The efficacy and function of Bashanhu

Bashanhu is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. This type of medicine can cover many aspects of disease treatment, so before choosing Bashanhu, you must have a good understanding of it. Let us introduce it in detail below.

[Other names] Golden button root (Luchuan Materia Medica), fine button root, button head (Nanning Pharmacopoeia), purple eggplant root (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the root of Solanum purpurogenum, a plant of the Solanaceae family. Available all year round.

[Original morphology] The plant morphology is detailed in the entry for "天茄子".

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, neutral.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness, removes blood stasis and reduces swelling. Treat rheumatic pain, abdominal pain due to qi sha, headache, toothache, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, malnutrition, traumatic injury, and scrofula.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 2 to 5 qian. For external use: mash and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat headache: decocted 1-2 liang of purple eggplant root in wine and water. (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above are some of the basic functions of Bashanhu introduced to you, as well as the methods of eating Bashanhu, so that you will not make mistakes when eating it, and you can also make better use of the value of Bashanhu.