Chinese herbal medicine Di Da Lao is mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other regions. It has the effects of dispelling wind, killing insects, healing wounds, and stopping bleeding. What are the functions, indications, and usage of Di Da Lao for making herbal liquor?
Image of Di Da Lao
Methods of Making Di Da Lao Herbal Liquor:
Soak 15-30g of Di Da Lao root in liquor.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Di Da Lao has the effects of dispelling wind, promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling, and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, lower back pain, limb paralysis, dysmenorrhea, and injuries from falls.
1. "Lu Chuan Ben Cao": "The stem and leaves can disperse blood stasis and reduce swelling. It is used to treat injuries from falls and swelling."
2. "Guangxi Medicinal Plant List": "The root can expel wind, promote qi circulation, and treat pulmonary tuberculosis and deficiency syndrome; the stem and leaves can treat snake bites."
3. "National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicine": "It dispels wind, promotes blood circulation, reduces swelling, and relieves pain. It is mainly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, lower back pain, limb numbness, dysmenorrhea, and injuries from falls."
Identification of Di Da Lao:
Di Da Lao is a shrub or small tree, 2-5 meters tall. The small branches are densely covered with long and hard yellow hairs, which soon fall off.
The leaves are leathery, arranged in 4-5 whorls; lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 10-22 cm long, 2-6 cm wide, with a pointed tip and a blunt or nearly round base. The upper surface is hairless, only the midrib is initially covered with short and soft hairs, and the lower surface is pale gray or yellowish-brown, with yellow soft hairs;
The leaf stalk is 2-6 mm long, densely covered with long soft hairs. The umbel-shaped inflorescence consists of 2-10 flowers and is densely clustered on the upper part of the small branches; the total flower stalk is 1-2 cm long, covered with yellow-brown soft hairs;
The involucre consists of 4-7 bracts, covered with gray-brown silky hairs, with 7-8 flowers inside each bract; the petals are lanceolate in shape; the stamens are 9, with long filaments that protrude and have long soft hairs.
The fruit is ovoid, about 1 cm long, with a pointed tip. The flowering period is from April to November, and the fruiting period is from November to January of the following year.
