The efficacy and function of Pulsatilla dasyphylla

Large-leafed white peony is a very good medicinal material. It is often used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat patients. It has extremely high medicinal value. Let us learn about several aspects of large-leafed white peony.

[Other names] Yimianqing (Classification of Herbal Properties), Shanhao (Illustrated Guide to Chinese Things), Dahuocao (Chongqing Herbs).

[Source] It is the whole herb or the whole herb with roots of the Asteraceae plant . When the flower buds first bloom in spring and summer, dig them up with their roots, remove the mud and sand, and dry them in the sun.

[Original form] Perennial herb, densely covered with white wool, 30 to 70 cm tall. Simple leaves are alternate and sessile; the leaf blades are linear-lanceolate, about 8 cm long and 1.5 cm wide, gradually becoming smaller and more pointed upwards, with entire margins, and the base is often clasping the stem, ear-shaped, with pointed ears at the tip. The leaves are green above and white below, and are covered with white cotton hairs on both sides. The inflorescence is terminal, 8 to 10 mm in diameter, arranged in a cyme; the involucre is multi-layered, white, membranous, elliptical-ovate, 5 mm long, obtuse at the apex, erect or inwardly curved; the flowers are yellowish white; the edges are female flowers, most of which are strong, and the middle part is bisexual flowers, which are mostly infertile. Achenes are oblong, with white, 1-lobed, feather-like pappus; 1 seed. Flowering period is summer.

[Habitat distribution] Grown on sunny hillsides and fields. Distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei and other places. It is mainly produced in Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.

[Properties] The whole plant is dried with roots, the root head is small, 1 to 3 cm long. The stem is about 30 to 50 cm long and 5 mm in diameter. It gradually becomes smaller at the tip and has few branches. The surface is densely covered with white silky hairs, which reveal yellow-green, fine and short hairs when pulled off. The leaves are mostly wrinkled and brown in color, with white hairs on both sides, but they are shorter than the hairs on the stems. Flowers don't exist. It has a foul odor and a faint taste. The best ones are those with thick stems and leaves that do not fall off.

[Nature and flavor] "Chongqing Herbal Medicine": "sweet and slightly bitter, cool in nature, non-toxic."

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, purges fire, and dries up dampness. Treat vomiting blood, dysentery, toothache, mastitis, and scrofula.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 2 liang. For external use: mash and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat toothache caused by wind and fire: 2 liang of large-leafed Pulsatilla ovata. Boil pork belly in water and add sugar to it, or boil green-shell duck eggs.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Sichuan Chinese Medicine Records"

In fact, you will only know its benefits after practicing it. Just like the traditional Chinese medicine Pulsatilla scabra introduced above, it turns out that Pulsatilla scabra scabra can also treat some other diseases. Therefore, eating it in moderation has many benefits.