Chinese herbal medicine Zi Zhu Ye has the effects of cooling blood, contracting and stopping bleeding, dispersing stasis, detoxifying, and reducing swelling. Let's explore the picture of Zi Zhu Ye and its main treatment diseases below!
Zi Zhu Ye Picture
【Main Treatment Diseases of Zi Zhu Ye】
1. Treats hemoptysis.
Take 1.5-2 grams of dried Zi Zhu Ye powder. Mix it with egg white and take it once every 4 hours. Then, take 6 grams of dried Zi Zhu Ye powder and decoct it with water for drinking instead of tea. (Source: "Fujian Folk Medicinal Herbs")
2. Treats hemoptysis caused by pulmonary tuberculosis and bleeding from gastric duodenal ulcer.
Take an equal amount of Zi Zhu Ye and Bai Ji. Grind them into fine powder. Take 6 grams each time, 3 times a day. (Source: "National Compilation of Chinese Medicinal Herbs")
3. Treats bleeding from gastric ulcer.
Take 120 grams of Zi Zhu Ye and decoct it with water for drinking. (Source: "Zhejiang Medicinal Plant Monograph")
4. Treats sprains and pain.
Take 30 grams of Zi Zhu Ye, 30 grams of Ge Bu Shi Cao, and 15 grams of Wei Ling Xian. Decoct them with water for drinking. Alternatively, mix them with pine resin oil and apply the paste to the affected area. (Source: "Qingdao Chinese Medicinal Handbook")
5. Treats upper respiratory infections, tonsillitis, pneumonia, and bronchitis.
Take 15 grams each of Zi Zhu Ye and Zi Jin Niu, and 9 grams of Qin Pi. Decoct them with water for drinking. Take one dose daily. (Source: "National Compilation of Chinese Medicinal Herbs")
Zi Zhu Ye Picture
【Botanical Morphology of Zi Zhu Ye】
Zi Zhu Ye is a shrub or small tree. The young branches are covered with gray-white long hairs. The leaves are opposite, elongated oval to lanceolate in shape. The upper surface has short soft hairs, which become slightly rough when old. The lower surface is densely covered with gray-white hairs and has indistinct golden yellow glandular dots. The umbel inflorescence branches 5-7 times, with a total peduncle length of 2-4 cm. The calyx is 4-toothed and covered with star-shaped soft hairs. The corolla is purple, tubular, with a 4-lobed apex and slightly covered with fine hairs. There are 4 stamens and the ovary is superior with 4 chambers. The fruit of Zi Zhu Ye is berry-like, small and spherical, with glandular dots and turns purplish-red when ripe. It blooms in the summer.
