The efficacy and function of dog flower

Traditional Chinese medicine often has unexpected effects in the treatment of certain diseases, so you can choose it with confidence. However, when choosing Chinese medicine, you need to understand the medicine so that when treating the disease, you will know what kind of medicine is the best choice. Let us introduce the traditional Chinese medicine Gouwawahua.

【English name】 root of Hispid Heteropappus

[Other names] Dog flower, dragon-slaying halberd

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the Asteraceae plant Gnaphalium wilfordii.

[Original morphology] Dogwahua is a one- or two-year herb, 30-50cm tall, sometimes up to 150cm. The main root is fusiform. Stems solitary or in clusters of several, ± coarsely hairy. Leaves are alternate; lower leaves have long petioles, are obovate, 4-13cm long, 0.5-1.5cm wide, obtuse or rounded at the apex, gradually narrowed at the base, entire or sparsely toothed, sparsely hairy or glabrous on both sides, and thin in texture; middle leaves are oblong-lanceolate or linear, smaller, often entire; upper leaves are small and linear. Inflorescence capitula, 3-5cm in diameter, solitary at branch end and arranged in umbel; involucre hemispherical, 7-10mm long, 10-20mm in diameter; involucral bracts in 2 layers, nearly equal in length, inner layer with membranous margin, coarse hairs, often with glandular dots; ligulate flowers about 30, tube about 2mm long, ligules light red or white, oblong strips, 12-20mm long, 2.5-4mm wide 05-6-21 tubular flowers with 5 lobes, 1 of which is longer. Achenes are obovate, flat, 2.5-3mm long, about 1.5mm wide, with thin ribs and densely hairy; the pappus in ligulate flowers is extremely short, white, membranous, or partially reddish and rough hairy; in tubular flowers it is rough hairy, white at first, then reddish, and nearly as long as the corolla. The flowering period is from July to September, and the fruiting period is from August to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in wasteland, roadsides, forest edge trees and grasslands.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; reduces swelling. Mainly for sores and swellings; snake bites

【Usage and Dosage】For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the function of detoxifying and reducing swelling. Used for sores, swellings and snake bites.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is some introduction to the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Gouwahua. Gouwahua is very helpful for human diseases, but it is worth noting that we should use symptomatic medication according to our personal physical condition and avoid indiscriminate consumption.