The properties and efficacy of a unique Chinese herbal medicine

Everyone must be familiar with Chinese medicine. As a medicine unique to our traditional Chinese culture, do you know what the efficacy and function of a single Chinese medicine is? For the human body, it has the effect of clearing the liver and regulating qi. The single Chinese medicine is called unique. Regarding the efficacy and function of the single Chinese medicine, perhaps many people still don’t know much about it. The following article will introduce you to the usage, dosage and emergency precautions.

Unique Introduction

【Common name】Duiyiwei

【Drug name】Duyiwei (Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Annals)

[Source] It is the root, rhizome or whole herb of the unique Lamiaceae plant.

[Collection] Harvest in September and October, pull out the whole plant, remove the soil, cut off the leaves and fibrous roots, and dry it in the sun.

[Medicinal material] The dried root is about 7 to 15 cm long and about 1 to 2 cm thick. The surface is withered yellow to yellowish brown, the rhizome is cut or absent, the whole body is twisted and rough, with longitudinal lines, the tail end is small, there are 2 to 3 branches, most of them are broken. The texture is hard and dry, and the wood in cross section is mostly rotten and dark brown. The outer flesh is dull and lacks luster. It has a fishy smell and a bitter taste, and will cause a numb feeling if you drink it for a long time. The best ones are those with thick and even roots. Produced in Sichuan.

【Nature and flavor】Bitter, slightly cold. ① "Sichuan Chinese Medicine Records": "bitter, slightly cold, slightly toxic." ② "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Drug Atlas": "bitter, warm."

The efficacy and function of the unique flavor

Promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, reduce swelling and stop bleeding. It is used to treat injuries of muscles and bones, sprains of the waist, contusions, and yellow fluid accumulation in joints. ① "Sichuan Chinese Medicine Records": "It can promote blood circulation, relieve blood stasis, relieve pain, promote qi circulation, reduce swelling, and fix tendons and bones. It can treat injuries such as sprains and contusions." ② "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Drug Illustrated Book": "It can nourish the marrow and stop bleeding. It can treat yellow water discharge after edema, yellow water accumulation in joints, and inflammation of cancellous bone."

Unique usage and dosage

For internal use: soak in wine or make into powder, 1 to 2 qian.

Unique taboos to note

"Sichuan Chinese Medicine Annals": "Do not take if there is no blood stasis or if you are pregnant."

Further reading: Unique plant forms

A unique perennial dwarf herb. The roots and rhizomes are erect, relatively thick, with a horizontal diameter of about 2 cm, and the surface is ridged and wrinkled. Stemless. The leaves are simple, 4 in number, radially opposite to each other, flat; rhombic or kidney-shaped, thick, 6 to 12 cm in diameter, with crenate edges, sunken reticulate veins on the underside, and densely pubescent; the petiole is wide. The cyme is capitate or short spike-shaped, 3.5 to 7 cm long; the bracts are filiform, with needle-shaped tips; the calyx is purple-green, funnel-shaped, about 8 mm long, sparsely covered with coarse stiff hairs, with short teeth, and thorn-like ends of the teeth; the corolla is small, light reddish purple, lip-shaped, and the upper lip is covered with short hairs; there are 4 stamens; the style is attached to the base of the ovary and is 2-lobed at the apex. Nutlets oval. Flowering period is from May to July. It grows in highly weathered gravel beaches or alpine grasslands in the mountains. Distributed in plateau areas such as Tibet, Sichuan and Gansu.

From the above article, we learned about the unique medicinal properties and effects of Chinese medicine, as well as the dosage, usage and effects. First of all, the taste of this kind of Chinese medicine is mild, and it has a good effect on stopping bleeding and pain, clearing the liver and promoting diuresis. At the same time, it can prevent the occurrence of joint diseases and joint effusion.