The efficacy and function of sorghum root

The development of Western medicine has brought some crises to traditional Chinese medicine. But traditional Chinese medicine still has many magical aspects. Let’s talk about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine sorghum root.

[Source] It is the root of the Rosaceae plant Sorghum kaobao . Available all year round.

[Original form] Sorghum bubble, also known as: October seedlings, cold bubble thorns, cold twist, inverted water lotus, black bubble, small floating sand, black shell.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in mountains, roadsides, ditches and bushes. Distributed in central and southern provinces of my country.

【Properties and flavors】 ① "Jiangxi Herbal Medicine": "sweet, bitter, cold."

【Functions and indications】 Soothe wind and clear heat, cool blood and resolve blood stasis. Treat colds, hypertension, hemiplegia, cough, epistaxis, bloody stools, postpartum abdominal pain, metrorrhagia, and leucorrhea.

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

[Additional prescription] ① Treating hemiplegia due to hypertension: 2 liang of sorghum root, 3 qian of golden millet root, 5 qian of epimedium root, 2 qian of aucklandia lappa root, 2 liang of salvia miltiorrhiza root, and a little sweet wine. Decoction in water.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

This article introduces some basic knowledge about the medicinal material sorghum root. Sorghum root is very effective in treating some related diseases of the human body. Moreover, sorghum roots have a certain conditioning effect on the body and can be consumed in moderation at ordinary times.