The efficacy and function of bean curd

I believe many people are familiar with the Chinese medicinal material Danggui. As a common Chinese medicinal material, Danggui is rich in nutrients. Let us learn about it in detail below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Orobanchaceae.

[Original form] Parasitic herb, 10-11cm tall. The above-ground part is only 3-3.5cm high. The stem is thick and the root is short. There are few leaves, scaly, fresh-lanceolate, about 1.5cm long and 6-9mm wide. There are many flowers, often 8-10 densely clustered at the top of the stem, in a head-shaped cluster; bracts are ovate-lanceolate, 1.8-2.2cm long and 4-5mm wide. The apex is gradually pointed and nearly glabrous on both sides; there are 2 bracts, linear-lanceolate; the calyx is tubular, with 5 lobes at the apex; the corolla is two-lipped, yellow after drying, erect, 5-6cm long, and the inner surface and edges of the corolla lobes are densely covered with long cotton hairs; there are 4 stamens, inserted 1-1.2cm outside the base of the corolla tube, the filaments are slightly stout, 3-3.5cm long, densely covered with long cotton hairs below the middle, gradually becoming glabrous upwards, and the anthers are densely covered with yellow-white long cotton hairs; the ovary is ovoid, the style is 4-4.5cm long, and the stigma is nearly spherical. Flowering period is June-July.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: It often parasitizes on the roots of Caragana plants.

【Functions and indications】Reduce swelling and detoxify; stop diarrhea. Mainly used for carbuncle, swelling, sore, and diarrhea

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-10g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

I believe that the above introduction to the knowledge about Radix Codonopsis pilosulae will give you a better understanding of it. We can eat bean curd in our daily life to regulate and improve our body.