The efficacy and function of ghost hair needle

For Chinese medicinal materials such as ghost hair needles, we should first understand its medicinal value and precautions before consuming it. The following is an introduction about ghost hair needles. I hope you can read it carefully, which will be of great help for consumption.

[Other name] Brown small leather umbrella

[Source] Medicinal material source: Anlodocerin from the Trichodermaceae family.

[Original morphology] The fruiting body is small and the cap is 5-10cm wide. Hemispherical at first, then flat, sunken in the center, with radial stripes, gray-brown, tea-brown, reddish-brown to dark purple-brown, dark in the center, and light in color when mature. The flesh is white and thin. The gills are white, straight, unequal in length, and sparse. The stipe is slender, smooth, 0.3-4cm long, about 1mm in diameter, brittle, dark brown to black, light yellow on the upper part, and the roots growing on the substrate are shorter than the stipes growing on the mycelium. The rhizomes are particularly developed, brittle, chestnut black to black, with a lighter color at the top, pale yellow, smooth, 0.5-1mm in diameter, up to 150cm in length, branched or unbranched. The spores are nearly egg-like, colorless, transparent, (6-7.9-9) μm × (3-4.5) μm.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows on dead branches and leaves under the forest.

[Cultivation] 1. Biological characteristics: The fruiting bodies of Alocasia serrata grow in clusters or scattered. Fruiting bodies can be produced from May to October every year when the temperature under the forest is 15-28℃, but they grow vigorously from June to August when the temperature is 22-26℃. Both fruiting bodies and rhizomes require higher temperatures, but fruiting bodies are produced when it rains or after rain. Under completely dark conditions, only mycelium can grow, and fruiting bodies and mycelial cords cannot be formed.

[Chemical composition] The mycelium of Agaricus anguillarum contains mannitol, cholesterol acetate, glycine, aspartic acid, threonine, valine, etc. β-sitosterol, panlmitic acid, octacosanoic acid, p-hydroxycinnamic acid and tricin are also separated from the mycelium. It also contains humic acid.

[Pharmacological action] Oral administration of 24g/kg of Anluo Xiaopisan extract to mice has a very significant anti-electric shock effect. The hot plate test showed that it also had significant analgesic effect. The intraperitoneal injection of the hydroxycinnamic acid component of Anluo Xiaopisan also showed an analgesic effect in mice using the writhing method. It can also counteract amphetamine and show a sedative effect. The crude polysaccharide extracted from the Anluo small leather umbrella contains grape, mannose and fructose. After purification, six fractions are obtained. Among them, the polysaccharides B1 and B2 obtained by further extraction can promote the disappearance of inflammation of nerve tissue and fibrous connective tissue, improve local blood circulation and tissue nutrition status, and restore nerve function. The acute toxicity test in mice showed that the LDO of 4-hydroxycinnamic acid injected intraperitoneally in mice was 1273.5 mg/kg. The results of the subacute toxicity test showed that rats given an oral dose of Anluo Xiaopisan extract for 20 consecutive days was 120 times the adult oral dose. The rats were found to be in good general health, with no significant changes in appearance and activity, and no obvious lesions were found in pathological examinations of the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

【Nature and flavor】 Slightly bitter; warm

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and relieve pain. It is mainly used for injuries from falls, pain from fractures, migraine, various neuralgia, pain in the waist and legs, and pain from rheumatism.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 5-15g; or soak in wine and grind into powder.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Whole plant: slightly bitter in taste, warm in nature. It has analgesic and anti-inflammatory functions. Used for trauma, fracture pain, sciatica, trigeminal neuralgia, migraine, supraorbital neuralgia, facial nerve paralysis, lumbar muscle strain, etc.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what ghost hair needle is. We know that ghost hair needle is actually a kind of Chinese medicinal material that can bring us health benefits and has almost no major side effects, so you might as well try it in your spare time.