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"Unlocking the Golden Lock" in Traditional Chinese Medicine —— Fagopyrum cymosum
Buckwheat, also known as golden lock, golden lock and silver lock, wild buckwheat, etc., is the dried rhizome of Polygonaceae plant Buckwheat. Mainly produced in Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong and Guangxi. Generally, it is dug in winter to remove roots and impurities, washed and dried for later use. Generally, it is cut into thick slices and used raw.

Buckwheat tastes slightly spicy, astringent and cold, and belongs to lung meridian. The main effects are: clearing away heat and toxic materials, expelling pus and removing blood stasis.

Fagopyrum cymosum is mainly used to treat lung carbuncle, lung heat cough and other diseases in clinic. Its pungent and cool taste belongs to lung meridian, and its main function is to clear lung heat and dissolve phlegm. On the one hand, it can clear away heat and toxic materials, on the other hand, it can expel pus and remove blood stasis, which is especially suitable for treating lung abscess and expectoration. Among them, Jin buckwheat is good at smelling thick phlegm or coughing up pus and blood. In the treatment of such diseases, buckwheat can be taken alone, or it can be used in combination with houttuynia cordata, honeysuckle and reed rhizome.

Fagopyrum cymosum can also be used to treat scrofula, sore and furuncle. It is cool in nature, clear away heat and toxic materials, pungent in taste, capable of dispersing stagnation and reducing swelling, and can remove toxic materials and reduce swelling. Combined with Polygonum Multiflori Radix, it can treat scrofula, phlegm and so on.

In addition, Fagopyrum cymosum also has the effect of benefiting the pharynx, clearing away heat and relieving sore throat, and can treat sore throat and throat obstruction. It is often combined with drugs such as Belamcanda and Sophora Tonkinensis to treat throat diseases.

Pharmacological studies have confirmed that Fagopyrum cymosum has anti-inflammatory effect, so some inflammatory diseases can also be combined with Fagopyrum cymosum as appropriate to strengthen anti-inflammatory power.

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