The efficacy and function of firecrackers

Traditional Chinese medicine is very effective in treating some special diseases, but we still need to learn about it before taking it. Today we will talk about some common knowledge about the medicinal material firecracker bamboo.

【English name】 Coralplant

[Other names] Auspicious grass, horsehair flower, Guanyin willow, flower lily, horsehair flower

[Source] Medicinal material source: The above-ground part of the plant Bambusa exploscens of the Scrophulariaceae family.

[Original form] Shrub, upright, up to 1m high. Horsetail-like, almost leafless. The whole plant is hairless. The stem is quadrangular, with slender branches arranged in whorls and drooping tips. The leaves are small and scattered; the leaf blades are oblong to oblong-ovate, less than 1.5 cm long, and most of them are degraded into scales on the branches. The panicle is narrow and long, and the cymes have 1-3 flowers; the peduncle is up to 3mm long, more than half of which are deeply lobed into 5 parts, the lobes are ovate-triangular, acute, and arranged in a shingle-like manner; the corolla is bright red, about 2.5cm long, with a long tube and inconspicuous 2 lips, the upper lip is 2-lobed, the lobes are ovate or oblong-ovate, about 3mm long, and the lower lip is 3-lobed; there are 4 stamens, the inner stamens are very small, and the degenerate stamens are located behind the base of the corolla tube. Capsule spherical, dehiscent. Flowering period is from April to July.

[Habitat distribution] It is a beautiful garden ornamental plant. It is commonly cultivated in Fujian and Guangdong.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; neutral

【Functions and indications】Repairs tendons and bones; activates blood circulation and relieves blood stasis. The master fell and the servant was dazed; knife wounds, gold wounds, broken bones and tendon injuries

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: Take appropriate amount of fresh product and mash it for application. For internal use: decoction, 10-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Used externally to treat fractures.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed introduction to the Chinese medicinal firecracker bamboo. We can eat it according to our own needs. I believe there will be improvements after a period of time. It is indeed a good choice.