Chinese medicinal herb Dieda Lao is mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other regions of China. It is also known as Wuziqing. Dieda Lao has the effects of dispelling wind, promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling, and relieving pain!
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【Dieda Lao: Dispelling Wind and Promoting Blood Circulation】
Dieda Lao, a Chinese medicinal herb, has a pungent taste and mild nature. It can dispel wind, promote blood circulation, reduce swelling, and relieve pain. It is commonly used for the treatment of various diseases such as arthritis, lower back and leg pain, and numbness in the limbs.
For treatment, take 25-50 grams of Dieda Lao and decoct it with water for consumption.
【Dieda Lao: Usage and Dosage】
Internal use: Decoction, 5-10g of stems and leaves, 15-30g of roots; or soak in alcohol.
External use of Dieda Lao: Take an appropriate amount of fresh leaves, mash them, and apply as a poultice.
Effects: Dispels wind, promotes blood circulation, reduces swelling, and relieves pain. Mainly used for rheumatoid arthritis, lower back and leg pain, limb numbness, dysmenorrhea, and trauma swelling and pain.
1. "Lu Chuan Ben Cao": Stems and leaves: Dispels blood stasis, reduces swelling. Used for the treatment of trauma swelling and toxicity.
2. "Guangxi Medicinal Plant Catalog": Roots: Expels wind, promotes qi circulation, and treats pulmonary tuberculosis and deficiency syndrome; Stems and leaves: Used for the treatment of snakebites.
【Dieda Lao: Morphological Characteristics】
Dieda Lao is a shrub or small tree, 2-5m tall. The twigs are densely covered with long and hard yellow hairs, which soon fall off. The leaves are leathery, arranged in 4-5 whorls; lanceolate or inverted lanceolate elliptic, 10-22cm long, 2-6cm wide, with a pointed apex and a blunt or nearly round base. The upper surface is hairless, only the midrib is initially covered with short soft hairs, and the lower surface is pale gray or yellowish-brown, covered with yellow soft hairs. The leaf stalk is 2-6mm long and densely covered with long soft hairs.
Umbel inflorescences are densely arranged in 2-10 on the upper part of the twigs; the peduncle is 1-2cm long and covered with yellow-brown soft hairs; the involucre is 4-7 and covered with gray-brown silky hairs, with 7-8 flowers in each involucre; the sepals are lanceolate; the stamens are 9, with long and prominent filaments covered with long soft hairs. The fruit is ovate, about 1cm long, with a pointed apex. The flowering period is from April to November, and the fruiting period is from November to January of the following year.
