The efficacy and function of white fish tail

White fish tail is a very common type of traditional Chinese medicine and is also a frequently used medicine. It has unique effects and functions in treating many diseases. Here we will tell you in detail about the effects of some traditional Chinese medicine white fish tail.

[Other names] Creek peach, wild peach (Mindong Materia Medica), Yangbo leaf, Puqianghuang, Baibo Yuezi (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the roots, stems and leaves of the Loganaceae plant. The roots and stems can be harvested at any time. The leaves are best harvested in August to September.

[Original form] Deciduous shrub, 2 to 3 meters high. The young branches are slightly quadrangular, and the stems are covered with grayish white soft hairs. Leaves are opposite; ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, 5-12 cm long, 1.2-4 cm wide, acuminate at apex, cuneate at base, entire or mottled serrate, green above, covered with grayish white short soft hairs, grayish white below, densely covered with soft hairs; petiole 3-10 mm long, covered with hairs. The inflorescence is terminal; the flowers are small, lavender-blue or white; the calyx is bell-shaped and 4-lobed; the corolla is tubular and 4-lobed at the apex; there are 4 stamens; and the stigma is 2-lobed. Capsule, calyx persistent. Flowering period: spring.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in mountains or planted in gardens. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Fujian, Taiwan and other places.

[Properties and flavors] "Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine": "bitter, slightly pungent, warm, slightly toxic."

[Meridian] "Mindong Materia Medica": "Enters the heart, kidney, and large intestine meridians."

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind, eliminate dampness, dredge meridians, and kill insects. It is used to treat fever caused by wind-cold, headache and body pain, joint rheumatic pain, abdominal distension caused by spleen dampness, dysentery, erysipelas, bruises, and abdominal pain caused by worm accumulation.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian. For external use: decoct in water for washing or mash for application.

【Note】 "Mindong Materia Medica": "People with weak constitutions should not take too much."

[Additional prescription] ① Treat dysentery: 1 to 2 liang of fresh leaves or tender leaves of white fish tail, mash them, and decoct them in water. (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Mindong Materia Medica".

The article introduces the functions and effects of white fish tail in detail. We hope that everyone can remember its common functions, which will help us to use white fish tail correctly in our lives. White fish tail can effectively improve our physical fitness and is very beneficial to improving our body immunity.