The efficacy and function of Ajuga multiflora

As a traditional Chinese medicinal material, Ajuga multiflora provides us with a variety of nutrients. It can also solve some diseases encountered by the body, so it is deeply loved by people. Let’s take a look at the nutrients and benefits of Ajuga floridula.

【English name】 all-grass of Manyflower Bugle

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Achyranthes bidentata, a plant of the Lamiaceae family.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 6-20cm high. The stem is erect, unbranched, quadrangular, and densely covered with grayish-white woolly long hairs. Leaves are opposite; basal leaves are petiolate, petiole 0.7-2cm long, leaves on the upper part of the stem are sessile; leaf blades are elliptic-oblong or elliptic-ovate, 1.5-4cm long, 1-1.5cm wide, obtuse or slightly acute at the apex, cuneate-decurrent at the base, clasping the stem, densely covered with pubescent, sparsely covered with pubescent, rough hairs above, with inconspicuous wavy teeth on the margins. The cyme gradually approaches from the middle of the stem to the top, forming a spike-like cyme; the petals are leaf-like, smaller upwards, and lanceolate-ovate; the calyx is broadly bell-shaped, covered with cottony or long soft hairs on the outside; the calyx teeth are 5 and regular; the corolla is blue-purple or blue, with a hair ring near the base on the inner side, the rim is two-lipped, the upper lip is short, erect, and 2-lobed, the lower lip is elongated and wide, 3-lobed, the middle lobe is fan-shaped, and the side lobes are oblong; there are 4 stamens, didyna; the style exceeds the stamens, with 2 shallow lobes at the tip; the disk is annular. The nutlets are obovate-triangular, with reticular wrinkles on the back and a hilum on the abdomen, which accounts for 2/3 of the ventral length. Flowers bloom in April and May, and fruiting period is May and June.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in sparse grass on hillsides, riverside grasslands or shrubs.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; stops bleeding. Mainly used for lung heat cough; hemoptysis; sores, carbuncle and swelling

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-9g. For external use: Apply appropriate amount to the affected area.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the functions of cooling blood, reducing swelling and setting bones. Treat abscesses, hemorrhoids, epistaxis, bloody stools, etc. Used externally to treat wounds, knife wounds, burns, etc.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a brief introduction to Ajuga multiflora. Through this we can understand that Ajuga multiflora contains a variety of nutrients, which are very effective in treating and preventing some diseases. In daily life, everyone can eat it under the guidance of relevant people.