The efficacy and function of Callicarpa macrophylla[picture]

Traditional Chinese medicine culture is extensive and profound, and Chinese medicinal materials account for a large proportion of it. Do you know Callicarpa ovata [picture]? What are its effects and functions, and how to eat it? I believe many people are very interested in it. Let me tell you one by one below.

[Other names] Purple bead grass, big wind leaf, wind-driving purple, red big day, false big wormwood

[Source] It is a plant of the genus Callicarpa, Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl, and its roots and leaves are used as medicine. The leaves are collected in summer and autumn, washed and used fresh or dried and ground into powder for later use; the roots can be collected, sliced ​​and dried throughout the year.

[Original form] Shrubs to small trees, up to 3 meters high. The twigs are covered with grayish white coarse bran-like hairs and long hairs. The leaves are opposite, oblong or elliptic-lanceolate. Small purple flowers bloom in the leaf axils in summer and autumn, and many flowers are gathered into polychaete cymes. The fruit is small, spherical, about 2 mm in diameter, and purple-red when ripe.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent, bitter, neutral.

【Functions and indications】 Disperses blood stasis and stops bleeding, reduces swelling and relieves pain. Leaves: used for hematemesis, hemoptysis, epistaxis, and bloody stool; used externally to treat bleeding from trauma. Root: swelling and pain caused by falls, rheumatic bone pain.

[Usage and Dosage] 0.5-1 liang of leaves and roots; apply appropriate amount of leaves externally, grind dry leaves into powder and apply to the affected area.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

【Source】 Guangzhou Army "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines"

Through the detailed introduction of Callicarpa macrophylla [picture], I believe everyone has a certain understanding and can better improve our common sense in life.