What are the effects and functions of plant dragon bones?

The Chinese nation believes in real dragons, but there is still no consensus on whether there are real dragons in this world. In life, everyone may have heard of dragon bones. It is not the bones of a dragon, but a kind of plant. It just looks similar to the legendary dragon bones. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, dragon bone is a very good medicinal material, so what are the effects and functions of plant dragon bone?

It mainly contains hydroxy calcium phosphate Ca5(PO4)3(OH) (hydroxyapatite); it also contains a small amount of calcium carbonate and elements such as iron, aluminum, magnesium, manganese, and strontium.

Dragon bones contain a lot of marrow, and the soft and fatty marrow will be released when cooked. The bone marrow is used in sauces, soups or stews, added to Italian stews, and can be eaten hot as a spread for appetizers.

Astringent and anti-diarrhea: used for loose bowel movement, chronic diarrhea, and rectal prolapse.

Invigorating Qi and arresting sweating: It is used for the symptoms of weak Qi in the heart and kidneys, and excessive sweating due to false Yang, with common symptoms of restlessness, palpitations and fever.

Shengji Hechuang: Used for umbilical sores, intestinal carbuncle, internal scurvy and bleeding wounds that do not heal for a long time.

Qianyang and calm the mind: used for liver yang excess, convulsions, mania, delirium, dreaminess, insomnia, palpitations, coma, epilepsy and convulsions. Blood astringing and hemostasis: used for vomiting blood, epistaxis, ear bleeding, drowning, traumatic bleeding, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, etc. Reinforces semen and stops nocturnal emission: used for nocturnal emission caused by mental fatigue and semen leakage during sleep.

Dragon bones contain a lot of marrow, and the soft and fatty marrow will be released when cooked. The bone marrow is used in sauces, soups or stews, added to Italian stews, and can be eaten hot as a spread for appetizers.

"Ben Cao" records: Dragon bone is used to treat cough, diarrhea with pus and blood, vaginal discharge in women, hard masses and lumps in the body, and epilepsy due to heat in children.

"The Materia Medica" records: Dragon bone expels evil spirits, calms the mind, stops cold dysentery and the discharge of pus and blood, treats metrorrhagia and leukorrhea in women, stops nocturnal emission, spermatorrhea, and sexual intercourse in dreams, and treats hematuria. It can be used for people with weakness and frequent dreams.

"Zhenzhunang" records: Dragon bone can cure large intestine dislocation.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: Dragon bone nourishes the kidneys and calms the nerves, stops malaria, absorbs dampness, treats prolapse of the anus, promotes tissue growth and heals sores.

"Bencao Gangmu" records: Dragon bone strengthens the spleen, astringes the intestines and stomach, stops diarrhea, thirst, miscarriage during pregnancy, intestinal bleeding, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, nosebleed, vomiting blood, and stops sweating.

It is mainly produced in Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Henan, Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places.