The efficacy and function of large-leaf radish

Traditional Chinese medicine often has unexpected effects in the treatment of certain diseases, so you can choose it with confidence. However, when choosing Chinese medicine, you need to understand the medicine so that when treating the disease, you will know what kind of medicine is the best choice. Let us introduce the Chinese medicine big-leaf tree radish below.

【Other name】 Stone radish

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Vaccinium vitis-idaea, a plant of the Ericaceae family.

【Original form】 Evergreen shrub, 1-2m high. The roots are swollen like radish, 50-60cm long and 8-10cm thick. Young branches are smooth without obvious lenticels. There are 6-7 leaves, arranged in pseudo whorls; petiole is almost absent; leaf blade is hard and papery, elliptic, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 8-12cm long, 2.7-4cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, narrowed at the base, slightly cordate, and entire; lateral veins are slender, numerous, and slightly raised on both sides with the midrib and reticulate veins. The racemes are axillary, 1-3 in number, with many small flowers, which are biased to one side; the bracts and bracteoles fall off early; the pedicels are club-shaped, thickened at the top, with obvious joints between the calyx tube; the calyx tube is short columnar, 5-lobed, the lobes are fused below 1/2, and the teeth are triangular; the corolla is light pink or orange-red, tubular, 7.5-8mm long, 5-lobed at the apex, and the teeth are short; the stamens are shorter than the corolla, the filaments are glabrous or pubescent, and there are 2 short spurs on the back of the anther loculus. The berries are spherical and bright red. The flowering period is March and the fruiting period is May.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on roadsides or moist places in dense forests at an altitude of 2000-2150m, sometimes epiphytic on trees in the forest.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; Cool in nature

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat; promotes diuresis; disperses blood stasis. Mainly used for lung heat cough; hepatitis; edema; irregular menstruation; traumatic injury

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-30g. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply on the affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the effects and functions of the Chinese medicine broadleaf radish. Broadleaf radish is very helpful for human diseases, but it is worth noting that we should use symptomatic medication according to our personal physical condition and avoid indiscriminate consumption.