The efficacy and function of fishing rod firewood

Traditional Chinese medicine is very effective in treating some special diseases, but we still need to understand it before taking it. Today we will talk about some common sense about the medicinal material Diaoganchai.

【Other name】 Fishing rod

[Source] It is the root of Spiraea sinensis, a plant of the Rosaceae family . Harvest in autumn.

【Original form】 Shrub, up to 2 meters high. Branchlets glabrous. The leaf blade is ovate to ovate-oblong, 5-11 cm long and 3-6 cm wide, with a long acuminate tip, a rounded to nearly cordate base, rarely broadly cuneate, with double serrations on the margin, often irregularly divided, rarely undivided, glabrous on both surfaces or with soft hairs in the vein axils below; the petiole is 0.7-1.5 cm long, slightly hairy or nearly hairless. The raceme is terminal, 4 to 9 cm long, glabrous, with pedicels 0.3 to 1 cm long; the flowers are light pink, 0.6 to 0.8 cm in diameter; the calyx tube is tubular, 1 to 1.2 cm long, glabrous on the outside, with 5 triangular lobes; the petals are obovate; there are 10 to 15 stamens; there are 1 to 2 carpels, and the ovary has hairs on the top. The follicles are oblong, with persistent calyx lobes and sparsely covered with long glandular hairs on the outside.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in mixed woods on hillsides, valleys or ditches. Distributed in Henan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, sour, sweet, and cool.

【Functions and indications】It can promote diuresis and remove dampness, clear away heat and stop bleeding, treat edema and hemoptysis.

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

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Guizhou Herbs".

The above is a detailed introduction to Chinese medicinal fishing rod firewood. We can eat it according to our own needs. I believe there will be improvement after a period of time. It is indeed a good choice.