The efficacy and function of the root of Shenggu oil

Shenggu oil root is a kind of traditional Chinese medicinal material with very wide effects. We can use Shenggu oil root in many places. Shenggu oil root also plays a very important role in the treatment and relief of many diseases. Now let us learn about Shenggu oil root.

[Source] Medicinal material source: It is the root of Staphylea bumalda DC., a plant of the Staphylea bumalda family.

[Original form] Shengguyou is a deciduous shrub, 2-5m tall. The bark is purple-red or gray-brown with longitudinal ridges. The branches are green and white. Trifoliate leaves are opposite; petiole is 2.5-8cm long; with early-falling stipules; there are 3 leaflets, the middle petiole is 5-10mm long, and the petioles on both sides are 1-2mm long; the leaf blade is elliptical, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 3-8cm long, 2-5cm wide, with a sharp tip and a pointed tail, a cuneate or rounded base, finely serrated on the edge, with pointed tips, glabrous above, bluish-white below; the main veins and lateral veins have short hairs. The flowers are bisexual, with terminal panicles that are erect; sepals are oblong, light yellow-white; there are 5 petals, which are white, obovate-oblong, slightly larger than sepals, and 5-7mm long; there are 5 stamens, which are slightly the same length as the petals; there are 2 carpels, the ovary is coarsely hairy, and there are 2 styles. The capsule is flat, 2-chambered, 2-cleft at the apex, and the pericarp is membranous with transverse stripes. The seeds are round, flat, yellow and shiny. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is August-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: dry hillsides, roadsides, both sides of stream valleys or in jungles.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; neutral

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Housewife postpartum lochia is not clean

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

【Note】 "Medicinal Plants of Tianmu Mountain": "Avoid eating sour and spicy foods and mustard greens."

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the effects, functions and eating methods of the root of the herb. When choosing it, you need to understand how to use it.