"Ge Shan Xiang" is a perennial herbaceous plant, also known as "Golden Chicken Claw," "Chicken Claw Ginseng," "Mountain Fragrance," etc. It is produced in Zhejiang, Guangxi, and other regions in China. Its root can be used as medicine, and Ge Shan Xiang decoction can treat folliculitis!
In traditional Chinese medicine, Ge Shan Xiang is believed to have the effects of dispelling wind and clearing heat, resolving phlegm and stopping cough, and reducing swelling and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat colds, coughs, headaches, abdominal pain, dysentery, hepatitis, rheumatism, hernia, irregular menstruation, bruises and swelling, abscesses, and snake bites.
Boil 60g of Ge Shan Xiang whole plant, 30g of Hibiscus leaves, and 30g of Hibiscus mutabilis leaves in water, and use the decoction to wash the affected area.
Ge Shan Xiang is a perennial herbaceous plant, 40-130 cm tall, with a smooth and hairless body. The main root is cylindrical or spindle-shaped. The stem is erect, cylindrical, with longitudinal and shallow grooves, and branches on the upper part.
The leaves have petioles, with a length of 7-30 cm, and a wide sheath at the base. The leaf blade is oblong-ovate to broadly triangular, 3-pinnately divided in a 2-fold manner, with leaflets having petioles, 2-7 cm long. The small leaflets are elliptical to lanceolate, 3.5-6.5 cm long, 0.4-2.5 cm wide, gradually tapering at the apex and narrowing at the base. Flowering period is from June to August, and fruiting period is from September to October.
It is wild in sunny slopes of shrubs or forest edges. It is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, and other regions, and is produced in Zhejiang and Guangxi.
1. "Guangxi Medicinal Plant Catalog": Whole plant: Nourishing and strengthening, dispelling wind and promoting qi circulation. Used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis, stomach pain, heartache, malaria, dysentery, bruises, and amenorrhea.
2. "Common Chinese Herbal Medicine Manual" by the Guangzhou Military Region: The root can promote blood circulation, dispel stasis, promote qi circulation, and relieve pain, cough, and eliminate phlegm. Used to treat angina pectoris, stomach pain, chronic cough, and snake bites.
3. "Jiangxi Herbal Medicine": The root can clear heat, detoxify, stop coughing, and stop bleeding. Used to treat leukorrhea.
4. "Selected Chinese Herbal Medicine for Use in Guangxi Trials": The root can dispel wind, reduce swelling, promote blood circulation, dispel stasis, and relieve pain. Mainly used to treat stomach pain, hemoptysis, rheumatoid arthritis, cold abscesses, chronic osteomyelitis, and abdominal pain.
