What are the effects and functions of water chestnut incense?

Bauhinia odorata, also known as Bauhinia hoof, is a common Chinese medicinal plant that mainly grows in the southern my country region. Ma Ti Xiang has some effects such as strengthening the spleen and drying dampness, anti-inflammatory and hemostasis. If you do not understand the properties of such Chinese herbal medicine, do not decoct it without authorization to avoid adverse effects on your body.

Perennial herb, over 1.5 meters tall. The rhizome is tuberous, erect, with clusters of thick cylindrical roots underneath. Leaves are bipinnate; petioles are stout, juicy and fleshy, about 50 cm long; leaf blades are broadly ovate, more than 60 cm long and wide; pinnae are 5 to 7 pairs, alternate, narrowly oblong, 50 to 60 cm long, 14 to 18 cm wide; pinnae are flat, the upper ones are slightly oblique, the middle pinnae are lanceolate, 7 to 9 cm long, 1 to 1.7 cm wide, acuminate at the apex, truncated or almost rounded at the base, slightly curved upward at the apex, the lower pinnae are shorter, the terminal pinnae are the same shape as the lateral ones, petiolate, and the leaf margins all have shallow triangular serrations; leaves are leathery, smooth on both sides, the veins are generally forked, and there are no retrograde false veins; the rachis has longitudinal grooves on the abdomen and narrow wings towards the top. The sporangium is brown, oblong, about 1 mm long, 0.5 to 1 mm away from the leaf edge, close to each other, and composed of 8 to 10 sporangia.

Horse hoof incense

【Other names】Bean curd root; Jiuzhuanxiang; Lianxiangcao; Nourishing blood lotus

【Medicinal Properties】Warm

【Taste】Spicy; Bitter

【Effects】Digestion and stomach, regulating qi and relieving pain, dispelling wind and detoxifying

[Indications] Stomach pain, abdominal distension, indigestion, infantile malnutrition, gastroenteritis, dysentery, rheumatic pain, soreness of waist and knees

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 3-9g. For external use: take appropriate amount and grind into juice for application.