The efficacy and function of mountain celery

Many people choose mountain celery because of its high-value pharmacological effects, but you should be careful not to eat it casually, otherwise it will have some bad effects on the body. We need to understand it before eating it. Are you ready?

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the Umbelliferae plant.

[Original form] Perennial herb, up to 1m tall. Roots slender conical, simple or few branched. The stem has shallow longitudinal striations, spreading at the top and forked branches. Except for the short rough hairs at the base of the peduncle, the whole plant is glabrous. The petiole of the basal leaves is 4-18cm long, with a wildly long petiole at the base and white margins; the basal leaves and leaves on the lower part of the stem are broadly triangular in outline, split in two to three ternate lobes, the terminal lobe is broadly ovate to rhomboid-ovate, 2-5cm long, 1.5-3cm wide, base cuneate, sharp at the apex, long-pointed or tail-pointed, often 2 deeply lobed below the middle, with coarse notched serrations on the margins, long-pointed or tail-pointed, often 2 deeply lobed below the middle, with coarse notched serrations on the margins, often split to 1/2-2/5 of the main vein, with blunt tooth tips and small white protrusions; the leaves on the upper part of the stem have short petioles and 3 lobes, the lobule are lanceolate to oblong, and the main veins have sparse bristles; the uppermost leaves are simplified to linear-lanceolate sheaths with leaflets. The compound umbel is 2-10cm in diameter, with 6-14 rays; there are 4-6 involucral bracts, which are linear-lanceolate; there are 5-10 involucral bracteoles, which are subulate; the calyx teeth are triangular-ovate, acute, and persistent; the petals are obovate, white; the base of the style is rounded and cushion-shaped, and the styles are short and forked. The fruit is broadly elliptical, 4-6mm long and 4-5.5mm wide, with a concave base, a prominent dorsal ridge, thin wing-shaped lateral ridges, and nearly the same width as the fruit body. There is one oil tube in the groove and 2-4 oil tubes on the commissure. The flowering period is from July to September, and the fruiting period is from August to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows on hillsides, grasslands, beside streams, and in thickets at the edge of forests.

[Properties] Property identification: The taproot is often oblique, conical or narrow conical, often branched, 6-12cm long, and 0.5-1.2cm in diameter. The surface is brown with irregular longitudinal wrinkles, and fibrous roots and dot-like fibrous root marks are visible. Horizontal ring patterns can be seen near the root head. The root head is relatively swollen, and stem residues and basal leaf petiole residues are often seen. The texture is hard and brittle, the bark is light brown or yellowish brown when broken, loose and has many cracks; the wood is white or yellowish white. Slight odor, light taste.

[Chemical composition] The root contains myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, octacosanoic acid, succinic acid, β-sitosterol, sitosterol-β-D-glycoside, isoscopletin and sucrose. In addition, octoic acid, lauric acid, palmitoleic acid, arachic acid, linoleic acid, oleic acid, etc. can be separated from the root extract. The root contains isoimperatorin, oxrpeucedanin, imperatorin, angelikorea-no, and osthol. It also contains ferulic acid and polyacetylene compounds.

[Pharmacological action] Oxidized peucedanum extract can enhance the peristalsis of isolated rabbit duodenum, inhibit the contraction of rabbit uterus, slow down the contraction of isolated frog heart, lower the blood pressure and inhibit the respiration of rabbit. Isoimperatorin can enhance the contraction of isolated rabbit uterus, increase the arterial blood pressure of rabbit, stimulate the respiration, inhibit the contraction of isolated frog heart, enhance the peristalsis of isolated rabbit duodenum, etc.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; slightly sweet; warm

【Functions and indications】 Strengthens the spleen and relieves cough. Mainly used for diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency and cough caused by cold deficiency

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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