Jasmine

Jasmine

(essential preparation of raw herbs)

[source] it is the root and leaf of Osmanthus fragrans.

[plant morphology] Jasminum odoratum, also known as Jasminum odoratum (record of Lingnan medicine Collection), is composed of dragonfly leaf, tiger grass, xiaojiangjun, dajipo, Guoqiang wind and Dongdi plum.

Subshrub, 1-2m high, slightly hairy. Stem erect. Leaves opposite, broad ovate, 11-15 cm long or longer, apex acuminate, base truncate or heart-shaped, with thick teeth, hairy or nearly bald, smelly when kneaded; long stalked. Cyme, with short stalks, terminal; flowers dense as Hydrangea, diameter 6-10 cm, fragrant. Single or double petal; calyx about 1 cm long, lower part slightly weak, upper part enlarged, lobes 5-6, red purple, narrow and long pointed; corolla white or light pink, in single petal flower, tube 2.5-3 cm long, narrow and weak, lobes also narrow, but in double petal flower, tube 1-1.5 cm long; stamen 4, long, protruding; pistil 1, style prominent, stigma 2-lobed, ovary superior, 4-locular. Fleshy drupe, 4-grooved, divided into 4 nutlets, black with blue. The flowering period is from late spring to early winter.

Wild or cultivated in gardens. It is distributed in Anhui, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong and Taiwan.

[collection] all year round. Wash, slice and dry.

[chemical constituents] the whole herb contains flavonoids, phenols, saponins and tannins.

[nature and taste] 1. The manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army: "light, flat. "

② Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine: "it tastes slightly bitter and has a flat nature. "

Functions and indications: dispelling wind and removing dampness, promoting blood circulation and detumescence. Treatment of rheumatism, bone pain, beriberi edema, hemorrhoids, anal prolapse, prurigo, scabies, chronic osteomyelitis.

① "Preparation for the nature of raw herbal medicine" says: "the wind swells in the cheek after washing scabies. "

② "Qufeng Huoxue, detumescence and hypotension" is a common Chinese herbal medicine manual of Guangzhou army. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang. External use: hip bath or fumigation.

[selected formula] ① for rheumatoid arthritis, lumbocrural pain, paralysis, beriberi edema: one to two pairs of dried roots of Osmanthus Jasminum. Take it in boiling water. (Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army)

② Treatment of rheumatism, osteoma, beriberi edema, leucorrhea, hypertension, bronchitis: osmanthus root. Ye Wuqian to one or two. Take it in water. (Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine)

③ Manage beriberi and treat foot pain: stewed chicken with stinky jasmine root. Take it two or three times. (collection of herbs in Lingnan)

④ Treatment of hemorrhoids, anal prolapse: the amount of stinky jasmine root. Sit down in boiling water. (Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army)

⑤ Treatment of skin itching, scabies and scabies: appropriate amount of fresh leaves of Osmanthus Jasminum. Wash the affected area with boiling water. (Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine)

⑥ Treatment of chronic osteomyelitis: Dongdi Meigen one or two, AI tou five money. Stew lean meat in soup, one dose a day. Another two with artichoke root, ginger, mash topical local, sooner or later each time. After symptom alleviates, use small purple bead root one or two, honeysuckle first five money. Jiantang stewed lean meat service, even take two to three doses to consolidate the curative effect. (Dongai decoction, selected materials of new Chinese herbal medicine in Fujian)

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