The efficacy and function of wild arrowhead

Wild arrowhead is very familiar to everyone. It has a very long history and has good effects on regulating the body and treating diseases. It is a good choice for health preservation. Let’s take a look together.

[Other names] Scissors grass (Classification of Herbal Properties), water arrowhead, arrowhead seedling (Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica), swallowtail grass (Guizhou Herbs).

[Source] It is the whole herb of Sagittaria longipes, a plant of the Alismataceae family. Harvest in summer and autumn.

[Original form] Perennial aquatic herb, upright, up to 1 meter high. Fibrous roots. The leaves are narrow and scissor-shaped. The lobes at the top are shorter than the ear lobes, 3.5 to 9 cm long, with long pointed tips and are green in color. Inflorescence: raceme; florets are usually arranged in whorls of 3, the lower female flowers have short stalks, the upper male flowers have slender stalks; bracts are lanceolate, slightly united at the base; petals are larger than sepals, white, with occasional purple spots at the base; stamens are numerous, violet; carpels are mostly free and densely packed into a spherical shape. The fruit is obliquely obovate, 4 to 5.5 mm in diameter, flat, and has thin wings on both the dorsal and ventral sides. Flowering period is summer.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in ponds and rice fields. Distributed throughout East China and Southwest China.

[Properties and flavors] ① "Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica": "cold in nature, pungent in taste, slightly toxic."

【Functions and indications】 Treat jaundice, scrofula, and snake bites.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5 to 1 liang. For external use: mash and apply or grind into powder and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat jaundice: One liang each of water arrowhead and inverted umbrella. Take with simmered water. (Guizhou Herbs)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Through the introduction of the Chinese medicine wild arrowhead in the above article, we can clearly see that the Chinese medicine wild arrowhead has many effects and functions. Therefore, in the future, everyone might as well learn more about Chinese medicines such as wild arrowhead in their lives.