The efficacy and function of purple back green

Traditional Chinese medicine often has unexpected effects in the treatment of certain diseases, so you can choose Chinese medicine with confidence. However, when choosing Chinese medicine, you need to understand the medicine so that when treating the disease, you will know what kind of medicine is the best choice. Let us introduce the traditional Chinese medicine purple-backed green.

【Alias】 No need to wait

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the umbellate Ardisia or tuberous Ardisia of the Myrsinaceae family.

[Original form] 1. Shrub, 1-3m high, rarely up to 5m. The young parts are pubescent. Leaf blade is firm papery, oblanceolate or oblanceolate, narrowly oblong-rounded, apex acuminate or nearly caudate-acuminate, base broadly cuneate, 11-13cm long, 2-3cm wide, entire or with fine wavy teeth, with marginal glandular dots between teeth, abaxially pubescent with curled sparse hairs or more or less sparse hairs with dense glandular dots, lateral veins about 15 pairs, not forming marginal veins; petiole 5-8mm long, usually pubescent. Compound umbels, borne on the top of lateral special branches, branches 20-40cm long; pedicels 1-1.5cm long, usually pubescent; flowers 6-8mm long, calyx base fused to 1/2 or slightly shorter, sepals ovate or sometimes nearly oblong, 2.5-3mm long, more or less pubescent on the outside, entire, with dense glandular dots; petals nearly white or pink to red, broadly ovate, with dense glandular dots, pubescent near the base inside; stamens 2/3 of the length of petals, anthers ovate or broadly lanceolate, with dense glandular dots on the back; pistil equal to petals, ovary spherical, with glandular dots, 5 ovules, 1 whorl. Fruit spherical, about 8mm in diameter, bright red, with glandular dots. Flowering period: April-May, fruiting period: November-December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: 1. Grown in the shade under the forest at an altitude of 700-1500m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; reduces swelling and relieves pain. Sore throat; pain in the abdomen and ribs; rheumatic pain; traumatic injury

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above content is an introduction to the traditional Chinese medicine Purple Back Green. We should learn more about Purple Back Green in our daily lives so that we can use it more reasonably and better maximize its value.