The efficacy and function of cup amaranth

In daily life, people are not only very familiar with various foods, but also come into contact with a lot of medicines in daily life. Among them, Amaranthus tricolor is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. Given that there are still many people who don’t know much about Amaranthus tricolor, let’s take a detailed look at it below.

[Other names] Snake-fearing grass (Flora of Hainan), mirror grass, snake panic, fine-leaf snake manager, bullet-pulling grass (Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Hainan Island).

[Source] It is the whole herb of Amaranthus chinensis, a plant of the Amaranthaceae family. Available all year round. Use dried or fresh.

[Original form] Perennial herb, up to 50 cm tall. The stems are often quadrupedal, pubescent, and often prostrate at the base. Leaves are opposite, elliptical or obovate-rhombus, 2-5 cm long, obtuse or acute at apex, cuneate at base, and covered with appressed soft hairs on both sides. The racemes are terminal or axillary; the florets are sparsely distributed, with one involucre borne at the base of the florets, ovate; the flowers are small and pedunculate; the bracts are 2, broadly ovate; the sepals are 5, oblong, 2-2.5 mm long, with 3 veins, and densely covered with long soft hairs on the outside; the stamens are 5, fused at the base; the sterile stamens are short-ligulate, with obtuse or two shallow lobes at the apex; the calyx and bracts of the sterile flowers are transformed into hooked thorns. The utricle does not dehisce. Flowering period is from September to November.

[Habitat distribution] It grows under forests on hillsides, by rivers or in the shade of valleys. Distributed throughout South China.

[Properties and flavors] "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Hainan Island": "bitter, slightly cool."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Flora of Hainan": "Cure dysentery and relieve cough."

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

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Hainan Island".

Through the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of Amaranthus cupili. I hope everyone can follow the doctor's advice when taking it, and at the same time pay attention to exercise to enhance their own resistance.