The efficacy and function of Stemona tuberosa

Many people are not very clear about Stemona japonica, so when choosing Stemona japonica, you need to understand it so that you can feel at ease when eating it, which is beneficial for disease treatment.

[Other names] Mountain broom, mountain leaking reed, iron broom, and Yunnan radix spatholobi.

[Source] It is the tuberous root of Stemona odorata of the Liliaceae family . Dig up the roots in winter, wash them, remove the fibrous roots, boil them for about half an hour, peel them and dry them.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 65 to 100 cm tall. The rhizome grows horizontally, with dozens of fleshy roots clustered together, and the tip is swollen and spindle-shaped. The stem base is brown, with many branches, and the leaves are degenerated into ovate triangular scales, light brown, with awl-shaped tips; the leaf-like branches are clustered in the axils, 5 to 12 in number, filamentous, 3 to 7 mm long. The flowers are small, white, solitary in the leaf axils, the corolla is bell-shaped, 6-lobed at the apex, and arranged in 2 whorls. The berries are small spherical. The seeds are tiny. Flowering period is summer.

【Habitat distribution】Grows in mountains and fields.

【Nature and flavor】 Neutral in nature, sweet in taste.

【Functions and indications】Relieve cough, resolve phlegm and relieve asthma. Treats cough with excessive sputum and gas reverse.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 3 qian.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Stemona japonica is a medicinal material that has existed for a long time. It is recorded in many Chinese medicine books, which shows that Stemona japonica does have good medicinal value.