The efficacy and function of Elsholtzia macrophylla

Elsholtzia macrophylla is a very common Chinese medicine. Although it is very common, it has many magical effects. Let’s take a look at it below.

[Other name] Prickly heat grass (Guangxi Plant List)

[Source] It is the whole herb of Capsella sparsely flowered plant of the Lamiaceae family.

[Original form] One-year-old upright replica, 20 to 62 cm high. Stem square, pubescent with downward stalks. The leaves are opposite, ovate, acute or acuminate at the apex, cuneate and entire at the base, with sharp serrations on the edges, golden glandular dots on both sides, and long petioles. The flower whorls are arranged in discontinuous racemes, terminal; with bracts, sessile, bracts longer than pedicels, ovate-lanceolate to ovate, acuminate at apex, with long soft hairs on the underside and margins; calyx bell-shaped, 6-toothed; corolla small, with short lip, light pink or red. The nutlets are spherical, smooth or reticulated.

[Habitat distribution] It grows on roadsides, ditches, streams and under bushes on hillsides. Distributed in central and southern my country.

[Properties and flavors] "Common Chinese Herbal Medicine Formulas": "bitter, slightly pungent, warm and mild,"

【Functions and indications】 ① "Common Chinese Herbal Medicine Formulas": "Dispel wind and soothe qi, warm the middle and stop pain. Treat abdominal distension caused by heatstroke, pain caused by shaqi, and bleeding from hemorrhoids and fistulas. External use to kill insects and stop fever. Treat eczema, wind itching, and trichomonas vaginitis."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian. For external use: mash and apply or decoct in water for washing.

[Additional prescription] ① For treating colds and flu: 3g each of Elsholtzia macrophylla and Perilla frutescens, 2g of ginger, 2 scallions, decocted in water and taken orally.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

As a common Chinese medicinal material, Elsholtzia macrophylla is often forgotten by people. In fact, its effects and functions are beyond your imagination. As long as you are good at eating it and use the right method, I believe it will be of great help to your body.