The efficacy and function of stone beans

Many people choose Vigna ovata because of its high-value pharmacological effects, but be careful not to eat it casually, otherwise it will have some bad effects on the body. We need to understand it before eating it. Are you ready?

【Alias】

Stone bean

[Original form]

Perennial herbs, up to 20 cm tall. The rhizome is horizontal and densely covered with dark brown scales. Leaves are alternate, thick and leathery; leaf blades are long linear, nearly sessile, with edges strongly curled back, almost reaching the main vein. The sporangium is oval or oblong, with shield-shaped septa, attached to the junction of the fine veins, located between the midrib and the leaf edge, and covered by the curled leaf edge.

【Habitat distribution】

Growing on rocks or tree trunks in alpine forests. Distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places.

【Nature and flavor】

Light and astringent, flat.

【Function and indications】

It can eliminate rheumatism, relieve pain, promote diuresis, regulate menstruation, relieve stranguria, and strengthen the spleen. Treat rheumatic pain, back pain due to strain, gonorrhea, metrorrhagia, and leucorrhea. Infantile malnutrition, headache, and epistaxis.

【Usage and Dosage】

For internal use: decoction; or soak in wine.

【Additional prescription】

①For the treatment of stranguria and rheumatic pain: decocted 1 liang of Vigna chinensis in water and taken orally.

【Remark】

In addition, the whole herb of the Polypodiaceae plant Lithops is also used as a medicine in Shaanxi Province as Lithops chinensis. See the entry for "Cang Tiao Fish and Turtle".

【extract】

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【Source】

From "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine".

The above is a detailed introduction to the effects and functions of stone cowpea. When choosing it, pay attention to the dosage to avoid causing harm to your body.