The efficacy and function of Dianhai Narcissus

Dianhai daffodil is a common Chinese medicinal material with great health benefits. It also has certain effects on some diseases. We need to choose according to our own needs. Many people in our daily life don’t know much about the Dianhai Narcissus. Let’s analyze the Dianhai Narcissus below.

[Other names] Primrose, water cabbage, scabies

[Source] Medicinal material source: the root or whole herb of Dianhai Narcissus, a plant of the Primulaceae family.

[Original morphology] Perennial herb, the whole plant is glabrous. The rhizome is very short, with clusters of long roots, sometimes with creeping branches growing from the top. There are no bud scales at the base of the leaf cluster; the petiole is extremely short or nearly as long as the leaf blade, with broad wings; the leaf blade is hard and papery, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 3-10cm long, 0.5-2.5cm wide, with obtuse or slightly short-pointed apex, gradually narrowed at the base, entire or serrated margin, green above, light green below, and covered with powdery glandular tissues. The peduncle is 6-35cm high, with pale yellow powder on the top, the umbel is nearly head-shaped, with dozens of flowers; the bracts are ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2-5mm long, with pale yellow powder, and the base is slightly swollen or slightly ear-shaped; the pedicel is 1-10mm long. The calyx is bell-shaped, 4-5mm long, powdered on the outside, split nearly to the middle, with narrow ovate to oblong lobes and obtuse apex; the corolla is pink to light blue-purple, yellow around the opening of the corolla tube, 7-12mm in diameter, with obovate lobes and two deep lobes at the apex; long-style flowers: the corolla tube is nearly as long as the calyx, the stamens are attached to the middle and lower part of the corolla tube, and the style is as long as the opening of the corolla tube; short-style flowers: the corolla tube is about 0.5 times longer than the calyx, the stamens are attached to the middle and upper part of the corolla tube, with the apex close to the opening of the corolla tube, and the style is 1-1.5mm long. Capsule nearly as long as persistent calyx, 5-valved. The flowering period is from December to February of the following year, and the fruiting period is from March to April.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in ditches, waterside and wet grasslands at an altitude of 1500-2300 (-3300m).

[Properties] Identification by properties: The plant is mostly wrinkled into a ball, and when it is wet and flattened, the rhizome is extremely short, with many fibrous roots, and the leaves are clustered in rosettes. The leaves are oblanceolate, narrowly ovate-oblong, 3-10cm long, 0.5-2.5cm wide, obtuse at the apex, gradually narrow at the base, with small teeth on the margin, and covered with powdery glands on the underside; the petiole is nearly as long as the leaf blade, with broad wings; the texture is slightly thick. The top of the scape has light yellow powder, the umbel is nearly capitate, the bracts are ovate, slightly wavy at the base, and covered with yellow powder; the calyx is bell-shaped, covered with powder, and the corolla is pink or light bluish purple. The air is weak.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; slightly bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Dispersing blood stasis and setting bones. Mainly fractures caused by falls; redness and swelling caused by trauma

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 30g. For external use: appropriate amount, crush the fresh product and apply on the affected area; or boil it in water and wash with it.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above content is an introduction to the traditional Chinese medicine Dianhai Narcissus. I hope it can be of some help to everyone. There are many medicinal herbs similar to Dianhai Narcissus in our daily life. When we consume Chinese medicines such as Dianhai Narcissus, we need to follow the doctor's instructions and not consume them blindly.