Chinese herbal medicine Lingjing has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, and is mainly used to treat gastric ulcers, warts, and abscesses. Let's take a look at the growth environment of Lingjing together with the editor!
【Growth Environment of Lingjing】
1. Ling: It grows in ponds and rivers and is cultivated in various regions.
2. Wuling: It is cultivated in various regions and distributed south of the Yangtze River.
3. Wuguan Ling: It prefers shallow water in ponds and lakes and is distributed in Northeast China, North China, Northwest China, East China, and Central China.
4. Ge Ling: It grows in lakes and is distributed in Heilongjiang, Jilin, and various regions in North China.
【Effects and Functions of Lingjing】
Taste of Lingjing:
Bitter and astringent, neutral, non-toxic.
Functions of Lingjing:
It is used to treat gastric ulcers and multiple warts.
Usage and dosage of Lingjing:
Internal use: decoction, 1-1.5 liang of fresh herb. External use: mashed for application or rubbing.
【Morphological Characteristics of Lingjing】
Ge Ling:
Annual aquatic herb. Leaves are dimorphic; floating leaves are clustered at the stem apex; leaf stalks may or may not have hairs, with elongated oval spongy air sacs in the middle and upper parts.
Leaf blades are nearly triangular or diamond-shaped, 1.5-3.5 cm long, 1.5-4 cm wide, with larger dentate teeth in the middle and upper parts of the margin, wedge-shaped or broadly wedge-shaped at the base, green and hairless on the upper surface, and sparsely soft-haired along the veins on the lower surface. Submerged leaves are pinnately divided.
Flowers are bisexual, white, and born in the leaf axils; flower stalks are about 1.5 cm long and covered with short soft hairs; calyx has 4 lanceolate or elliptic sepals, about 5 mm long, and hairy along the ridge; petals number 4; stamens number 4; ovary is semi-inferior with a single style.
Nutlets are inverted triangular, about 1.5 cm high; shoulder angles are flat or slightly inclined upward, with prickles at the tip, and the width between the two angles is 3-4.5 cm; no waist angles, but there are often mound-like protrusions in their positions. Flowering period is from June to July, and fruiting period is from September to October.
