The efficacy and function of white ox gall root

Although Western medicine and Western drugs are more common nowadays, people still often believe that diseases can only be cured by taking Chinese medicine, because Chinese medicine can cure the root cause. White ox gall root is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Let’s take a look at some common knowledge about white ox gall root.

[Other names] Mountain angelica, wild angelica, small grass fragrance, black bone wind, bone-seeking wind, iron rod fragrance, white face wind root

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

[Original form] A subshrub of the herbaceous chrysanthemum, 70-200cm tall, with thick rhizomes and many branches. The stem is erect and strong, covered with dirty white or light brown silky or cottony dense hairs, with branches at the top or from the middle. After the lower leaves fall off during flowering, axillary buds covered with white or dirty white wool remain. Leaves are alternate; the middle leaf has a petiole about 0.5 cm long, and the upper leaves are sessile; the leaf blade is oblong or oblong-lanceolate, the middle leaf is 10-16 cm long, with obtuse or acute apex, rounded or nearly cuneate base, with small pointed fine teeth or shallow teeth on the edges, covered with dense and rough hairs at the base, denser hairs on the midrib, and covered with thick white or dirty white silky hairs on the underside. The inflorescence capitulates in an obovate shape, 5-8mm in diameter, and most of them are densely packed at the ends of stems and branches in a thyrsoid shape; the involucral bracts are 5 layers, the outer layer is 3-4 times shorter than the inner layer, and is covered with white or brown pubescent hairs; the florets are yellow, 4-5.5mm long, and the outer ligules are short or absent; the central tubular flowers are narrowly funnel-shaped. Achenes are oblong, covered with white long silky hairs, with brown-yellow pappus, about the same length as the tubular flowers, and with more than 50 rough hairs. The flowering period is from June to October, and the fruiting period is from August to December.

【Properties】 Identification by properties: A short above-ground stem often remains at the root head. The roots are cylindrical, branched, 2-5 cm long and 0.3-1.5 cm in diameter. The surface is gray-black or dark brown, with sparse fibrous roots or traces of fibrous root loss. The root bark is thin, and when the epidermis is scraped off, it is gray-brown and oily. The texture is hard, the wood of the cut surface is gray-yellow with scattered yellow oil spots, and there is pith in the center of the root head, which is spongy. It has a special aroma, and it smells more fragrant when you scrape the roots with something. Tastes spicy and slightly bitter.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; sweet; warm

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and cold; relieve cough and asthma; promote qi circulation and relieve pain. It is used for colds, coughs, asthma, headaches, toothaches, stomachaches, hernias, rheumatic pain, injuries from falls, irregular menstruation, leucorrhea, nephritis and edema

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g. For external use: Take appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply on the affected area.

【Note】 Avoid sour or spicy food during medication.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is the introduction of white bull gall root. I believe you will understand it after reading it. After knowing the effects and functions of white ox gall root, you can adjust it according to your own constitution.