What are the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Bletilla striata?

In our country, there are many kinds of Chinese medicinal materials. Sometimes you can just look for them in the wild. Moreover, traditional Chinese medicine has been developed for thousands of years and can be said to be profound and extensive. Many medicinal materials can not only help people solve many practical difficulties, but also play a role in regulating the body. In a word, it is very beneficial to human health. So, what are the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Baiying?

[Properties of the medicinal material] The stem is cylindrical, with a diameter of 2 to 7 mm. The surface is yellow-green to dark brown, densely covered with gray-white hairs. The hairs are very few or absent on thicker stems. It has longitudinal wrinkles and is shiny. It is hard and brittle, with a light green cross-section, fibrous, and hollow in the center. The leaves are wrinkled and curled, densely covered with hairs. Some have light yellow to dark red fruits. It has a faint smell and a slightly bitter taste.

[Nature and flavor and meridians] Cold in nature, sweet and bitter in taste. It enters the liver meridian, gallbladder meridian and kidney meridian.

【Effects and Functions】 Clears away heat, promotes dampness, dispels wind and detoxifies. It is an anti-rheumatic and heat-clearing drug under the category of anti-rheumatic drugs.

[Clinical application] The dosage is 15 to 30 grams, decocted and taken orally; for external use, appropriate amount can be used for washing with decocted water, mashed and applied, or mashed and juiced for application. Used to treat malaria, jaundice, edema, gonorrhea, rheumatic joint pain, erysipelas, and furuncle.

【Pharmacological Research】It has anti-tumor and anti-fungal effects. In vitro tests showed that solanine has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

[Chemical composition] Contains solanine, anthocyanins and their aglycones.

[Contraindications] Do not use if you have a weak constitution and no dampness or heat.

[Combination of medicines] ①Treatment of lung cancer: 30g each of Bletilla striata and Scutellaria baicalensis. Take it in decoction, 1 dose per day. (National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines)

②To treat red eyes caused by wind and fire: Mash fresh leaves of Bletilla striata, mix with human milk and apply on eyelids. (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine)

⑧Treat middle ear suppuration: squeeze the juice of Bletilla striata and drip it into the ear. (Hunan Pharmacopoeia)

④Treat scabies: 30-40g of whole herb of Bletilla striata (24-36g of dried product) and 180g of fatty pork, add appropriate amount of water to boil, and eat it in two doses. (Fujian Folk Herbs)

⑤Treat sore throat, carbuncle, and lymph node tuberculosis: 30 grams each of Bletilla striata and Radix Angelicae Pubescentis. Decoction in water. (Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai)

⑥Treat skin itching: Take appropriate amount of Bletilla striata and Melia azedarach leaves, decoct them in water and wash the affected area. (Qingdao Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine)

⑦Treat rheumatic joint pain: 30 grams of Bletilla striata, 30 grams of Honeysuckle, 30 grams of Acanthopanax acanthopanax, and 500 grams of good wine for soaking. (Guiyang Folk Medicinal Herbs)