The efficacy and function of Diancheng root

Diancheng root is a herbal plant, also known as holly leaf. It is not common in life. Diancheng root is a cool food and can be used as medicine to treat some physical diseases. After consumption, it can effectively play an anti-inflammatory effect. It can treat coughs, or diseases such as lung heat. It can also be used externally. The roots of Diancheng root can be crushed and applied to the wound to prevent wound infection.

Medicinal Part

The root of Ilex truncatum, a plant of the Aquifoliaceae family.

Flavor

It tastes bitter and sweet and is cold in nature.

Meridians

It enters the lung, liver and large intestine meridians.

effect

Clears away heat, detoxifies, promotes salivation and quenches thirst.

Indications

Used for colds, high fever and thirst, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, tracheitis, whooping cough, diarrhea, dysentery, infectious hepatitis, wild mushroom and arsenic poisoning. It is the main raw material for herbal tea; the leaves are used externally to treat bruises, carbuncles, boils and swellings.

Dosage

15-30g; Apply appropriate amount of leaves externally, mash them and apply to the affected area.

Taboo

People with weak spleen and stomach and pregnant women should use it with caution.

Preparation method

Wash, soak, cut into thick slices and dry.

Physiological characteristics

Ilex truncatum, deciduous shrub, 3m tall. The twigs are glabrous, green, and brown when dry. The long branches are slender, and all have obvious white lenticels. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is July-August. It likes a warm and humid climate and is not very demanding on soil. It often grows in valley roadside bushes or broad-leaved forests at an altitude of 400-1000m.

You can pay more attention to your physical health in your daily life.

Proper consumption of holly leaves can also have certain benefits to the body and prevent the occurrence of diseases.