The efficacy and function of Radix Psoraleae

Many people know that the ground elm has unique therapeutic effects on some diseases. In fact, the magical effects of the ground elm are far more than that. The following will tell you in detail about the effects of the ground elm.

[Other names] Gray-haired bubble (Illustrated Guide to Higher Plants of China), Jiazheng cattle (seedling name).

[Source] It is the roots and leaves of the Rosaceae plant. Harvested in summer and autumn.

[Original form] Evergreen prostrate small shrub. The roots are much branched. The stem has small spines and is densely covered with gray hairs. Leaves are alternate; nearly round or broadly cordate, 5.5-9.5 cm long, 7-10 cm wide, slightly pointed at the apex, cordate at the base, with inconspicuous shallow fissures on the edges and fine sharp teeth, covered with white pubescence on the underside, pinkish white, with prominent yellow-brown veins; leaves are 4-8 cm long; stipules are large, leaf-shaped, with cutting teeth. Flowers are 1-2 axillary or terminal; peduncle. The pedicels and sepals are densely covered with gray hairs; the flowers are white; the sepals are ovate, gradually pointed or strip-shaped at the apex; the petals are nearly round and clawed at the base. Aggregate fruit, oval, red.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on hillside roadsides. Distributed in Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and other places.

【Nature and flavor】Salty, warm.

【Functions and indications】Regulating qi and relieving pain, dispersing toxins and promoting tissue regeneration.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat abdominal pain caused by qi stagnation: 1 liang of Jiazhengniu root and 5 qian of red rice bean root. Take with wine soak.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The effects and functions of the Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae are varied, and we should choose the appropriate method of consumption according to different physical symptoms. In life, we can learn more about this when we have free time.