Da Wu Pao is the root or whole plant of the Rosaceae plant Rubus multibracteatus Levl. et Vant. It is mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other regions of China. Da Wu Pao has rich medicinal value and has the effects of clearing heat, stopping bleeding, and dispelling wind and dampness. The following article will provide you with a detailed introduction!
Introduction to Da Wu Pao!
【Alias】Da Hong Huang Pao, Wu Pao.
【Source】The root and whole plant of the Rosaceae plant Rubus multibracteatus Levl. et Vant. can be used as medicine. It can be harvested all year round and dried.
【Medicinal Parts】The root of Da Wu Pao.
【Properties and Tastes】Bitter, cool; enters the spleen and liver meridians.
【Functions and Indications】Clears heat, promotes diuresis, stops bleeding, and promotes bone healing. It is used for fever, enteritis, dysentery, hemoptysis, epistaxis, and rheumatism.
【Dosage】0.5-1 liang. For external use, use an appropriate amount and crush it to apply to the affected area.
【Excerpt from】"National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicine"
Original Morphology of Da Wu Pao!
Da Wu Pao is a shrub, 2-3 meters tall. The stems, leaf stalks, and undersides of the leaves are covered with yellow hairs and short curved thorns.
The leaves are alternate, leathery, nearly circular, with a diameter of 4-12 centimeters, palmately 7-9 lobed, with indistinct 3-lobed terminal lobes, rounded or acute at the apex, heart-shaped at the base, and irregularly serrated at the edges.
There are short soft hairs and small protuberances on the upper surface, with 5 basal veins and prominent net veins; leaf stalks are 3-6 centimeters long; stipules are divided.
The inflorescence is a corymb or panicle, born terminally or axillary, densely covered with yellow hairs; bracts are elliptic, lacerate-like incised;
Sepals are ovoid, often multiple lobed at the apex, densely covered with yellow hairs on the outside.
Aggregate fruit is spherical, with a diameter of 1-1.5 centimeters, and red. It grows in shrubs along the roadside.
Distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other regions.
Da Wu Pao has no side effects.
Applications of Da Wu Pao!
1. Treatment of dysentery
Fresh Da Wu Pao root bark 3 liang, fresh Long Ya Cao root 2 liang, fresh Bai Jin Tiao root 1 liang.
Decoct and take orally, three to four times a day, two small wine glasses each time.
2. Treatment of coughing with bloody sputum and limb weakness
Fresh Da Wu Pao 2 liang, fresh Ku Ci Tou 1 liang, Sunflower Stem Heart 5 qian.
Decoct with water to make a concentrated juice, take it four times a day, one teacup each time.
3. Treatment of retrograde menstruation
Da Wu Pao root, Dao Chu San root each 1 liang, Mao Cao root, Jin Yin Hua vine each 5 qian.
Decoct with water and mix with brown sugar, take it three times a day.
4. Treatment of bone fractures (non-penetrating)
Da Wu Pao root, wild grape root bark, Bai Wei Shen, equal amounts.
Grind them together, fry them with wine until hot, first use massage techniques to reset the fracture, then apply the medicine and apply a splint, change it once a day. The dosage depends on the area of the affected area. (Selected from "Guizhou Herbal Medicine")
