The efficacy and function of Glossy Mountain Jute

The environment is now seriously deteriorating and various diseases are emerging one after another. In order to prevent the occurrence of various diseases and ensure good health, many people choose to enhance their immunity through diet. As a food ingredient that can fundamentally regulate various functions of the body, Chinese medicinal materials have received widespread attention. Today I will introduce to you the medicinal herb Glehnia littoralis.

[Other names] Hard shell lang, slippery lang tree

[Source] It is the root bark of Glehnia littoralis, a plant of the Ulmaceae family. Harvested in summer and autumn.

[Original form] Shrub, 1 to 2 meters high. The branchlets are slender and covered with short, small, coarse hairs. Leaves are alternate; thin papery; ovate-lanceolate, 5-8 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide, with a caudate-long pointed tip, a rounded base, serrated edges, 3 basal veins, glabrous or slightly rough above, usually glabrous below, with rare sparse hairs; petiole 6-10 mm long, hairy. Flowers unisexual; cymes axillary, with 2-3 flowers, equal to or slightly shorter than petioles; florets less than 1 cm long, pedicels with short hairs; no petals; 5 sepals, erect; ovary sessile, 1-chambered, 2 stigmas, slightly flattened, about 3 mm long, red; core wrinkled. Flowering period is March. The fruiting period is from October to November.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on roadsides or ditches in mountains. Distributed in Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Taiwan and other places.

【Nature and flavor】Neutral, sweet and slightly sour.

【Functions and indications】 Strengthens the spleen and promotes diuresis, resolves blood stasis and promotes new blood.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat watery diarrhea: take one or two liang of hard shell Lang, boiled in water and drink.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Guizhou Herbs"

Glehnia littoralis is often used in the treatment of some diseases. It can be made into a compound prescription or used alone as needed. However, Glehnia littoralis should not be consumed blindly to avoid adverse effects on the body.