The efficacy and function of Tonggu Xiaogen

As the pressure of modern life increases, more and more health care methods are emerging, but the most popular ones are still traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine that have been tested for thousands of years. For example, Tonggu Xiaogen, what are the effects and functions of Tonggu Xiaogen? Let me introduce it to you today.

[Other names] Scrophularia scabra, Scrophularia scabra, Stronger than others, Ground lotus root, Qun Dang, Duckbill ginseng, Daqing, Old crow spoon, White dog intestine, Old duckbill, Rockery bitter gourd, Gourd vine, Mouse cucumber

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the Acanthaceae plant.

[Original form] The large-flowered crow's beak is a thick herbaceous or woody climbing vine that can grow up to 8 meters or more. Branches numerous, pubescent. Leaves are opposite; petiole is 2.5-6cm long; leaf blade is papery, broadly ovate or triangular-cordate. Leaves are opposite; petiole is 2.5-6cm long; leaf blade is papery, broadly ovate-triangular-cordate, 5-10cm long, 4-8cm wide, with short acuminate to acute apex, base cordate, margin wavy to shallowly lobed, pubescent on both sides, with 3-7 palmate veins. The flowers are large, sometimes 2 flowers grow side by side in leaf axils or in a drooping raceme; the pedicel is about 5cm long; the bracts are 2, oblong-ovate, 2.5-3cm long, and covered with short pre-selected hairs; the calyx is annular and truncate; the corolla is light blue, light yellow or nearly white on the outside, 5-8cm long, with a short corolla tube, an enlarged throat, and a nearly 5-cleft rim, with an expanded diameter of up to 7cm; the stamens are 4, didynamic, the longer ones have hairy anthers and spurred locules, the shorter ones have no hairs and only 1 locule has spurs; the ovary is slightly fleshy, with 2 ovules in each locule, the stigma is deeply 2-lobed, and the lobes are equal in size; the capsule is covered with soft hairs, about 3cm long, nearly spherical at the bottom, and with a long beak at the top, which looks like a crow's mouth when cracked. The seeds are hemispherical, with a wrinkled surface that resembles brain.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in sparse forests at low altitudes.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The root is cylindrical, slightly fleshy, of varying lengths, 3-10mm in diameter, grayish yellow in surface, with obvious longitudinal wrinkles, and some of the bark is transversely separated from the wood. It is tough, with a pale purple inner bark that easily peels off from the wood. The wood is tough, yellow-brown or yellow-white, and 2-6mm in diameter. It has a faint smell and a slightly sweet taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dredge meridians; disperse blood stasis and relieve pain. It is mainly used for rheumatic pain, dysmenorrhea, swelling and pain caused by falls, fractures, and sequelae of minor paralysis.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g. For external use: take appropriate amount, mash the fresh product and apply it on the affected area or boil it into a decoction and wash the affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Tongguxiaogen is often used in the treatment of some diseases. It can be made into a compound prescription or used alone as needed. However, Tongguxiaogen should not be consumed blindly to avoid adverse effects on the body.