels are slender, 8-24mm long, more or less covered with small glands; the calyx is broadly bell-shaped, 3.5-4.5mm long, slightly enlarged when fruiting, covered with white powder on both sides and denser on the outside, and split in the middle. The lobes are triangular; the corolla is pink, the corolla tube is 4-6mm long, there is no annular appendage at the throat, the corolla brim is 8-15mm in diameter, the lobes are broadly obovate, and there is a deep notch at the tip; long-style flowers: the stamens are attached to the base of the corolla tube about 2mm away, the style is about 3mm long, and hardly higher than the calyx; short-style flowers: the stamens are attached to a little higher than the middle of the corolla tube, and the style is about 1mm long. Flowering period is April.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in lakeside wetlands and under reeds at an altitude of 1890m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; slightly sweet; cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; promotes blood circulation and relieves pain. It is mainly used for cough due to lung heat; erosion of the mouth and tongue; red and swollen throat; red and swollen eyes; dribbling and painful urination; bruises and swelling; rheumatic pain

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 15-30g; or soak in wine. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash fresh product for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is some basic information about the white-backed primrose. I hope you can learn more about Chinese herbal medicine, which will be beneficial to you.