The efficacy and function of iron horse beans

There are so many medicinal herbs in the world, and it is inevitable that there are some that we are not familiar with. But as long as we have the spirit of learning throughout our lives, I believe we can slowly learn more medical herbs. So do you know about the medicinal herb called iron horse bean?

[Other names] Yellow flowered horse bean (Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan), butterfly grass (Common Folk Herbs in Kunming).

[Source] It is the whole herb of the leguminous plant Solanum pubescens . Collected in summer and autumn. Use dried or fresh.

[Original form] Perennial herbaceous vine, 60 to 120 cm long. The stem is green, slender, much-branched, and densely covered with white soft hairs. Stipules lanceolate, about 4 mm long; leaves alternate; petiole about 1-3 cm long, densely pubescent; leaflets 3, elliptic, obovate or rhombus-obovate, 1-2.5 cm long, 7-16 mm wide, obtuse at apex, with a small cusp, rounded or broadly cuneate base, with white pubescent hairs on both sides, and ± wavy edges. Racemes are axillary; bracts and bracteoles are narrowly lanceolate, hairy, persistent; peduncle is short, with white long hairs; calyx is campanulate, densely hairy; corolla is yellow. The pods are linear, flat, densely covered with soft hairs, and crack when ripe. There are 4 to 5 seeds, which are dark green with black spots.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in mountain fields or in moist roadside grass. Distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cool.

【Entry into meridians】 "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "enters the liver and gallbladder meridians."

【Functions and indications】 Clears the liver and relieves heat, eliminates steaming and calms cough. Treats hot flashes due to yin deficiency, bone steaming in the afternoon, consumptive cough, mastitis, and mumps.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian.

[Additional prescription] For treating dry tuberculosis and fever in virgins, fear of cold in the afternoon, fever at night, cough and spitting: 3 qian of iron horse beans, 3 qian of Huai Shudidi, add 2 qian of bell grass (fried with honey) in case of cough, and 2 qian of dried tangerine peel in case of excessive sputum. Boil it in water and give it to children. (Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Above we introduced what is iron horse bean, its efficacy and functions. We know that iron horse bean can not only improve immunity, but also plays an indispensable role in certain diseases.