The efficacy and function of Ganoderma lucidum

When the fruit of the Chinese magnolia is ripe, it turns black. It looks like many small flowers have bloomed on the black fruit. For those who like to maintain their health, they will be familiar with the Chinese magnolia, because it is a very good medicine for making wine. The spathiphyllum will bloom during its growth period. The shape of the flower is very similar to peach blossoms, with five petals and a stamen in the middle, and it is also a light red color. So what are the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Gangnenzi?

Rhizoma Cibotii, Rhizoma Cibotii

[Alias] Dourengan (Guangxi Chinese Materia Medica), the original plant myrtle (Hua Jing), also known as Hypericum (Hua Jing), mountain myrtle (Bencao Qiuyuan), peach lady, water knife lotus, Jiangren, Gangren, Dangli, Renzi, Douren, Mairen, Shandong Ren, Wuduzi, Shanduonai, Duolian, Suyuanzi [Prescription name] Gangrenzi

The original plant of Myrtle is usually a shrub, 0.5 to 2 meters high; the young branches are densely covered with soft hairs. The leaves are simple, opposite, leathery, elliptic or ovate, 3-6 cm long, with rounded or obtuse apex, cuneate or broadly cuneate base, entire margin, initially pubescent on the upper side, then glabrous, pubescent on the lower side; 3 veins distinct from the base; petiole 4-7 mm long, pubescent. Flowers bloom in summer. The inflorescence is axillary, with 2 to 3 flowers, and the peduncle is slightly longer than the petiole; the bracts are leaf-like, but smaller; the calyx is 5-lobed, the lobes are round, unequal in size, and covered with pubescence on the outside; the petals are 5, purple-red, obovate-oblong, covered with short soft hairs on the outside, 1.3 to 2 cm long; the stamens are numerous, separate, and arranged in several whorls; the base of the ovary is covered with pubescence. The berries are jar-shaped, 1 to 1.4 cm long, black-purple when ripe; there are many seeds.

Source: It is the fruit of the dicotyledonous plant Myrtle of the Myrtaceae family.

The effects and functions of Gangrenzi:

Nourish blood and stop bleeding, astringe the intestines and consolidate semen.

Treat blood deficiency, vomiting blood, epistaxis, bloody stool, dysentery, rectal prolapse, tinnitus, spermatorrhea, metrorrhagia, and leucorrhea.

Nature and flavor: sweet and astringent, neutral. ① "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Sweet, neutral."

The fruit contains flavonoids, phenols, amino acids, organic acids and sugars.

Dosage: For internal use: decoct in water, 2-5 qian (1-2 liang for fresh); or soak in wine. For external use: burn the medicine, grind it into powder and apply it on the affected area.

Contraindications: "Nanning Pharmacopoeia" states: "People with constipation should avoid taking this medicine."

Real estate: Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Fujian, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan and other places. Produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places.

Harvesting and storage of medicinal materials: Pick ripe fruits in autumn and dry them in the sun.

Medicinal material: It is hard in texture, with 5 persistent sepals and the remnants of the style at the top. There are many seeds inside, which are yellow-white and flat. The taste is light and slightly sweet, with a slight fragrance. The best ones are large, insect-free and dry.