The efficacy and function of Yunnan Baizhi fruit

After thousands of years of sedimentation and accumulation, the types and quantities of Chinese medicine have become quite astonishing. Therefore, choosing Chinese medicine to treat some difficult and complicated diseases always has a very good effect. Next, I would like to recommend a Chinese medicine - Yunnan Angelica dahurica fruit.

【English name】 Heracleum scabridum Franch.

【Other name】 Cnidium monnieri

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of the Umbelliferae plant.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 60-100cm high. The whole plant is covered with rough, fine hairs. The roots are spindle-shaped, fragrant, and branched at the bottom. The stem is cylindrical, hollow, with longitudinal grooves, covered with white spines, and branched at the top. The leaves on the lower part of the stem are ovate to triangular in outline, deeply pinnately lobed, 5-20cm long and 5-7cm wide, with lobes broadly ovate to elliptical, 2.5-5cm long and 1.5-2cm wide, with unequal teeth on the edges, green on the surface, rough and finely wrinkled, light green on the back, and covered with prickles on both sides, with more on the back; the leaves on the upper part of the stem are similar in shape to the lower part of the stem, with broad leaf sheaths at the base, densely covered with grayish white prickles. The compound umbel is terminal or lateral, with a pedicel 14-18cm long; the involucral bracts are absent or 1-3, linear-lanceolate, with 13-17 rays, coarse hairs, and 4-5 linear bracteoles; the umbels have more than 30 flowers; the calyx teeth are short, linear-triangular; the petals are white, dimorphic, and the outward-turned ones are radiating petals; there are 5 stamens, alternate with the petals, and the filaments are thick and curved; the stylopodium is conical, with 2 styles, shorter and forked. The fruit is obovate or ovate, 7-8mm long, 5-6mm wide, smooth, with 1 oil tube in each groove, rod-shaped, 1/2 or more of the length of the fruit, and 2 oil tubes on the commissure. The flowering period is May-June, and the fruiting period is August-September.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; bitter; warm

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; relieve itching. Mainly used for rash, eczema, vaginal itching and leucorrhea

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: take appropriate amount, decoct in water and wash; or grind into powder and sprinkle.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is some basic information about the fruit of Angelica dahurica. I hope you can learn more about Chinese herbal medicine, which will be beneficial to you.