The efficacy and function of Hoya

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Introduction of Purple Root Orchid

Hoya carnosa (Lf) R.Br, also known as horse tongue vine, dog tongue vine, iron foot, etc., is a green plant belonging to the genus Hoya of the family Apocynaceae in the order Cynanchum. It climbs up bushes, grows on branches or rocks, and has fire roots on the nodes. Distributed in Yunnan Province, Guangxi Province, Guangdong Province, and Taiwan, China; it can also be found cultivated or naturally in other areas of subtropical and subtropical climates. Grown in plains, forests or planted. The whole plant has medicinal value and can be used to treat pneumonia, etc.

The role and efficacy of purple root orchid

1. Contains substances

It is the vine or leaf of the purple root orchid of the Apocynaceae family. It can be harvested throughout the year and used fresh or dried. The stems and leaves contain rhododendron glycoside, which is similar to the bitter glycoside of South American lactuca vine, and the component in the leaves is 0.76%. It also contains sitosterol and human fat oil.

2. Effects and efficacy

2.1. Clear away heat, resolve phlegm, and reduce swelling quickly. Treat wind-heat cough, carbuncle, scrofula, low milk supply in nursing mothers, joint pain, and orchitis. Oral administration: decoction (not suitable for long-term decoction), 2-3 qian (1-3 liang for fresh); or mash into juice. External application: mash and apply.

3. Clinical medical application

3.1. Treatment of pneumonia or measles with high complication of pneumonia: Wash seven to eight fresh Hoya leaves with cold boiled water, mash them and squeeze out the juice for oral administration. 3.2. To treat the initial stage of carbuncle: add a handful of purple orchid tea leaves and five cents of old brown sugar (if there is redness or burning pain, add a large cup of winter honey instead), crush it, warm it, and apply it to the injured area, changing it twice a day.

3.3. To treat insufficient milk in nursing mothers: 3 grams each of purple root orchid and American ginseng, and 3 slices of ginger. Cook the meat or cook porridge to eat. 3.4. Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: 4 liang of purple root orchid and fresh wolfberry grass, and a pig's trotter (7 inches), 4 liang of rice wine, add appropriate amount of water to boil, and take it in two or three times. .

3.5. Treatment of orchitis: 2 to 3 liang of fresh Hoya orchid leaves. Mash it and stew it in water. .

3.6. Treatment: Fresh Hoya leaves. Mash it and mix with honey for external use. .

4. Scientific research

Take 1 liang of purple root orchid (2 to 3 leaves per year for children), mash it and squeeze out the juice, then add honey or water to boil it for oral administration. More than 40 cases of lobar pneumonia and bronchopneumonia were observed, and good results were confirmed. It is most effective for lung heat cough and wheezing, but less effective for cold phlegm cough. Another method is to wash 3 to 11 Hoya leaves and 3 to 11 water chestnuts, squeeze out the juice or add water to boil and drink. 2 to 3 times a day. 9 cases of measles with complications of bronchitis and pneumonia in the late stage were treated, and most of them had their body temperatures returning to normal within 1 to 3 days after taking the medicine.

Market information of purple root orchid

1. The price of purple orchid

The price of purple root orchid is 15-20 yuan per plant.

2. How to buy purple root orchid

Perennial vine with rich milky juice. The stem is thin, slightly fleshy, with a yellowish earthy surface, and adventitious roots often appear. The leaves are opposite, thick and fleshy, ovate-cordate to ovate-elliptical, 4-9 cm long, 2-6 cm wide, short-pointed at the apex, with a rounded or wedge-shaped tip; the veins are palmate.