The efficacy and function of Guizhou Polygala

Many people are not very clear about Guizhou Polygala, so when choosing Guizhou Polygala, 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: It is the root of Polygala tenuifolia of the Polygalaceae family.

[Original morphology] Guizhou Polygala is a perennial herb or dwarf subshrub. 5-10cm high, stem cylindrical with white short hairs. Leaves are alternate; petioles are about 6mm long and slightly winged; leaves are papery, elliptic-oblanceolate to spatulate, 1-1.5cm long, 5-8mm wide, obtuse at the apex with a short tip, base cuneate and decurrent, green above, with white short bristles on the margin, light green below, slightly rough, entire, main vein slightly concave above, raised below, with 2-3 pairs of lateral veins. The raceme is terminal, very short, with several flowers; the flowers are large, white or light green and white, 1.2-1.5cm long, covered with white short soft hairs; there are 5 sepals, which fall off after flowering, 3 outer sepals are small, the middle one is cucullate, and the 2 inner sepals are large, petal-shaped, with claws at the base; there are 3 petals, the keel is about 1.2mm long, with 4 linear cockscomb-shaped appendages on the top back, and the lateral petals are fused with the keel below 2/3; there are 8 stamens, and the filaments are fused into a sheath below 3/4 and attached to the petals, the anthers are cracked at the top hole, and there is a connective; the ovary is winged, with a short stalk and annular disk at the base, the stigma is 2-lobed, the upper lobe is small, the lower lobe is large, and the stigma is born inside the lobe. No fruit seen.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in forests and mountaintop grasslands at an altitude of 1500-1900m.

【Nature and flavor】 slightly bitter; sweet; warm

【Functions and indications】Relieves cough and reduces phlegm; soothes the mind and calms the nerves. Mainly for cough with phlegm and insomnia

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-9g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Having said so much, we can see that Guizhou Polygala 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.