What are the medicinal values ​​of the root of the plant?

Rooting on the ground is a common Chinese medicine that is difficult to come across in normal times. In fact, it is a Chinese herbal medicine. This Chinese medicinal material grows in some relatively rare places, so it is named Rooting on the ground. As long as the seeds of this medicinal material fall to the ground, they will take root and continue to grow. It has many functions. In addition to being suitable for use in autumn, autumn is also a good time to pick it. So what are the medicinal values ​​of Rooting on the ground?

【English Name】Dactylicapnos Root.

[Alias] String lotus, black cow knee, Sichuan mountain seven, pea trauma, cannabis medicine, pea seven, wild pea.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the plant Zijinlong of the Poppy family.

Latin plant, animal and mineral name: Dactylicapnos scandens (D.Don) Hutch. [Diclytra scandens D.Don; Dactylicapnos thalictrifolia Wall.]

Harvesting and storage: Dig in autumn, wash, slice and dry.

Harvest and storage: Dig in autumn, wash, slice and dry

[Original form] Purple Dragon is a perennial herbaceous vine. The roots are thick, woody, cylindrical, up to 6 cm in diameter, with many branches. When dry, the bark is dark brown with longitudinal grooves. The stem is about 4m long, glabrous, and has yellow-red juice flowing out when broken; it climbs upward, is green, sometimes slightly purple, and has many branches.

Leaves opposite; petiole 4-5cm long; tripterophyllous leaves, 4-12cm long, mostly 3 pinnae, alternate, the central or lowermost pinna often forms a tendril, leaflets ovate, asymmetrical, about 0.6-3cm long and 0.4-2cm wide, with white powder on the underside, 5-7 basal veins, entire margin.

The corymbose raceme is opposite to the leaves, with (2-)7-10(-14) flowers; the bracts are membranous, linear-lanceolate, and entire; the flowers are small, light yellow to white, with pink or lavender tips; the sepals are 2, ovate-lanceolate or triangular, about 2mm long, caducous early; the petals are 4, the outer 2 petals are 1.7-2cm long, the tips are forked to the sides, the base is sac-shaped, cordate, and the inner 2 have slender claws.

The upper part is adnate; the stamens are 6, united into 2 bundles; the ovary is narrowly ovate. The capsule is ovate or narrowly ovate, 1-2.5cm long, 0.7-1cm wide, purple-red, berry-like, 2-valved, with a persistent style at the tip.

Seeds are numerous, black, about 1.2 mm long, round to reniform, with papillated exocarp. The flowering period is from January to July, and the fruiting period is from August to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in moist ditches, depressions, valley bamboo forests and under mixed woods.

Ecological environment: Grown in wet ditches, depressions, valley bamboo forests and under mixed trees

Resource distribution: Distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Tibet and other places.

[Properties] The roots are cylindrical, slightly curved, some with branches, 5-30cm long, 0.5-4cm in diameter, the root head is slightly thick and twisted, with several stem bases remaining. The surface is dark gray-brown or dark purple-brown with obvious grooves. It is hard and brittle, produces dust when broken, and the cross section is light gray-brown to dark purple-brown, with visible radial texture. It has a faint smell and tastes bitter and slightly numbing.

The medicinal value of angelica dahurica is very wide. In addition to being able to treat all kinds of diseases, this Chinese herbal medicine is very effective in regulating endocrine disorders, irregular menstruation, and insufficient qi and blood. This medicine is yin, and long-term consumption is beneficial to gastrointestinal digestion. At the same time, it is very effective in treating bruises, nourishing qi and blood, and regulating meridians.