The efficacy and function of kidney fruit lentil

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

[Alias] Yellow flower fragrance.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb with roots of the plant Lentil nephriferum of the Polygalaceae family.

[Original morphology] Kidney bean is an annual upright herb, 5-15cm high. The stem is green, cylindrical, with longitudinal ridges and narrow wings; the branches grow from the base and branch in a forked shape. Petiole 0.5-1cm long; leaves papery, ovate, elliptical to ovate-lanceolate, 2-4cm long, 1-2.5cm wide, apex acuminate, base cuneate, decurrent, green above, sparsely covered with white short stiff hairs, light green below, glabrous; main vein raised on both sides, lateral veins obvious, ciliate. The racemes are axillary, with densely packed flowers, 2cm long, not exceeding the leaf clusters, extending to 6-12cm when fruiting, and the peduncle is ribbed; the flowers are small, with early-caducous bracteoles; the sepals are 5, the outer 3 are small, ovate to triangular-ovate, about 1.5mm long, about 1mm wide, and the inner 2 are large, petal-shaped, oblong, about 3mm long, about 2mm wide, with rounded apex and clawed base; the petals are 3, yellow, the lateral petals are oblong, slightly longer than the keel, the keel has 2 thin leaves, and the apex is 2 shallowly lobed or unlobed appendages; the stamens are 8, less than 3/4 of them are connate into sheaths, and the anthers are ovate; the ovary is obovate, about 1mm in diameter, the style gradually widens upwards, bends into a trumpet shape, and the stigma grows on the inner edge of the trumpet. The capsule is slightly round, wider than long, slightly concave at the tip, without a pointed tip, and with wings that gradually widen from bottom to top and have transverse veins. The seeds are ovoid, about 1.5mm long and 1mm in diameter, black, covered with white short soft hairs, with a white helmet-shaped caruncle and small bright black appendages. Flowering and fruiting period is August-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in limestone thickets or steep slopes at an altitude of 1300-1600m.

【Nature and flavor】 slightly bitter; neutral

【Functions and indications】Expectorant and cough relieving; detoxifying; dispersing blood stasis; stopping bleeding. It is mainly used for cough with sputum, sore throat, toothache, furuncle, insomnia, traumatic injury, and bleeding caused by trauma.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-9g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it into powder for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above describes some ways to eat kidney lentils. Although many medicinal herbs can be eaten, we must remind everyone that Chinese medicines generally cannot be taken indiscriminately and should be used according to your own situation.