A plant has become a favorite of rheumatism patients

Seeing this name always reminds me of the song, "Ahhh, the peony is the most colorful among all flowers."

Plumbago is a plant of the genus Plumbago, a perennial climbing sub-shrubby herb. The roots and leaves are used as medicine. Collected in autumn, the roots are dried and used as medicine, and the fresh leaves are only for external use.

Other names: Shanpoling, false jasmine, general manager, dry liji, bird-faced horse, white snowflake, wild alfalfa, cloth-separated grass, thousand betel nut, Zhaoyao, Tianbetelang, white soap medicine, white flower soap medicine, Yijianxiao, white flower Yantuo, white flower Jiugu Niu, Yuxiaohua, white flower Tieluohan, Huolingdan, Menghu

Distribution: Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places.

Medicinal

Nature and flavor: pungent; bitter; astringent; moist; toxic.

Functions and indications: Dispel wind and dampness; promote qi and blood circulation; detoxify and reduce swelling. It is used to treat rheumatic pain, heart and stomach pain, hepatosplenomegaly, blood stasis and amenorrhea, bruises and sprains, carbuncles, scrofula, scabies and itching, and snake bites.

1. "Essentials of Raw Medicinal Herbs" says: It can relieve sores, reduce swelling, and dispel wind. It can be used to treat snake bites, dysentery, remove eye membranes, and make tears flow in the wind; it can also be used to wipe ringworm, scabies, and remove toxins.

2. "Records of Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan" says: Its leaves can be mashed and applied to bruises and sprains to remove blood stasis.

3. "Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica": Treats tuberculosis, vomiting blood, weakness, leucorrhea, cough and heart fatigue.

4. Guangzhou Army's "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": dispels wind and dampness, relieves blood stasis and reduces swelling. Root: Treats rheumatic bone pain, old joint sprains, and heart and stomach pain.

Contraindications: Pregnant women should not take.

Please take medication as directed by your doctor.