The efficacy and function of Senecio serrata

As the pressure of modern life increases, more and more health care methods are emerging, but the most popular ones are still traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine that have been tested for thousands of years. For example, the rough-leaved Senecio, what are the effects and functions of the rough-leaved Senecio? Let me introduce it to you today.

【English name】 all-grass of Roughleaf Groundsel

[Other name] Hairy-leaved red-stem grass

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Senecio scabra, a plant of the Asteraceae family.

[Original form] Senecio serrata is a perennial herb, 50-90cm tall. Rhizome woody and tuberous. Stem erect, solitary or in clusters of 2-3, often branched from base, woody below, glabrous or slightly woolly. The base and lower leaves wither and fall during anthesis; the middle leaves are denser, numerous, sessile, lanceolate to linear, 5-10 cm long, pam 0.3-1 cm, with pointed apex, cuneate base, no ears, curled margin, with a distinct sparse cartilaginous serration or nearly entire margin, sparsely coarse hairs or nearly glabrous above, with short stiff hairs or coarse hairs below and on the margins, pinnate veins, 6-7 pairs of lateral veins, not obvious above, midrib slightly raised below, lateral veins spreading; the upper leaves are smaller and linear. Inflorescence head, arranged in terminal and axillary paniculate cymes; branches erect or in swallowtail, slender stalks with fine pointed bracts; peduncle 1-2.5cm long, more or less covered with spider-like hairs; with bracts and 1-10 linear subulate bracteoles; involucre bracelet-shaped or gyroid, 7-9mm long, with 1 layer of involucral bracts, about 13 in number, lanceolate, 1-1.5mm wide, with fine hairs or nearly glabrous on the back, with narrow membranous margins, pointed at the beginning, and numerous linear bracts at the base; ligulate flowers about 10 or so, yellow, oblong; tubular flowers numerous. Achenes are cylindrical, 2.5-3mm long, and pubescent; the pappus is white and about 5mm long.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: Grown on hillside grassland.

[Chemical composition] The whole plant contains hydroquinone, p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, and arbutin.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; pungent; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Clears heat and relieves sore throat. Tonsillitis; Laryngitis

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Yunnan Yuxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": Treats laryngitis, tonsillitis, stomach pain and abdominal distension.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that Senecio serrata plays a very important role in treating some diseases. The consumption of the Chinese medicinal herb Senecio serrata should also be determined according to one's physical condition. Remember not to use the medicine blindly.