The efficacy and function of the scutellaria baicalensis

The world is full of wonders, and Chinese medicinal materials are also varied and varied. Here I would like to introduce to you a Chinese medicinal material called Croton Root.

[Other names] Insect sheets, tendon grass, single back leaves, green grass, golden tangled, big E Changcai, lime grass, tendon grass, small stretch grass, single back grass, Yunnan chickweed, white tendon grass, chicken bone grass, Tanggen grass, stone chickweed, glutinous rice vine

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Chickweed of the Caryophyllaceae family.

[Original form] Perennial creeping herb, 60-90cm long. The whole plant is densely covered with white star-shaped hairs. The stem is creeping at the base and semi-erect at the top. It is gray-green in color, brittle and easily broken, with sparse branches, swollen nodes and adventitious roots. Simple leaves are alternate; petiole is extremely short and nearly sessile; leaf blade is ovate-elliptic or narrowly ovate, 2-3.5cm long, 8-12mm wide, acuminate at apex, cordate or slightly amplexicaul at base, entire, covered with white stellate hairs on both sides, denser on the underside. The dichotomous cyme is slender, with a slender peduncle, growing in the leaf axil or between 2 branch forks; the pedicels are thin and of varying lengths; the bracts are small; the sepals are 5, lanceolate, about 4mm long, and covered with stellate soft hairs on the outside; the petals are 5, white, slightly shorter than the calyx, and deeply divided into 2 parts to the base; there are 10 stamens; the ovary is superior, with 3-4 styles. The capsule is oblong and ovate, as long as the persistent calyx. Seeds are numerous, nearly black, with tubercle-like protrusions. The flowering period is from April to July, and the fruiting period is from July to August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in river valley grass and wilderness mountains, fields and roadsides at an altitude of 600-2300m.

【Properties】 Identification of properties: The whole plant is 60-90cm long. The stem is cylindrical, brittle and easy to break, with a vascular bundle in the middle that looks like tendons, hence the name "muscle grass". The upper part is densely covered with short soft hairs and sparsely branched. Leaves are opposite, complete leaf blades are ovate-elliptic or narrowly ovate, 2-3.5 cm long, 8-12 mm wide, with stellate hairs on both sides; nearly sessile. Cymes, born in leaf axils or between two branches, all densely covered with stellate hairs; 5 sepals, lanceolate; 5 petals, slightly shorter than sepals, with 2 deep lobes at the apex; 10 stamens; 3-4 styles. Capsule, almost as long as persistent calyx. There are many seeds, black in color, with tumor-like protrusions on the surface. Slight odor, light taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent; Cool; Slightly toxic

【Meridian】 Liver; Spleen

【Functions and indications】 Calms the liver; relaxes muscles and activates blood circulation; eliminates dampness; detoxifies. It is mainly used for aphasia caused by stroke; facial paralysis; numbness of limbs; rheumatic pain; traumatic injury; icteric hepatitis; leucorrhea; sores and furunculosis.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-15g; or soaked in wine. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

I believe that through the detailed introduction of the cramp grass in this article, everyone can understand the efficacy and medicinal properties of the cramp grass. I hope this helps you all.