The Chinese herb "Shi Can" is the whole plant of the Orchidaceae family's Bloodleaf Orchid. It is distributed in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Hainan, Guangxi, and southern Yunnan. It is used in traditional Chinese medicine for its effects of nourishing yin, moistening the lungs, cooling blood, and stopping bleeding. It is used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis, hemoptysis, and neurosis. In Chinese medicine, Shi Can is often used to treat whooping cough. Let's take a look at the method of using Shi Can to treat whooping cough!
【Methods of using Shi Can to treat whooping cough】
Shi Can nourishes the lungs, stops coughing, clears heat, and cools blood. It is used for pulmonary tuberculosis, cough, hemoptysis, whooping cough, and bronchitis.
It can also treat neurosis, loss of appetite, and muscle and bone pain.
Taste:
Sweet, cool
Channels:
Lung and spleen
Functions:
Nourishes yin, moistens the lungs, cools blood, and stops bleeding. Used for pulmonary tuberculosis, hemoptysis, and neurosis.
Dosage:
Oral: Decoction, 1-3 qian (3-5 qian for fresh product).
【Morphological identification of Shi Can】
The whole plant of Shi Can is 10-20 cm long. The rhizome elongates like a silkworm, fleshy, with a diameter of about 3 mm. The surface is grayish-yellow with longitudinal wrinkles, distinct nodes, and residual membranous or dried leaf sheaths that become hairy.
The roots are short and slightly stout. The leaves are alternate, papery, often curled, and become ovate-elliptic after being flattened, 2-5 cm long and 1-2 cm wide. They are gray-green or dark red. The leaf stalks extend into membranous sheaths and encircle the stem.
Sometimes, white flowers can be seen on the inflorescence, with membranous bracts on the lower part of the flower stalk. It has a slight fragrance, a mild taste, and a slight astringency.
【Pictures of Shi Can】
