The efficacy and function of Asarum

Speaking of northern asarum, I believe many friends know it because it has a good effect in treating diseases. However, some friends do not know the specific effects of Northern Asarum, so let’s take a detailed look at the effects of Northern Asarum here.

【English Name】 Asarum, Chinese Wild Ginger

[Other names] Tobacco flower, fine ginseng

[Source] It is the whole herb of Asarum heterotropoldes Fr. Schmidt var.mandshuricum （Maxim.）Kitag., a plant of the Aristolochiaceae family. The fruits are harvested in summer when they are ripe or in early autumn, and the sand is removed and the fruits are dried in the shade.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 10 to 30 cm high. The rhizome is horizontal, about 3mm in diameter, branched at the top, with internodes 2-3mm long. There are many slender roots on the nodes, each about 1mm thick, and spicy when twisted. There are usually 2 leaves, heart-shaped or kidney-shaped, 4 to 9 cm long, 5 to 13 cm wide, with short hairs on the veins and denser hairs on the underside; the petiole is about 15 cm long. Flowers are solitary in leaf axils; perianth is tubular, purple, 3-lobed at the apex, and the lobes are curled outward; there are 12 stamens, and the filaments are nearly equal in length to the anthers; the ovary is semi-inferior, with 6 styles. Capsule fleshy, hemispherical. The flowering period is May and the fruiting period is June.

[Habitat distribution] It grows under forests on hillsides and in the shade and wet places of bushes. It is mainly produced in Jilin, Liaoning and Heilongjiang.

[Chemical composition] Contains volatile oil, the oil mainly contains methyleugenol (methyleugenol), asaricin (asaricin), elemicin (elemicin), safrole (safrole), etc. It also contains dl-demethylcoclaurine (dl-demethylcoclaurine) and pellitorine (pellitorine).

【Nature and flavor】Warm in nature, spicy in taste.

【Functions and indications】Same as above.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Through the detailed introduction in this article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the functions and effects of Northern Asarum. The several functions and effects introduced in the article are relatively common. I hope everyone can remember them and they will be helpful in your life.