Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Wuzhao Feng has the effects of promoting blood circulation, dispelling stasis, invigorating the spleen, transforming dampness, promoting qi circulation, relieving pain, and relaxing tendons. Now let's learn about the pictures of Wuzhao Feng and its medicinal usage.
【Characteristics and Meridians】Characteristics: bitter taste, cool nature. Meridians: Kidney and Liver.
【Functions and Indications】Wuzhao Feng has the effects of promoting blood circulation, dispelling stasis, invigorating the spleen, transforming dampness, promoting qi circulation, relieving pain, and relaxing tendons. It is mainly used for injuries, claw wind, back pain, rheumatic pain, gastrocnemius muscle spasm, etc. "Sichuan Materia Medica": "Cool nature, bitter taste, non-toxic." "Used for injuries, back pain, claw wind, and tetanus."
【Morphology of Wuzhao Feng】
Wuzhao Feng is a climbing shrub. The stem is densely covered with short prickles and brown long hairs. The leaves are alternate, slightly round, 8-13 cm long, 6.5-13 cm wide, and deeply palmate with 5 lobes;
The lobes are broadly lanceolate, sharply pointed at the apex, heart-shaped at the base, with irregular serrations on the edges, smooth and hairless on the upper surface, and densely hairy along the veins on the lower surface; the petiole is 6-10 cm long, densely covered with fine prickles and long hairs; the stipules are deeply lobed.
Several flowers are clustered in the leaf axils, without stalks; the calyx is 5-lobed, lobes lanceolate; hairy on the outside; petals 5, pale yellow; numerous stamens, separate; numerous pistils. Aggregate fruit is spherical and red. Flowering period is from May to June.
【Medicinal Usage of Wuzhao Feng】
Wuzhao Feng and Yuzhu Cao treat tetanus
【Functions and Indications】Detoxification, wind expulsion, and spasm relief. Used for tetanus.
【Composition】30g of Yuzhu Cao (also known as Shaozi Cao), 20g of Wuzhao Feng (also known as She Han Cao), 20g of Cheqian Cao, and 10g of Wugong.
【Usage】1 dose per day, decocted and drink frequently.
【Pictures of Wuzhao Feng】
Picture of Wuzhao Feng
Picture of Wuzhao Feng
