Chinese medicine "Di Da Lao" is harvested, washed, and used fresh or dried in the spring and summer seasons. It has the effects of dispelling wind, promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling, and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, back and leg pain, limb paralysis, dysmenorrhea, and injuries. What are the effects and functions of "Di Da Lao"?
Picture of Di Da Lao
"Di Da Lao" is a woody plant with alternate leaves. It is a shrub or small tree, 2-5m tall. The small branches are covered with long, yellow, stiff hairs, which soon fall off. The leaves are nearly leathery, with 4-5 whorls; lanceolate or inverted lanceolate elliptic, 10-22cm long, 2-6cm wide;
The apex is pointed, the base is blunt or nearly circular, and there are no hairs on the upper surface, only short soft hairs on the midvein at first, the lower surface is pale gray or yellowish-brown, and covered with yellow soft hairs; the petiole is 2-6mm long and covered with long soft hairs.
The umbel inflorescence is 2-10, densely arranged on the upper part of the branches; the peduncle is 1-2cm long, covered with yellow-brown soft hairs; there are 4-7 involucral bracts, covered with gray-brown silky hairs, each involucral bract has 7-8 flowers; the sepals are lanceolate;
Picture of Di Da Lao
The stamens are 9, with long and prominent filaments covered with long soft hairs. The fruit of "Di Da Lao" is oval, about 1cm long, with a pointed tip. It flowers from April to November and fruits from November to January of the following year.
Chinese medicine "Di Da Lao" has the effects of dispelling wind, promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling, and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, back and leg pain, limb paralysis, dysmenorrhea, and injuries.
1. "Lu Chuan Ben Cao": "The stem and leaves can disperse blood stasis and reduce swelling. It is used to treat injuries with swelling and toxicity."
2. "Guangxi Medicinal Plant Catalog": "The root can dispel wind and promote the flow of Qi, and treat pulmonary tuberculosis and deficiency. The stem and leaves can treat snakebites."
3. "National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicine": "It can dispel wind, promote blood circulation, reduce swelling, and relieve pain. It is mainly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, back and leg pain, limb numbness, dysmenorrhea, and injuries."
