Today, Mopu Mall gave this kind of plants a nickname. Can it really be "bonesetting"? Listen to Bian Xiao in detail.
Scientific name Sambucus williamsii, alias Luying, Dioscorea nipponica Makino, Paifengteng, Bagangma, Eupatorium odoratum, Young Heartgrass and Sambucus williamsii. Belongs to Caprifoliaceae, Sambucus is a tall herb or semi-shrub, 2 meters high; Stems ribbed, stipules pinnately compound or sometimes reduced to blue glands; Leaflets alternate or opposite, narrowly ovate, tapering at the apex, obtuse at the base, unequal on both sides, serrated at the edge, without stipules, compound umbels terminal, large and scattered, with leaflike total bracts at the base of the total pedicel, slender and small flowers, and fertile; Calyx tube cup-shaped, calyx teeth triangular; Corolla white, anthers yellow or purple; The fruit is red, nearly round, with small verrucous protrusions on the surface. It blooms in April-May and bears fruit in August-September.
This species is a medicinal plant, which can cure traumatic injury, dispel wind and dampness, dredge channels and promote blood circulation, detoxify and diminish inflammation. Expelling wind, promoting diuresis, promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, stopping bleeding, expelling wind from stems and leaves, promoting diuresis, relaxing tendons and promoting blood circulation, and treating edema, beriberi, jaundice, stranguria, leukorrhagia and carbuncle. Widely distributed, born in hillsides, forests, ditches and grass at an altitude of 300-2600 meters.
Few people are familiar with elderberry now. In the past, the older generation of rural people almost knew it. This kind of grass is called elderberry because it has amazing curative effect on traumatic injury.
Let's talk about the specific medicinal value of elderberry first!
Elderberry tastes sweet, bitter and flat. Liver meridian.
1, moistening lung and relieving cough
Bone-setting roots are slightly cool, which can enter the lung meridian, diminish inflammation and sterilize, and relieve lung dryness. It can usually be used to treat common diseases, such as lung heat cough, tracheal inflammation, pneumonia and cough. It can be directly decocted during treatment, but adding a proper amount of rock sugar to the decoction can not only change its taste, but also make it more effective in moistening lung and relieving cough.
2. Promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation
Promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation is an important function of bonesetting root, which can promote blood flow, prevent and relieve irregular menstruation of women, and is of great benefit to maintaining women's health. Bone-setting roots can also be used for the treatment of irregular menstruation in women. During the treatment, the bone root should be decocted with clear water, and then added with appropriate amount of brown sugar to mix well before taking.
3, swelling and pain relief
Detumescence and pain relief is also an important function of bone root. People can take bone-setting roots when they are hurt by falls and swollen, and they can also take bone-setting roots when they are swollen due to inflammation. It has a good therapeutic effect on swelling and pain caused by traumatic injury, mumps and furuncle.
4. Promote regeneration of broken bones
Bone-setting root can not only reduce swelling and relieve pain, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, but also promote the regeneration of broken bones. It can increase the amount of collagen and accelerate the healing of bone wounds. It is a commonly used drug in clinical treatment of fractures. In the treatment of fracture, the bone root and yellow wine can be put together and ground into mud, and then directly applied to the broken bone.
Although the medicinal effect of Sambucus williamsii is excellent, there are also many taboos in its use. It's not for everyone. The weak and pregnant women can't take elderberry, otherwise it will affect the fetal development and aggravate the symptoms of physical weakness, which is very unfavorable to the body.