The efficacy and function of Impatiens macrophylla

Impatiens balsamina is commonly used as a medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine. This is also because of the medicinal value of the large-leaf Impatiens itself, so today I will tell you some relevant knowledge about the large-leaf Impatiens.

【English name】 all-grass of Largeleaf Touch-me-not

【Alias】 Mountain Ze Lan

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Impatiens balsamina of the family Impatiensaceae.

[Original form] Impatiens macrophylla, herbaceous, 30-60cm tall. The rhizome is long and the stem is thick, erect and unbranched. Leaves are alternate, densely growing in the upper part; leaf blades are oblong-ovate or oblong-circular-oblanceolate, 10-22cm long, 4-8cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, base cuneate and extending downward into a petiole, with wavy crenates on the margins and small ridges between the teeth; 9-10 pairs of lateral veins. The peduncle is terminal or born in the upper leaf axils, 7-15cm long, bisexual flowers, 4-10 flowers arranged in racemes, pedicels up to 2cm long; flowers are large, yellow, up to 5cm long; sepals 4, 2 outer ones obliquely ovate, 2 inner ones linear-lanceolate; the standard petal elliptic, rounded at the tip, with a small cusp, thin midrib on the back, short wing petals, 2-lobed, the apex of the base lobe acuminate, the apex of the upper lobe obtuse, the auricle on the back is wide and saccular, with a slender spur 2-3fcm long incurved or spiral; stamens 5, anthers obtuse. Capsule club-shaped, smooth. The flowering period is August-September, and the fruiting period is September-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in the shade and wet places under the forest in the grass on the hillside at an altitude of 400-1500m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; warm

【Functions and indications】 Disperses blood stasis and promotes menstruation. Mainly used for traumatic injury; bruises and pain; irregular menstruation; amenorrhea due to blood stasis

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-9g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The whole plant: has the functions of dispersing blood stasis and promoting menstruation.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

This is the end of the introduction to the medicinal value of Impatiens balsamina. In fact, Impatiens balsamina has many different medicinal effects, all of which have significant benefits to the human body. Everyone can try it.