The efficacy and function of dog shit flower

Dog Shit Flower is a very familiar medicinal material with unusual effects and functions. It is the key to cure many diseases. Let's have a deeper understanding of Dog Shit Flower!

[Alias] Yibazhua, blue dog shit flower (Southern Yunnan Materia Medica), blue cloth skirt (Sichuan General History), ground vegetable, ox tongue flower (Illustrated Catalogue of Plant Names and Realities), dog tongue flower (Southern Yunnan Materia Medica Atlas), dragon beard grass, seven-star arrow (Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica), big fat root, lotus leaf, green flower heart, green flower leaf, blue flower ginseng (Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] The whole herb of the Boraginaceae plant.

[Original form] Inverted teapot (Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan)

[Habitat distribution] Grown in mountains, beside houses and on roadsides. Distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Tibet and other places.

[Chemical composition] The whole plant contains senecioalkaline, phytosterol and spinulosic alkaloids. The seeds contain 23% oil and 18% protein.

[Pharmacological action] Cynomolgus has a ganglion blocking effect. 10 mg/kg can completely block the contraction of the nictitating membrane caused by electrical stimulation of the sympathetic preganglionic fibers. It can enhance the pressor effect of adrenaline. A concentration of 0.00002 can reduce the contractile tension of isolated rabbit small intestine. 0.0001～0.00001 can dilate isolated rabbit ear blood vessels. A single intravenous injection has low toxicity to mice, while continuous injection can cause liver degeneration, but it is milder than other pyrrolidines.

[Nature and flavor] "Tianbao Materia Medica": "bitter, cool."

【Functions and indications】 Clears the lungs, resolves phlegm, and stops bleeding. Treat cough, vomiting blood, scrofula, and knife wounds.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 2 liang. For external use: mash and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat cough and aphonia: stew 1 to 2 liang of the whole herb of Blue Skirt with five flowers and take orally.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica".

Through the introduction of the Chinese medicinal herb Dog Shit Flower in the above article, we can clearly see that the Chinese medicinal herb Dog Shit Flower has many effects and functions. Therefore, in the future, everyone might as well learn more about Chinese medicines such as dog shit flower in life.