The efficacy and function of Pearl Wind

We are all familiar with pearl wind. Pearl wind is not only edible but also has very high medicinal effects. Eating pearl wind regularly can play a very good health-preserving and health-care role.

[Other names] Pearl willow (Caomu Fangfang), fish roe, lacquer white (Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica), carp roe (Zhejiang Chinese Medicine Resources List).

[Source] It is the roots or branches of the Verbenaceae plant. Pick young branches and leaves in the summer and autumn 4 to 5 years after planting, then dig out the roots and dry them in the sun or oven.

【Original form】 Shrub, up to 3 meters high. Young branches and twigs are usually densely covered with dark brown short soft hairs and stellate hairs and glandular dots, while old branches are smoother or glabrous. The leaves are simple, opposite and petiolate. The leaves are broadly elliptic, elliptic-ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, 7-18 cm long, 2.5-8 cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, cuneate at the base, with small teeth or tooth-like margins, densely covered with solitary and branched short soft hairs, stellate hairs and glandular dots on the underside, and sparser and mostly simple hairs on the upper side, with 6-9 lateral veins on each side, radiating forward from the main vein in a slight curve. The flowers are small, light pink, axillary, and densely growing in cymes; the calyx is short bell-shaped, with 4 shallow teeth, and the inner surface is nearly smooth and hairless; the corolla is short tubular, 4-lobed, and the lobes are oval; there are 4 stamens, the filaments are longer than the lobes of the corolla, the anther is long elliptical, and the connective is densely covered with glandular dots; there is 1 pistil, the ovary is spherical, and the style is longer than the stamens. The berry-like drupe is spherical, violet when ripe, and contains 2 to 4 seeds. Flowering period is from July to September. The fruiting period is from September to October.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in hillside woodlands or mountains. Distributed in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Fujian and other places.

[Nature and flavor] "Cao Mu Bian Fang": "pungent, neutral."

【Functions and indications】 Promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation, dispel wind and dampness. Treat irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, abdominal pain due to blood stasis after delivery, exogenous wind-cold, and rheumatic pain.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian; or soak in wine. For external use: grind into powder and apply on skin.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Cao Mu Bian Fang"

After reading the above article, I believe everyone has basically understood the effects and functions of Pearl Wind, right? The medicinal value of Pearl Wind is extremely high, but it is not suitable for everyone. You should judge based on your own actual situation. I hope everyone will pay attention to this.