Report: Four Nian Huang is the whole plant of the Saxifraga stolonifera, a plant in the Primulaceae family, distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, and other regions. It has the effects of dispelling wind, dispersing cold, promoting blood circulation, and detoxification. Let's learn about the efficacy and usage of Four Nian Huang!
【Morphological Characteristics of Four Nian Huang】
Four Nian Huang is an annual or biennial weak creeping herb. The branches are scattered, with four edges, short wings, and no hair. The leaves are alternately opposite or sometimes whorled, often reflexed outward, narrow-ovate or rectangular-round.
The flowers are solitary, axillary; the pedicels are about 2cm long; the calyx is deeply divided into 5 lobes, lanceolate or lanceolate-diamond shaped, with thin membranous margins;
The corolla is wide, pale red, deeply divided into 5 lobes, and the tips of the lobes have cilia; the stamens are 5, located at the base of the corolla, with hairs, about half the length of the corolla, and the base is fused into a shallow cup.
The capsule is spherical, about 3.5mm in diameter, and splits when mature.
【Efficacy and Functions of Four Nian Huang】
Four Nian Huang has the effects of dispelling wind, dispersing cold, promoting blood circulation, and detoxification. It is used to treat rheumatic arthritis, yin-type ulcers, snake bites, and rabid dog bites.
"National Compilation of Chinese Medicinal Herbs": "Dispels wind, promotes blood circulation, and generates new flesh. Treats ulcers with yin symptoms and rheumatic arthritis."
Oral administration: Decoction, 9-15g, fresh product 15-30g; or pound for juice. Topical application: as needed, pound the fresh product for application.
Treatment for rheumatic arthritis: 30 pieces of fresh Four Nian Huang, 1 green-shelled egg. Stew and take orally with equal parts of alcohol and water.
Avoid taking if there is yin deficiency with fire.
