The efficacy and function of Guling Impatiens

Many people are not very clear about Guling Impatiens, so when choosing Guling Impatiens, you need to understand it so that you can feel at ease when eating it, which is beneficial for disease treatment.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb or stem of Impatiens balsamina of the Impatiens family.

[Original form] Impatiens balsamina, annual herb, 40-90cm tall. Stem thin, erect, branched. Leaves are alternate; leaf blades are ovate-oblong or ovate-lanceolate, 5-10cm long, 3-4cm wide, caudate-acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, with coarse round teeth on the margins, small tips at the tooth ends, and 5-7 pairs of lateral veins. Pedicels are axillary, about 2 cm long, with 2 nearly opposite lanceolate bracts in the middle and upper parts; flowers are solitary, yellow or orange-yellow; sepals are 2, broadly ovate, about 4 mm long, with a small tip at the apex, and entire; the standard petal is nearly round, with a wide wing on the midrib on the back, a short beak at the apex, the wing petals are petiolate, 2-lobed, the base lobes are oblong, with long filaments at the apex, the upper lobes are large and axe-shaped, the lip is sac-shaped, the base extends into a short hook-shaped spur, and the spur tip is 2-lobed; stamens are 5, and the anthers are obtuse. Capsule oblong. Flowering and fruiting period is summer and autumn.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in grass beside ditches or in shady and wet places in valleys.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Dissipating stagnation and relieving pain. Mainly used for infantile malnutrition, abdominal pain, and gum ulcers

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-9g. For external use: use appropriate amount, pickle and roast the old stems into charcoal, add oil and apply to gums.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Having said so much, we can see that Guling Impatiens has many uses. It can also be used as medicine to treat diseases. You might as well know more about these, it will be helpful in your life.