The efficacy and function of mountain vanilla

Chinese medicinal materials are very effective in treating certain diseases. Although the effect is a little slow, they have no side effects on the human body and are still highly respected by people. However, when choosing, you need to pay attention to its usage methods, etc. Let us learn about the medicinal material vanilla.

[Source] It is the whole herb of the Lamiaceae plant Vanilla . Harvest in autumn.

[Original form] Perennial herb, about 60 to 90 cm tall. The stem is erect, square, purple, and densely covered with short soft hairs. Leaves are opposite; petiolate; leaf blades are ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 3-9 cm long, 1.5-4 cm wide, acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base extending down to the petiole, with coarsely blunt teeth on the margin, and densely covered with short hairs on the underside. The cymes are organized into panicles, opposite each other at the stem top and leaf axils; the calyx is bell-shaped and covered with short soft hairs; the corolla is purple, lip-shaped, and the base of the corolla tube is contracted. Nutlets round.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on grass slopes and roadsides. Distributed in Guizhou, Zhejiang and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, warm.

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and dampness, relax muscles and activate blood circulation.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat cold and headache: 1 liang of mountain fragrant grass. Take with simmered water.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

After understanding some of the effects and common knowledge of mountain vanilla, I hope that everyone will use scientific methods in the process of consumption to make it play a greater role.