The efficacy and function of Datouchen [picture]

Big head chen [picture] has a long history, and until now, big head chen [picture] has more and more uses. I don’t know if you friends know about its other effects. Let us introduce it in detail below, hoping to be helpful to you friends.

[Other names] Ground pine tea, blackhead grass, stone spicy

[Source] It is a plant of the genus Adenosma indianum, Scrophulariaceae, Adenosma indianum (Lour.) Merr., and the whole plant is used as medicine. Harvested in autumn and winter. Wash and use dried or fresh.

[Original form] Annual herb, up to 1 meter tall, turns black when dry, has an aromatic odor, and is densely covered with glandular hairs. The stem is thick and branched. The leaves are opposite, with short petioles, ovate to oblong, 2-5 cm long, 5-12 mm wide, obtuse at the apex, with blunt serrations on the edges, hairy on both sides, and densely covered with glandular dots on the underside. It blooms in autumn, with most flowers clustered in dense terminal spherical or rectangular head inflorescences, 1 to 3 cm long; the calyx is tubular, 5-lobed, with the lower lobes slightly wider than the upper 4; the corolla is two-lipped, blue-purple; there are 4 stamens, the anther locules of the upper pair of stamens are one large and one small, while the lower pair has only one anther locule. The fruit is oblong.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on dry hillsides, stream sides and wastelands. Distributed in Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan and other provinces.

【Chemical composition】 The whole plant shows reactions of flavonoids, phenols, amino acids, organic acids and sugars.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, slightly bitter, slightly warm.

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and relieve exterior symptoms, transform dampness and eliminate stagnation. Used for colds, fever, headache, indigestion, enteritis, and abdominal pain.

【Usage and Dosage】 3 to 5 cents.

[Additional prescription] 1. To prevent influenza: 5 cents of Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae. Decoction and drink as tea.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

[Source] Records of Collecting Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan

Knowing the effects and functions of big-headed Chen[picture], for most friends, if you feel you need it, you might as well eat some of it in your daily life. I believe it will effectively improve your condition. However, in order to ensure the effect after consumption, please be sure to consume it according to the requirements and avoid some bad living habits so that you can get the expected effect.