The efficacy and function of Acanthopanax radiata

Nowadays, our living standards are constantly improving, but our health quality is constantly declining. Unscientific diet poses a potential threat to our bodies. Many Chinese medicinal herbs can regulate and improve our bodies. Here I would like to introduce you to Acanthopanax elegans.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the stem bark or root bark of the plant Acanthopanax elegans of the Araliaceae family.

[Original form] Shrub, 2-4m high, sometimes creeping. The branches are glabrous, with one to several thorns or no thorns on the nodes, and many barbs scattered between the nodes; the thorns are slender, not swollen at the base, and point downward. The leaves have 5 leaflets, rarely 3-4; or the petiole is 5-10cm or cm long, 2.5-5cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, rarely tail-pointed, cuneate at the base, glabrous on both sides, with sharply serrated edges, and 6-10 pairs of lateral veins; the petiolules are 3-15mm long. The umbel is single and terminal, or several of them form a short panicle, with a diameter of 2-4cm and many flowers; the peduncle is 2-8cm long; the pedicel is 1-2cm long; the flowers are yellow-green; the calyx is glabrous, with 5 small teeth on the edge; the petals are 5, long ovate, recurved when flowering, and there are 5 stamens; the ovary has 5 chambers, and the styles are all fused into a column. The fruit is ovoid with 5 ribs; the style is persistent. The flowering period is from June to August, and the fruiting period is from August to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in jungles at an altitude of 1000-3200m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; slightly bitter; warm

【Functions and indications】Relieve rheumatism; dredge meridians; strengthen iliac bone. It is used to treat rheumatic pain, cramps, numbness, soreness of waist and knees, hemiplegia, trauma, edema, warm and itchy skin, and scrotal swelling.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g; or soaked in wine. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application; or decoct it in water for washing.

[Note] People with Yin deficiency and excess fire should take this medicine with caution.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to Acanthopanax elegans. Through this introduction we can understand that Acanthopanax elegans has high medicinal value and can effectively relieve many diseases, but remember not to take it indiscriminately.