Trichosanthes leaves ginseng, also known as yellow bamboo ginseng, bai long xu, etc., is a good medicine for nourishing lung qi, suppressing cough, invigorating the stomach, and stopping bleeding. It is distributed in the areas south of the Yangtze River, Shaanxi, Taiwan, Tibet, and other places. Let me introduce the medicinal value, plant morphology, and other pictures of Trichosanthes leaves ginseng below:
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Trichosanthes leaves ginseng
【Alias】 Yellow bamboo ginseng, white long beard, bamboo leaf seven, haozhu seven, white hair seven, stone pink root, bamboo joint ginseng, bamboo root seven, white root medicine, small bamboo root, inverted bamboo powder, tiger ginger, haozhu seven, hundred tail bamboo shoots, bamboo forest elimination, inverted bamboo umbrella.
【Properties】 Cool.
【Taste】 Spicy, bitter.
【Functions】 Nourishing the lungs and kidneys, suppressing cough, invigorating the stomach, and stopping bleeding. It is mainly used for dizziness caused by qi deficiency, tinnitus and cough, loss of appetite after illness, and hemoptysis.
Trichosanthes leaves ginseng plant morphology
Guangdong Tianshou bamboo, also known as mountain bamboo flower, yixianxiang, bamboo joint grass, yuzhu grass, white child grass, bamboo leaf grass. Perennial herb, can grow up to 1 meter high. Short rhizome, clustered with numerous fibrous roots. Stem slender, with branches. Leaves alternate, thin; ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, 5-10 cm long, 1.5-1 cm wide, short pointed or gradually pointed at the apex, rounded at the base, with obvious parallel veins; petioles short. Umbel inflorescence terminal or opposite to the leaves, with 2-4 flowers, rarely 5-7 flowers; umbel peduncle short, with a felt-like piece similar to the leaves at the top; flowers pendulous, white or light purple, campanulate, 1.5-2 cm long, with 6 lobes and a spur at the base; stamens 6; ovary 3-celled. Berry globose, black, flowering in summer. It grows on slopes, under forests, or in grasslands. It is distributed in Shaanxi and various places south of the Yangtze River. It is also used as Bai Wei Sun in Guizhou, see Bai Wei Sun strip.
Trichosanthes leaves ginseng plant morphology
Medicinal value of Trichosanthes leaves ginseng
【Collection】 It is collected in summer and autumn, washed and dried.
【Nature and Taste】 Bitter, spicy, cool. ① "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": bitter, cool. ② "Jiangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": neutral in nature, bitter and spicy in taste.
【Functions and Indications - The efficacy of Trichosanthes leaves ginseng】 Clears heat and detoxifies, relieves tendons and activates blood circulation. It is used for high fever that does not subside, bone steaming heat due to deficiency and fatigue, rheumatism and paralysis, joint and lower back pain, dysmenorrhea, excessive menstruation, carbuncle and furuncle, bruises, and fractures.
① "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": nourishes yin and tonifies deficiency, dispels wind and dampness, activates collaterals and relieves pain. It is used for deficiency and fatigue, bone steaming heat, pulmonary tuberculosis, palpitations and shortness of breath, rheumatic lower back and leg pain, sciatica.
② "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": promotes bone healing and stops bleeding, has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, dispels wind and removes dampness.
③ "Jiangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": dispels wind and relieves heat, relieves tendons and activates blood circulation.
【Dosage and Administration】 Internal use: decoction; 9-15 grams; or soak in wine, stew chicken, grind into powder. External use: apply to the affected area.
【Prescriptions】 ① Treatment for high fever in children: appropriate amount of Trichosanthes leaves ginseng, grind into powder. Take 3 grams each time, twice a day, and take it with cold boiled water.
Medicinal value of Trichosanthes leaves ginseng
② Treatment for limb paralysis: 20 grams of Trichosanthes leaves ginseng, one chicken egg. Stew with water, drink the soup and eat the egg.
③ Treatment for rheumatic pain: 18 grams of Trichosanthes leaves ginseng, 15 grams of red child root, 9 grams of madder root, 9 grams of large bloodvine root, 9 grams of tiger thorn root. Soak in one kilogram of white wine for seven days, take 15-30 grams each time, once in the morning and evening.
④ Treatment for back pain: appropriate amount of Trichosanthes leaves ginseng, grind into powder. Take 9 grams each time, mix with water and wine, take it once in the morning and evening. (The first prescription is from "Jiangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine")
⑤ Treatment for rheumatic joint pain, dysmenorrhea, excessive menstruation, and pulmonary tuberculosis: 9-15 grams of white root medicine. Decoct and take orally or stew with chicken. (From "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine")
⑥ Treatment for bruises, fractures, gunshot wounds, carbuncles, cellulitis: crush fresh white root medicine and apply it to the affected area. (From "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine")
⑦ Treatment for snake bites causing coma: 20 grams of Trichosanthes leaves ginseng, grind into powder, use 9 grams of Epimedium root, decoct in water and take it. (From "Jiangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine")
