The efficacy and function of mountain sand ginger

Speaking of mountain sand ginger, many people know that it is a Chinese medicinal material. So do you know the effects and functions of mountain sand ginger? How should it be eaten? Let’s find out now.

【English Name】 all-grass of Greenflower Peristylus

[Other names] Variegated Jade Orchid, Pearl Grass

[Source] Medicinal material source: The tuberous root of the green-flowered broad-stamen orchid of the orchid family.

[Original morphology] Green-flowered broad-stamen orchid, a terrestrial tree, 30-75cm tall, with oblong-ovate tubers, erect stems, and leaves in the middle. The leaves are elliptical, ovate or lanceolate, with the base extending downward in a sheath-like manner and clasping the stem. The raceme is 7-15 cm long, with numerous densely packed florets, spike-like; bracts and bracteoles are lanceolate. Flowers are green, light green or light yellow; middle sepal is narrowly ovate, about 4mm long and 2mm wide, and lateral sepals are tongue-shaped; petals are broadly ovate, about 4mm long; lip is 3-lobed; spur is spherical; stigmas are 2, elongated, swollen at the tip, and brush-like on the lip; ovary is about 8mm long. Flowering period is from June to August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing under forests, on hillsides, in grass or on rocks at an altitude of 500-1900m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies. Mainly used for mastitis, scrofula, furunculosis, and snake bites

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Tubers: have the function of detoxifying and reducing swelling. Used for snake bites, carbuncles, and scrofula.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above only introduces some of the effects and functions of mountain sand ginger. In fact, it also has other effects, which I will not introduce here one by one. If you are interested, you can take a look at the effects and matters recorded in medical books.