The efficacy and function of winged thrush

Winged thrush is a common Chinese medicinal material with great health benefits. It also has certain effects on some diseases. We need to choose according to our own needs. Many people in our daily life don’t know much about the winged thrush, so let’s analyze it below.

[Other names] Cat's Paw (Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine), Red Lotus (Tibetan name).

[Source] The whole herb , root or rhizome of the hairy plant Thalictrum lucidum . In autumn, dig up the roots and rhizomes, remove the mud and sand, and dry them in the sun; in summer, collect the whole herb and dry it in the sun.

[Original form] Perennial herb, about 60 to 150 cm tall. The rhizome is short and the fibrous roots are dark brown. Stem erect, glabrous. Leaves are 3-4-times 3-compound leaves; leaflets are thick and herbaceous, broadly ovate-cordate to obovate-cuneate, or nearly round, 1.5-2.5 cm long, 1.2-3 cm wide, 3 shallowly lobed, the shallow lobes are entire or with sparse and coarse teeth, and the veins are slightly raised. The compound monochasium inflorescence is corymbose, with many branches; sepals are white or purple, broadly elliptic, 3-3.5 mm long; there are no petals; there are many stamens, 6-9 mm long, and the upper part of the filaments is oblanceolate; there are 6-8 carpels, the ovary has a long petiole, and the style is short. There are several achenes, which are obovate, have 3 to 4 longitudinal wings and a pointed fruit mouth. Flowering period is from June to July. Fruiting period is from July to September.

[Habitat distribution] It grows on forest edges, forest grasslands and riverside thickets. Distributed in Zhejiang, Shandong, Hebei, Inner Mongolia and Northeast China.

【Properties and flavors】 "Handbook of Plateau Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment": "bitter, cold."

【Meridian】 "Handbook of Plateau Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment": "Enters the heart, lung, and stomach meridians."

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies. Treat lung heat, cough and pharyngitis.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 3 grams; or make into syrup.

[Clinical application] Treatment of pharyngitis: Make cat's paw into 100% syrup, 5 ml each time for children under 6 months, 8 ml for 7-12 months, 10 ml for 1-3 years old, 15-20 ml for children over 3 years old, 3-4 times a day, before meals, one course of treatment is 3 days. 40 cases were treated, 26 were cured, 8 improved, 3 were ineffective, and 3 were unknown. The fever of cured cases subsided within an average of 1.5 days.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above content is an introduction to the Chinese medicinal herb Thalictrum pterocarpon. I hope it can be of some help to everyone. There are many medicinal herbs similar to winged thrush in our daily life. When we consume Chinese medicines such as winged thrush and other Chinese medicines, we need to follow the doctor's instructions and not consume them blindly.