The efficacy and function of mountain radish

There are many types of Chinese medicine. When we choose, we need to understand the medicine first. So do you know about the medicinal material Shanjiancai? Let us introduce it below.

【English name】 all-grass of Hastate Cacalia

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the Asteraceae plant.

[Original form] The mountain thorn is a perennial herb, 60-150cm high. The stem is thick and the upper part is covered with glandular short hairs. The lower leaves wither during anthesis, the middle leaves are triangular-halberd-shaped, 10-17cm long, 13-19cm wide, truncated or slightly cordate at the base, cuneate-shaped, decurrent or with narrow-winged petioles at the top, 4-5cm long, with irregular sharp teeth on the edges, sparse soft hairs on the upper side and denser hairs on the lower side, the upper leaves gradually become smaller, triangular or often round. There are numerous capitulums, drooping, densely packed into tower-shaped panicles, with peduncles 0.4-2cm long and densely covered with glandular short hairs; the involucre is tubular, 9-12mm long; there are 8 bracts, narrowly oblong or lanceolate, densely covered with glandular short hairs; there are 13-19 flowers, tubular, pale white. Achenes are light yellow-brown with white pappus.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in forest edges, thickets or grasslands.

【Properties】 Characteristic identification: The stem is thick and densely covered with glandular short hairs on the upper part. The lower leaves are withered, the upper and middle leaves are triangular-halberd-shaped, the base is truncated or slightly cordate, extending downward into a petiole with narrow wings at the top, the basal leaves do not embrace the stem, and the leaf margins have irregular sharp teeth. The involucre is tubular; the bracts are narrowly oblong or lanceolate, densely covered with glandular short hairs; the flowers are tubular and pale white. Slight odor, light taste.

[Chemical composition] The dried whole herb contains hastacine, 1-hydroxymethyl-7-hydroxypyrrolidone, hastanecinic acid[1], cacalolide[2], etc.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Functions and indications】Detoxification; diuretic. Mainly caused by suppuration of wounds and difficulty in urination

【Usage and Dosage】 For oral use: appropriate amount, decocted in water for washing; or mash and apply on the affected area. For internal use: decoction, 5-10g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The whole plant: has the function of promoting urination. Used for urinary problems.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the detailed introduction of the Chinese medicinal herb Shanjiancai in the above article, we know that Shanjiancai has many functions and effects and is extremely beneficial to the body. So if you have related symptoms, you might as well give it a try.