The efficacy and function of closing the door at night

Traditional Chinese medicine often has unexpected effects in the treatment of certain diseases, so you can feel free to choose Chinese medicine. 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. Now we will introduce the Chinese medicine night closing [picture].

[Other names] Herba Epimedii, Herba Epimedii

[Source] It is a plant of the genus Bauhinia in the Leguminosae family, Bauhinia pernervosa L. Chen, and its roots and leaves are used as medicine. Dig up the roots in autumn; pick the leaves in summer, wash and dry them.

[Original morphology] Woody vine, twigs nearly glabrous. The leaves are leathery and long-petiolated; the leaf blades are rounded and reniform, with a heart-shaped tip and base, 7-10 cm long and 8-12 cm wide, with two shallow fissures at the top, which extend to about 1/6 of the leaf blade, with a small spike at the base of the fissure, sparsely covered with reddish-brown soft hairs on the underside, 9 main veins, and 1-2 tendrils. Flowers bloom at the top of branches in summer, with dozens of flowers densely packed into umbels. The pedicels are hairy and about 1.7 cm long. The calyx tube is narrow and long, cylindrical, about 2.5 cm long. The corolla is white, with 5 petals, elliptical-spoon-shaped or nearly round, 1.1 cm long, rounded at the tip, with short claws at the base, wrinkled edges, and soft hairs on the midline on the outside. There are 10 stamens, 3 of which are fertile and nearly as long as the petals. The ovary has a short stalk. The pods are ribbon-shaped, flat, up to 22 cm long, with wavy edges, dense reticulate veins, and no hair. More than 30 seeds.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in ravines, slopes, fields and roadsides. Distributed in Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, sour, slightly bitter, warm.

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the kidney and strengthens the essence, relieves cough and stops bleeding. Root: nocturnal emission, enuresis, cough, metrorrhagia. Leaves: Rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse.

[Usage and Dosage] 0.5-1 liang, decocted in water or stewed with sweet wine and pork; 3 qian of leaves, or appropriate amount for external use, grind into powder, mix with oil and apply to the affected area.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

【Source】 Guizhou Herbal Medicine

The above is some introduction to the efficacy and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Daye Guanmen [Picture]. Daye Guanmen [Picture] is of great help to human diseases, but it is worth noting that we should use the medicine according to our personal physical condition and avoid indiscriminate consumption.