Wuzhuafeng is the whole herb of the Rosaceae plant Potentilla chinensis, mainly distributed in Sichuan and Guizhou provinces in China. It has the functions of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and is commonly used for treating injuries from falls and blows. Let's learn more about the applications of Wuzhuafeng.
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[Medicinal Properties of Wuzhuafeng]
Wuzhuafeng is a climbing shrub, about 1.5 meters tall. Its branches are cylindrical, gray-brown to purple-brown in color, with soft hair when young and shedding when old, and sparse prickles.
The stipules are linear-lanceolate in shape, attached to the base of the petiole, only connected or loosely separated from the base of the petiole, with soft hair, and often not divided; the flowers are usually solitary at the apex of lateral branches;
The flower stalk is 2-3.5 centimeters long, hairless; the bracts are similar to the stipules; the diameter of the flower is 1.5-2 centimeters; the calyx is hairless on the outside, only with hairs on the edge of the inner sepals, without thorns or with sparse needle-like thorns;
The petals are ovate or elliptic, white in color, with soft hair, much shorter than the sepals and almost without claws; the stamens are single, with flattened filaments; the pistils are 10-15, with shallow yellow long hairs at the base of the style and ovary.
The fruit is semi-spherical, hidden in the calyx, with a diameter of 1-1.5 centimeters, red in color, and with long hairs on the base of the persistent style and ovary; the seed is up to 4 millimeters long and wrinkled. The flowering period is from April to May, and the fruiting period is from May to June.
[Clinical Applications of Wuzhuafeng]
1. Chronic bronchitis
Wuzhuafeng (Potentilla chinensis) 60g, Pengqianshi (Rhododendron) 24g, Gonggai (Mucuna birdwoodiana) leaves 30g, Ganmomi (Houttuynia cordata) 12g, Baimianfeng (Senecio scandens) 9g, Jiemuomei (Centipeda minima) 15g, decocted in water, taken twice a day.
2. Anemia
Wuzhuafeng (Potentilla chinensis), Maloushuang (Eucommia ulmoides), Jiucengfeng (Paederia scandens), Jieduanpang (Nymphaea tetragona), Zoumafeng (Stellaria dichotoma) each 15g, stewed with pig's feet and taken.
3. Cardiac diseases such as angina and coronary heart disease
Wuzhuafeng (Potentilla chinensis), Jiucengfeng (Paederia scandens), Jiulongzuan (Tinospora sinensis), Baowanfeng (Mosla chinensis), Sifangzuan (Cissampelos pareira) each 10-15g, decocted in water, taken. For coronary heart disease, add Congliang (Myristica fragrans) fruit.
