What are the effects and functions of Purple Beadgrass?

Herbs are very common in our daily life, especially in traditional Chinese medicine. Almost all plants have the ability to treat corresponding diseases. For example, Callicarpa ovata, a plant that can be found everywhere in the fields, is used by traditional Chinese medicine as an extremely effective therapeutic herb. And Purple Beadgrass is indeed a medicine that can treat certain diseases. Let’s take a look at the effects and functions of Purple Beadgrass.

Callicarpa ovata is a plant of the genus Callicarpa in the family Verbenaceae, and its roots and leaves are used as medicine. The leaves are collected in summer and autumn, washed and used fresh or dried and ground into powder for later use; the roots can be collected, sliced ​​and dried throughout the year. Shrubs to small trees, up to 3 meters high. The twigs are covered with grayish white coarse bran-like hairs and long hairs. The leaves are opposite, oblong or elliptic-lanceolate. Small purple flowers bloom in the leaf axils in summer and autumn, and many flowers are gathered into polychaete cymes. The fruit is small, spherical, about 2 mm in diameter, and purple-red when ripe.

①Hemostatic effect

Purple Bead Herb Injection can increase the platelet count in humans, shorten the bleeding time, blood clot contraction time and prothrombin time. The frog mesentery shows vasoconstriction, and dripping the solution of Callicarpa ovale on the intestinal wall of rabbits can cause strong spasm and contraction of the intestine, and the serosa turns from pink to white, which can shorten the bleeding time of rabbits. No. 35 hemostatic powder, which uses Callicarpa ovata extract as the main ingredient, has a hemostatic effect on dog liver, spleen trauma and gunshot wounds.

② Antibacterial effect

Purple Beadgrass has inhibitory effects on Escherichia coli, Shigella flexneri, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, etc.

Nature and flavor: pungent, bitter, neutral. Enters the liver, spleen, and stomach meridians

Function and indications:

Disperse blood stasis, stop bleeding, reduce swelling and relieve pain. Leaves: used for hematemesis, hemoptysis, epistaxis, and bloody stool; used externally to treat bleeding from trauma. Root: swelling and pain caused by falls, rheumatic bone pain.

Callicarpa ovata, also known as purple bead or hemostatic grass, tastes bitter and astringent, has a neutral nature, and has the functions of stopping bleeding, dispersing blood stasis, and reducing inflammation. The leaves contain a hemostatic ingredient called flavonoid condensed tannin, so it has the effects of stopping bleeding, dispersing blood stasis and anti-inflammatory. The injection prepared with Callicarpa oleifera extract can be used to treat gastrointestinal bleeding, incision bleeding during surgical operations, and postoperative bleeding. The medicinal parts are the leaves, stems and roots of Callicarpa serrata and Callicarpa ovata of the Verbenaceae family.

Usage and dosage of Purple Bead Grass:

0.5-1 liang of leaves and roots; appropriate amount of leaves for external use, grind dry leaves into powder and apply to the affected area.