Chinese herbal medicine is powerful, and "Sui Gu Zi" is a very common Chinese medicinal herb that has very good effects in treating various diseases. Due to its abortifacient properties, "Sui Gu Zi" was considered a forbidden medicine for pregnant women in ancient times. Is Chinese herbal medicine "Sui Gu Zi" really reliable for abortion? Let's take a look with the editor of the Chinese Medicine website!
【Application of Chinese herbal medicine "Sui Gu Zi"!】
"Sui Gu Zi" has the effect of clearing heat and promoting diuresis. It is used to treat fever, thirst, restlessness, and difficult urination.
1. Abortion and childbirth
Also known as "Dan Zhu Ye". The name "Sui Gu Zi" refers to the roots. It has a sweet, cold, and non-toxic nature. It is used to relieve restlessness, promote urination, and calm the mind (leaves). It is also used for abortion and childbirth (roots).
2. Preventing alcohol intoxication
"Dan Zhu Ye" is also known as "Sui Gu Zi" or "Shan Ji Mi", and it was first recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica". It has a cold and sweet taste and enters the heart, stomach, and small intestine meridians, with the functions of clearing heat, relieving restlessness, and promoting diuresis.
It can be used to treat symptoms such as fever, thirst, and mouth ulcers caused by heat disease. For the treatment of restlessness and difficult urination caused by alcohol-induced heat, 30-50 grams of the herb can be decocted and taken orally, or it can be decocted with chrysanthemum and peppermint to be consumed as tea to prevent alcohol intoxication.
【Identification of the morphology of "Sui Gu Zi"】
1. "Dan Zhu Ye"
It is a perennial herb that is 40-90cm tall. It has a short and thick rhizome, and the adventitious roots are sparse. Near the top or middle part of the plant, there is often a thickened fusiform tuberous root. The stem is weak and somewhat lignified.
The leaves are opposite, broadly lanceolate, 5-20cm long, 1.5-3cm wide, gradually pointed or shortly pointed at the apex, with entire margins. The base is nearly circular or gradually narrowed into a petiole shape or without a petiole. The leaves have parallel veins, forming small rectangular grids, and there are obvious transverse veins. Both surfaces are smooth or have small prickly hairs. The leaf sheaths have smooth margins or fine hairs. The leaf tongues are small and hard, 0.5-1mm long, with ciliate margin.
The terminal spike is cone-shaped and 10-30cm long, with few branches, scattered, ascending or spreading. The spikelets are linear-lanceolate, 7-12mm long (including short awns), 1.5-2.5mm wide, with stout spikelet pedicels about 1mm long. The glumes are elongated and rounded, with five veins, blunt at the apex, and thin and membranous at the edges. The first glume is shorter than the second glume.
The outer lemma is longer than the glume, needle-shaped, 6-7mm long, about 3mm wide, with a short pointed tip, and has 5-7 veins. The inner lemma is shorter than the outer lemma, transparent and membranous. The caryopsis is fusiform and dark brown. It blooms from June to September and fruits from August to October.
2. "Zhong Hua Dan Zhu Ye"
The appearance and morphology of this species are similar to "Dan Zhu Ye". The difference lies in the width of the leaf blade of "Zhong Hua Dan Zhu Ye", which can reach 4cm. The branches of the terminal spike are shorter, 3-8cm long. The spikelets are broadly lanceolate, 7-9cm long, 2.5-3mm wide. The glumes are wide-ovate, with 5-7 veins. The first outer lemma is about 6mm long, about 5mm wide, with 7 veins and a short awn of less than 1mm at the apex. It blooms from August to September and fruits from September to October.
