The efficacy and function of konjac

Nowadays, our living standards are constantly improving, but our health quality is constantly declining. Unscientific diet poses a potential threat to our bodies. Many Chinese medicinal herbs can regulate and improve our bodies. Here I would like to introduce you to konjac.

[Other names] Wine-cake vine (Guangzhou Army's "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines"), stone konjac, wall-penetrating wind (Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicines), rock-climbing incense, heather, twenty-four symptoms, tree-climbing wind (Guangxi New Selection of Practical Chinese Herbal Medicines).

[Source] The stems and leaves of yam , a plant of the Piperaceae family. Harvest in autumn, cut into sections and dry in the sun.

[Original form] Woody vine, up to several meters long. The branches are cylindrical, slightly angular, glabrous, and often have adventitious roots on the nodes. Leaves are alternate, papery or nearly leathery, elliptical, oblong or ovate-lanceolate, 6-12 cm long, 2.5-4.5 cm wide, acute or acuminate at apex, gradually narrowed or cuneate at base, sometimes obviously asymmetrical, glabrous on both sides or covered with very sparse short soft hairs beneath, with 5-7 veins; petiole 5-8 mm long, with stipule scar exceeding the middle of petiole. Flowers are unisexual and dioecious; spike inflorescence is opposite to leaves; bracts are nearly round, sessile, and shield-shaped; flowers are small and yellow-green; there are 2 stamens and short filaments; ovary is sessile and the stigma is 4-lobed, rarely 3-lobed. The berries are spherical, yellow, and 2.5 to 3 mm in diameter. Flowering period is from April to July. It grows in forests and often climbs on trees or rocks.

【Habitat distribution】 Distributed in southern my country.

[Chemical composition] Rattan contains biodegradable substances, flavonoids and phenols.

【Properties and flavors】 Guangzhou Army "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": "pungent, warm."

【Functions and indications】 ① Guangzhou Army "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": "Relieve rheumatism, strengthen waist and knees. Treat rheumatic pain, wind-cold bone pain, waist and knee weakness, muscle atrophy, cough and asthma."

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decocted in water, 2-5 qian (1-2 liang for fresh product); or soaked in wine. For external use: decoct in water for washing or mash for application.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat joint pain caused by phlegm: 1 to 2 taels of fresh yam. Decoction in water. (Commonly used herbal medicines among Zhejiang folks)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From the Guangzhou Army's "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines"

Although konjac has many magical effects, it cannot be eaten casually. We need to use the medicine according to the user's own situation. I hope everyone will not take it indiscriminately to avoid unnecessary consequences.