The efficacy and function of Daphne daphne

For the Chinese medicinal material such as Daphne genkwa, we should first understand its medicinal value and precautions before consuming it. The following is an introduction about Daphne daphne. I hope you can read it carefully, which will be of great help for your consumption.

【English name】 FLOS GENKWA

[Other names] Southern genkwa, genkwa strips, medicinal fish grass, guanhua, headache flower, stuffy head flower, mouse flower, bald head flower, golden belt, floating grass [root bark]

[Source] This product is the dried flower buds of Daphne genkwa Sieb. et Zucc., a plant of the Thymelaeaceae family. The white bark of its root (the second layer of bark) is also used for medicinal purposes. Harvest in spring before the flowers open, remove impurities and dry.

[Properties] This product often has 3 to 7 flowers clustered on a short inflorescence axis, with 1 to 2 bracts at the base, which often fall off and become a single flower. A single flower is club-shaped, mostly curved, 1 to 1.7 cm long and about 1.5 mm in diameter; the surface of the perianth tube is lavender or gray-green, densely covered with short soft hairs, with 4 lobes at the tip, and the lobes are lavender or yellow-brown. Soft texture. It has a faint smell and tastes sweet and slightly spicy.

【Identification】 (1) Surface appearance of this product: The pollen grains are yellow, spherical, 23 to 45 μm in diameter, and have obvious reticular carvings on the surface. The lower surface of the perianth has non-glandular hairs, which are unicellular, mostly curved, 88-780 μm long, 15-23 μm in diameter, with thick walls and slightly warty protrusions.

[Processing] Daphne yanhua : remove impurities.

【Nature and flavor】Flower: bitter, pungent, cold; poisonous.

[return through] return the lung, spleen and kidney meridians.

【Function and indication】Flower: diuretic, detoxifying and insecticidal. It is used for edema, water accumulation in the chest and abdomen, accumulation of phlegm and fluid, qi reversal, cough, and difficulty in defecation and urination; it is also used externally to treat scabies, baldness, and frostbite.

【Usage and Dosage】 1.5～3g. Grind up the vinegar genkwa into powder and swallow it, 0.6-0.9g at a time, once a day. For external use, apply in appropriate amount.

【Note】 It is forbidden to use during pregnancy; it should not be used with licorice.

[Storage] Place in a ventilated and dry place to prevent mildew and moth.

[Remarks] (1) Stir-fry Daphne genkwa with vinegar and mix with realgar, grind into powder and take orally to treat abdominal pain caused by worms. Grind Daphne genkwa into powder, mix with lard and apply externally to treat tinea capitis.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

[Source] "Ben Jing"

This is the end of the introduction to the medicinal value of Daphne genkwa. In fact, Daphne genkwa has many different medicinal effects, all of which have significant benefits to the human body. Everyone can try it.