Dysosma versicolor, which we often talk about, is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine, which is the rhizome of Dysosma versicolor. It is cool, sweet and slightly bitter, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Commonly used for poisonous snake bites and falls.

Introduction of Dysosma

Dysosma versicolor is a perennial herb, with a plant height of 40- 150 cm. Rhizomes are thick, transverse, fibrous, erect, unbranched, hairless and light green. There are 2 cauline leaves, which are thin and papery. The special peltate leaves are the marks to recognize it. If there are buds, you can observe whether there are two leaves. The growth environment of Dysosma Dysosma is distributed at an altitude of 1000 m to 2500 m, which is common in damp broad-leaved forests and is a common Chinese herbal medicine.

Medicinal properties of Dysosma versicolor

Dysosma versicolor is mainly used as a medicine by its rhizome. Its rhizome is nodular and often curved, and its upper and lower sides are flat, with a length of 5- 10cm and a diameter of 1-2cm. Its surface is brown or grayish brown, and it is nodular, with slightly concave stem marks on the upper side, with a diameter of about 1cm, and there are several bumps around the stem marks.

Main effects of Dysosma versicolor

Medicinal name Dysosma versicolor.

The taste is sweet, slightly bitter and cool.

Function of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

Indications: snake bite, traumatic injury, external treatment of insect snake bite, furuncle and carbuncle, lymphadenitis, mumps and breast cancer.

Usage and dosage 3. Take orally: decoct soup, 3-12g, grind juice, or take pills or powder. External use: appropriate amount, ground juice or dipped in vinegar and wine, mashed or ground.

Medicinal value Dysosma Dysosma is deeply valued and loved by the masses because of its medicinal value, especially its peculiar curative effect in treating poisonous snake bites and inhibiting tumors, and its ornamental value of peculiar leaf shape. Anyone who knows will dig every time he sees it, and the wild resources will be seriously damaged. Therefore, it is included in the national third-class protected plants to facilitate the rational development and utilization of this resource.