The efficacy and function of Yunnan Hydrangea

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. Yunnan Hydrangea is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Let’s take a look at some common knowledge about Yunnan Hydrangea.

【English name】 Yunan Hydrangea

[Alias] Yunnan hydrangea, hydrangea tonghua, hydrangea.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Hydrangea yunnanensis of the Saxifragaceae family.

[Original form] Yunnan hydrangea shrub, about 1-3cm high. Branchlets densely covered with nearly prostrate short wrinkled hairs, biennial branches light yellow. Simple leaves are opposite, with petioles up to 1 cm long and covered with curled long soft hairs; leaf blades are membranous, rectangular or oblong-lanceolate, 7-12 cm long, 2.5-4 cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, cuneate at the base, with sparse or densely serrated edges except at the base, green-yellow above with sparse small prickles, or becoming bald, densely covered with short, wrinkled prostrate hairs on the veins, lighter in color below with densely prickly hairs on the veins. Corymbs, sessile, borne at the top of branches, flat or hemispherical on the upper part, with 5-7 pairs of sparse branches, covered with procumbent wrinkled short hairs, sterile flowers 3-4cm in diameter; calyx petals 3-4, broadly ovate, white, often with sparse or small teeth; fertile flowers blue; calyx lobes triangular ovate; petals separate, oblong obovate; stamens of varying lengths; ovary semi-superior with 3 styles, stigmas enlarged, nearly round and recurved outwards. Capsules small, dense, with very short stalks. Seeds wingless, broadly oval. The flowering period is May-June, and the fruiting period is September-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows under forests or in bushes on hillsides.

【Properties and flavors】 Spicy; Cool; Slightly toxic

【Meridian】 Heart, spleen, stomach meridians

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness; helps digestion and strengthens the stomach. It is mainly used to treat mastitis, ringworm, indigestion and malaria.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and promoting digestion and strengthening the stomach.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is the introduction to Yunnan Hydrangea. I believe you will understand it after reading it. After knowing the effects and functions of Yunnan Hydrangea, you can adjust it according to your own physical condition.