The medicinal properties of the whole herb are slightly curled. The rhizome is short, with several to more than 10 fine roots clustered under it, fleshy, 5 ~12 cm long, about 2 mm in diameter, khaki or grayish yellow, hard and brittle, easy to break, white in cross section and silty. Basal leaves, 2 ~ 4 pieces, with long handle; The leaves are ovate or broadly ovoid and heart-shaped, thick papery, 7 ~15 cm long and 5 ~10 cm wide at the base. The leaf edges are slightly rolled in, the top is gradually pointed, and the base is split in the shape of an earlobe, which is extremely divergent. Leaves are bluish brown to brownish brown, often with gray and white spots, and the back color of leaves is lighter; Vein reticulation is sparse. Have grayish white pubescence. Occasionally, there are 2 dry flowers1~ 2 in the axils of leaves. The gas is pungent, the taste is spicy and numb, and it is slightly bitter.
Efficacy and functional taste of Lentinus edodes: pungent and warm. There is a little poison.
Meridian tropism: lung, spleen and stomach meridian tropism. Functions and indications: expelling wind and cold, activating qi and relieving pain, promoting blood circulation and detoxifying. Used for wind-cold headache, toothache, epigastric cold pain, rheumatic arthralgia, traumatic injury and swelling and pain. External use for treating poisonous snake bites. Usage and dosage: 3 ~ 6g, decocted in water. Appropriate amount of external use is ground and applied or fresh products are mashed and applied to the affected area.
It is better to have complete roots and leaves, brown leaves, white roots and broken flour and spicy taste. Packaging and storage: packed in gunny bags and stored in a dry place. The product has the effects of enhancing immune function and resisting tumor.
The above introduction is about the efficacy and function of Lentinus edodes. In normal times, the scope of this traditional Chinese medicine treatment is also relatively large. When we use it, we need to pay attention to it according to our own physical condition and under the guidance of a doctor. We can't blindly use it ourselves to prevent harm to our bodies.