The efficacy and function of red hail

Do you know anything about red hail? It is a common medicinal material. Generally, red hail is used as raw material in many places. It can also treat many physical diseases. Let’s take a look at the relevant knowledge about red hail.

[Other names] Red bag, gas bag, king melon [Liaoning, Ningxia], mountain shit melon, shit bun, mountain potato

[Source] Thladiantha dubia Bunge, a plant of the genus Thladiantha in the Cucurbitaceae family, is used as medicine with its fruits and tubers . The fruits are picked when they are ripe in autumn and dried in the sun. The roots are dug up in autumn, washed and dried in the sun.

【Nature and flavor】Fruit: sour, bitter, flat.

【Functions and indications】 Fruit: Regulating Qi, promoting blood circulation, removing phlegm and promoting diuresis. Used for trauma, belching and acid regurgitation, jaundice, enteritis, dysentery, and hemoptysis due to tuberculosis.

[Usage and Dosage] Fruit: 1 to 3 coins, or 2 to 5 pieces. Tuber: 1-2 qian of powder.

【Note】 Pregnant women should use the root tuber with caution.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

In the above, we introduced what red hail is and understood its effects and functions. Red hail can improve our immunity. It also has a therapeutic effect in health care and has many benefits to our body.