What are the effects and functions of Tiankui?

Tiankui is a very common Chinese medicinal material. Different Chinese medicinal materials have different effects. When using Chinese medicinal materials for conditioning, we need to first understand the medicinal effects of the Chinese medicinal materials so as not to cause much impact on the body. Chinese herbal medicine is very good for regulating the body and has very few side effects. So what are the effects of Tiankui? Let me introduce to you the specific medicinal effects of Tiankui.

[Source] "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica"

【Pinyin name】Tiān Kuí

[Other names] Purple-backed Gynura (Leigong Paozhi Lun), Leiwancao (Waidan Bencao), Xia Wuzong (Illustrated Catalogue of Plant Names and Realities), Aconitum (Botanical Dictionary), Mouse Shit Grass (Jiangsu Plant Drug Records), and Dry Copper Coin Grass (Hunan Pharmacopoeia).

[Source] The whole herb of Gynura serrata, a plant of the Ranunculaceae family.

[Original form]

Perennial herb, 15 to 40 cm high. The tuber is gray-black and slightly fusiform or oval. The stems are clustered, slender, erect, branched, and covered with fine white hairs. The radicular leaves are clustered with long petioles; the leaves are 1-3-compound, with leaflets broadly cuneate and 3-lobed, with lobes rounded at the tip or with 2-3 small notches, green above and purple below, smooth and hairless; the petioles are short and have fine soft hairs; the stem leaves are similar to the radicular leaves, but gradually become smaller from bottom to top. The flowers are solitary in the leaf axils, and the pedicels elongate after fruiting, with two thin bracts in the middle; the flowers are small and white; the sepals are 5, petal-like, ovate; the petals are 5, cuneate, slightly shorter than the sepals; there are usually 10 stamens, 2 of which are incompletely developed; there are 3 to 4 pistils, the ovary is narrow and long, and the style is short and curled outwards. There are 3 to 4 follicles, which are pod-shaped and crack when ripe. The seeds are small and obovate. Flowering period is from March to April. The fruit ripens from May to June.

The tuberous roots (Achyranthes bidentata seeds) and seeds (Achyranthes bidentata seeds) of this plant are also used for medicinal purposes, each of which is described in detail in a separate article.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in shady and moist places such as under forests, rock crevices, and grass. Distributed in Southwest, East my country, Northeast China and other places.

[Nature and flavor] "Commonly used Chinese herbal medicines in Shanghai": sweet, cold.

【Function and indications】

Reduce swelling; detoxify and promote diuresis. Treat scrofula, hernia, and urinary problems.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian. For external use: mash and apply.

The above article introduces the specific effects of Tiankui. If you want to use Tiankui for treatment, you can first understand the specific effects of this Chinese herbal medicine. When using Tiankui for conditioning, you can first follow the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner, and then control the dosage of the Chinese herbal medicine. If you take an overdose, it will be very bad for your body.