The efficacy and function of rice ball root

Modern medical research believes that rice ball root contains many nutrients that are beneficial to the human body. As a traditional Chinese medicine, its efficacy and function have been widely recognized. Let's take a look at its specific situation.

[Other names] Musk underground, Mountain musk (Guangxi Medicinal Plant List), Earth-penetrating beads, Earth-drilling wind, Three hundred taels of silver (Guangzhou Army's Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines).

[Source] It is the root bark or root of the Magnoliaceae plant Lengfantuan . Available all year round.

[Habitat distribution] Produced in Guangxi and Guangdong.

[Properties] The dried root bark is in the shape of strips or semi-rolls, with varying lengths and sizes. The surface is slightly rough, brittle, brown in color, with many longitudinal wrinkles and transverse cracks. The inner surface is reddish brown. It is hard and easy to break, with a rough cross section and is fibrous. Slightly scented.

[Properties and flavors] Guangzhou Army's "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": "pungent, slightly bitter, warm."

【Functions and indications】Promote qi circulation, activate blood circulation, disperse blood stasis and relieve pain. Treat acute gastroenteritis, chronic gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, rheumatic bone pain, dysmenorrhea, postpartum blood stasis, bruises, and bleeding from knife wounds.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 0.5-1 liang; or soaked in wine. For external use: grind into powder and sprinkle.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat dysmenorrhea: 1 liang of Windtail Grass, 5 qian of Rice Ball Root, 5 qian of Panzhunan Schisandrae Chinensis, 1 qian of Linderae Root. Take it in decoction, one dose per day. (Jiangxi "Handbook of Herbs")

[Clinical Application] For pain relief: Take black tiger root and schizonepeta tenuifolia (Aquifoliaceae) and make an injection. Each 2 ml is equivalent to 3.5 g of black tiger root and 5 mg of chloroform extract (dry product) of schizonepeta tenuifolia. Inject into muscle or acupuncture points, 2-4 ml each time. It was used in 129 cases of biliary ascariasis, gastrointestinal colic, postoperative intestinal adhesions, ulcer pain attacks, adnexitis, dysmenorrhea, rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica, renal colic, etc., and 93 cases were significantly effective, with the effect appearing within 15 minutes after medication, and the pain disappeared within 1-2 hours; 25 cases were relieved, with the pain relieved 30 minutes after medication; 11 cases were ineffective.

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The above is an introduction to the effects and functions of rice ball roots. If you want to eat rice ball roots, it is best to consult a Chinese medicine doctor. I hope this helps you all.