The efficacy and function of fishing orchid

Do you know about Diao Lan? It is a common medicinal material. Generally, Diao Lan is used as raw material in many places. It can also treat many physical diseases. Let’s take a look at the relevant knowledge about Diao Lan.

[Other names] Golden-edged Chlorophytum (Nanning Pharmacopoeia), Eight-leaf Orchid, Orchid Grass, Sclerophyllum (Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] The whole herb or the whole herb with roots of the Chlorophytum comosum plant of the Liliaceae family. Available all year round.

[Original form] Perennial herb. The rhizome is flat or oblique, with many thick roots. There are many leaves, growing in clusters from rhizomes, linear, 15 to 30 cm long, 1 to 1.5 cm wide, with long pointed tips, green or sometimes with yellow stripes. The flower stem is longer than the leaves, sometimes becoming a runner with a leaf bundle or a young plant near the top; the flowers are white, arranged in a long and sparse raceme; the perianth is whorled, with 6 narrow lobes, about 1 cm long; there are 6 stamens, and the upper part of the filaments is often flat; the ovary is inferior, sessile, 3-chambered, and the style is linear. Capsule triangular. Seeds flat. Flowering period is spring.

[Habitat distribution] Cultivated in flower beds and gardens.

【Nature and flavor】Sweet, sour, cool.

[Entry into meridians] "Quanzhou Materia Medica": "Enters the heart, liver, and lung meridians."

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, removes blood stasis, reduces swelling and detoxifies. Treat cough, hoarseness, vomiting blood, amenorrhea, bruises, carbuncles, ear problems, and toothache.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3-5 qian (1-1.5 liang for fresh); or grind into powder. For external use: mash and apply or mash the juice and drop into the ear.

【Note】 "Quanzhou Materia Medica": "Pregnant women should not use it."

[Additional prescription] ① To treat injuries from falls: grind the whole dried herb of Chlorophytum comosum into powder. Take three grams each time, soak in wine and drink warm. (Quanzhou Materia Medica)

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Above, we introduced what Diao Lan is and understood the effects and functions of Diao Lan. Diao Lan can improve our immunity. Diao Lan also has a therapeutic effect in health preservation and has many benefits to our body.