What does Rosaceae plant Sanguisorba look like? When is the harvest season?

Ground elm alias Huang Zuoxiang, Yuzha, for perennial herbs, often born in grasslands, meadows, hillside grasslands, thickets, sparse forests, roadsides or fields. Like warm and humid climate, cold-resistant. So what does the elm look like? When is the picking season?

What does elm look like?

When Ulmus pumila blossoms, the spike is elliptic, Terete or ovoid, erect, usually 1-3 cm long, and the florets purplish red open downward from the top of the inflorescence. The flowering and fruiting period is from July to October.

But the medicinal part of Sanguisorba officinalis is not the aboveground plant, but its underground root.

When all the underground parts are unearthed, cut off the earthworm-like roots to reveal a layer of yellow lining. It is said that if you put on honeysuckle, its ability to cool blood and stop bleeding will be asked to climb another tall building, which is a perfect match to avoid bleeding; if you combine Atractylodes lancea, it will dry and wet and drain fire, which can save the spleen and stomach from pain.

And many people are concerned about how to use elm to treat facial burns and scalds? In fact, to treat skin ulceration, it is best to put on calcined gypsum. But keep in mind that patients with large area burns must not use too much, it will lead to poisoning.

When is the picking season for Ulmus pumila?

Sanguisorba officinalis is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine used in root and rhizome, which can be picked in spring and autumn, but the harvest before germination in spring is the most suitable period, because the medicinal plants are ready to germinate in early spring, and a large number of nutrients stored in the rhizome have not yet or just begun to decompose, so the content of effective components is the highest, the nutrients are the most abundant and the quality is the best.

Note that the spring or autumn plants will be withered after digging, remove fibrous roots, wash, dry, or while fresh slices, dry.

In addition, Ulmus pumila is mainly produced in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places; long-leaf Ulmus pumila is mainly produced in Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and other places. It is also important to see the origin when buying.