Ramie root

Ramie root, also known as ramie root, ramie head, ramie, Sichuan onion, silver ramie, Tianmingjing, garden hemp, line hemp, mountain hemp, etc., is a perennial herb. Ramie root is the root of ramie of Urticaceae, which has the effects of clearing heat, stopping bleeding, detoxifying, and dispersing blood stasis. It is effective for erysipelas, carbuncle, bruises, snake and insect bites, etc. It grows wild on hillsides, ravines, roadsides, etc.

Morphological characteristics

Ramie root is a perennial herb, up to 2 meters high. The stem is erect, branched, and pubescent. The leaves are alternate, broadly ovate or ovate, 7-15 cm long and 6-14 cm wide, with acuminate tips and coarse serrations on the edges. The base is rounded or broadly cuneate, green and rough above, and densely covered with white wool below except for the veins; the stipules are cone-shaped and fall off; the petioles are pubescent. The flowers are unisexual, monoecious, and the flowers are small and bunched in axillary panicles; the male flowers are yellow-white, with 4 perianths and 4 stamens; the female flowers are light green, with 4 perianths, tightly embracing the ovary, and 1 style. The achenes are small, elliptical, gathered into small balls, with hairs on them, and the style is prominent. The flowering period is May to June. The fruit ripening period is September to October.

The efficacy and function of ramie root

It is used to treat fever, severe thirst, madness, hematuria, urinary retention, hematemesis, bleeding, leucorrhea, erysipelas, carbuncle, bruises, and snake and insect bites.

① "Bie Lu": It is used to treat red dan in children; soaking in ramie juice can cure thirst and stabilize the fetus.

② "Bencao Gangmu": Treats heat in the heart and diaphragm, miscarriage and bleeding, restlessness before and after delivery, epidemic heat disease, extreme thirst and madness, poisonous arrows, snake and insect bites.

③ "Compendium of Materia Medica": It is mainly used for Baidan, boil it into a thick paste and use it for bathing, three to four times a day.

④ "Compendium of Materia Medica": tonifying yin, removing blood stasis, relieving fever, moistening dryness. Treating carbuncle, back rash, wound, fracture, chicken and fish bone choking.

⑤ "Compendium of Materia Medica": Treats various poisons, promotes blood circulation, stops bleeding, has dispersing function, quenches thirst, and stabilizes the fetus; applies to children's erysipelas, relieves swelling, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, spermatorrhea, toothache, throat closure, bone choking, hernia, fire dan, furunculosis, wasp and poisonous snake bites, back hair, furunculosis, and injuries from falls.

⑥ "Classification of Herbal Properties": Treats cuts, falls, and tendons and bones; mad dog bites.

⑦ "Modern Practical Chinese Medicine": The roots and leaves are used together to treat anal swelling and pain, and prolapse of the anus.

⑨ "Nanning City Pharmacopoeia": Treats measles in children, bleeding, swelling and pain caused by trauma.

Nutritional value of ramie root

Ramie root is the root of ramie, a plant of the Urticaceae family. Ramie root is also known as domestic ramie, wild ramie, white ramie, garden ramie, and green ramie. The effects of ramie root are clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, calming the fetus and stopping bleeding, and detoxifying. The function of ramie root is to treat colds and fever, measles and high fever, abdominal pain in pregnant women, fetal movement disorder, and threatened abortion. The contraindications of ramie root are that people without real heat should take ramie root with caution.

Medicinal value of ramie root

【Nature and flavor】Sweet, cold.

① "Bielu": cold.

② "Medicinal Properties": sweet, neutral.

③"Bencao Gangmu": sweet, smooth, cold, non-toxic.

④ "Zhejiang Folk Herbs": cold in nature, sour in taste, non-toxic.

【Meridian】

① "Depei Materia Medica": enters the blood division of the foot Jueyin meridian.

② "Compendium of Materia Medica": Taiyin meridians of hands and feet.

① "Bie Lu": It is used to treat red dan in children; soaking in ramie juice can cure thirst and stabilize the fetus.

② "Medicinal Properties": sweet, neutral.

③"Bencao Gangmu": sweet, smooth, cold, non-toxic.

④ "Zhejiang Folk Herbs": cold in nature, sour in taste, non-toxic.

Ramie Root Side Effects

Side effects are caused by poor drug selectivity and are inherent in the drug itself. Whether it is a prescription drug or an over-the-counter drug, it should be used under the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist. If you feel uncomfortable while taking the drug, you must stop taking it in time and consult a doctor or pharmacist to avoid unnecessary damage.

Contraindications for using ramie root

"Bencao Jingshu" says: People with weak stomach and diarrhea should not take it; those with diseases not caused by blood heat should not take it either.