The efficacy and function of back sores

Carpel-shaped sore is a common Chinese medicine. Carpel-shaped sore can be used for medicinal purposes as well as for food. Moreover, the effects and functions of Carpel-shaped sore are quite comprehensive. Let's take a look at it together.

[Other names] Single-color grass, Evergreen, Big stone mustard, Coin grass, Amaranthus, Horsefly

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Pilea peltatum of the Urticaceae family.

【Original form】Succulent herb. Stem height 5-27cm. The whole plant is hairless. The leaves are often clustered at the top of the stem, with the lower part exposed, the internodes 1-4cm long, and unbranched. The leaves are fleshy and opposite; the petioles are 0.6-4.5cm long; the stipules are triangular and persistent; the leaf blades are slightly unequal in size, often peltate, nearly round, rarely oblate, 1-4.5cm long, 1-3.5cm wide, with acute or obtuse apex, cordate base, slightly emarginate or rounded, with several round teeth on the margin, often bluish-green when dry on both sides, honeycomb-shaped underneath, linear stalactites, densely covered above; 3 basal veins, several pairs of lateral veins, and often with glandular dots at the ends of veinlets. Monoecious or dioecious; cymes, several sparsely arranged on a single axis, beaded, male inflorescence 3-4cm long, of which peduncle 1-1.7cm long; female inflorescence 1-2.5cm long, of which peduncle up to 1cm; bracts lanceolate. Male flowers are short-stalked or sessile, light yellow-green; 4 tepals, cap-shaped when young, hood-shaped when mature, covered with stalactites; 4 stamens, the lower part of the filaments is adnate to the tepals; the reduced ovary is extremely small and oblong. Female flowers nearly sessile; tepals 3, unequal in size, middle one boat-shaped, lateral 2 ovate in fruit; reduced stamens oblong. Achenes are oval, flat, with a skewed tip, brown, smooth, and with a circle of unclear stripes on the edge. The flowering period is from June to August, and the fruiting period is from August to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in rock crevices or shaded and moist places under bushes on limestone mountains at an altitude of 100-500m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; Light; Cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; removes phlegm and resolves blood stasis. It is used for cough and asthma due to lung heat; chronic cough due to tuberculosis; hemoptysis; sores and swelling; traumatic injury; bleeding due to trauma; malnutrition

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 5-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what back pimples are. We know that back pimples have very comprehensive effects and functions, so back pimples can be used as a means of regulating the body in daily life.