Achyranthes bidentata

[name of traditional Chinese medicine] Achyranthes bidentata

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[source] it is the root of Achyranthes bidentata or anthraquinone capitatum.

[plant morphology] 1. Achyranthes bidentata

Perennial herbs, 40-100 cm high. The main root is cylindrical, 0.8-1.5 cm in diameter, and the outer skin is brown. The lower part of the stem is nearly cylindrical, the middle part is nearly quadrangular, sparsely scabrous, and the nodes are slightly expanded. The petiole is 0.3-1.5 cm long. It is elliptic to narrowly elliptic, 3-13 cm long and 1.5-5 cm wide, apex acuminate, base cuneate or broadly cuneate, entire, densely covered with lodging bristles above and densely pilose below. The flowers are green and white, with several heads arranged in spikes at the ends of branches; the bracts are ovate, 3-5 mm long, dry membranous, with hook shaped awn spines at the apex; the bract axils have patterned flowers, fertile flowers are in the middle, sterile flowers are on both sides; the perianth of sterile flowers degenerates into 2-5 Jun shaped awn spines, fertile perianth 5, 2 long and 3 short; stamen 5, filament base densely covered with villous; stamen 5, rectangular, narrow and long It is 0.3-0.4 mm in diameter and 0.1-0.2 mm in width. The ovary of pistil is superior, 1-locular, and the style is thin. Utricles oblong obovate, 2-5 mm long. Seeds ovate. The flowering period is from June to July. The fruit period is from August to September.

Wild in forest edge, grass or cultivated. Distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

② Anthraquinone capitatum

It is similar to Achyranthes bidentata in shape, with broad ovate, obovate and oval leaves. The inflorescences are nearly solitary or terminal near the center, several of which are arranged in short spikes; the staminodes are thick, 0.5-1 mm long, the apex is deeply split, often tearing or fimbriate, sometimes branched; the outer tufts of the stamen base are sparse, and shorter or equal than the staminodes.

Wild or cultivated. It is distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet.

[collection] the roots of Achyranthes bidentata can be dug in autumn and winter. The best cultivar is the one that has grown for 3-4 years. After digging, remove the mud and sand, and cut off the remaining stems and fibrous roots. Drying or drying to half dry, after sweating and then drying to dry feet. The wild ones are mostly dried in the shade or in the sun.

[processing] remove impurities and reed head from Achyranthes bidentata, wash, moisten, slice and dry. The product is a round thin sheet with a thickness of 0.1-0.2cm and a diameter of 0.5-3cm. The surface is grayish brown, and the section is light yellow or brownish yellow. Most yellow punctate vascular bundles can be seen.

Jiuchuan Achyranthes bidentata tablets, stir fry dry according to the method of wine.

[medicinal materials] there are two kinds of products of Achyranthes bidentata: one is Achyranthes bidentata, the other is Achyranthes bidentata

① Achyranthes bidentata

Also known as sweet Achyranthes bidentata. It is the dry root of the plant Kadsura angustifolia. The root is star shaped, not twisted or slightly twisted. The head of the root is enlarged, the lower end of the root is tapering, or there are a few small lateral roots, about 30-70 cm long and 1-2 cm in diameter. All with longitudinal wrinkles and lateral roots removed after the trace; surface brown yellow or black gray. It is tough and not easy to break. The section is grayish yellow to dark brown, with many light colored dots and oily matters separated out, which are arranged into about 3-8 rings, with a larger one in the center. Sweet or slightly bitter, no aroma. "

It is mainly produced in Yashan, Leshan and Xichang in Sichuan.

② Achyranthes bidentata

It is the dry root of anthraquinones capitatum, similar to Achyranthes bidentata, but the root strip is short, long conical or cylindrical conical, with large difference in thickness at both ends, and generally twisted. Soft and easy to break (but the older root is not easy to break). It tastes sweet and bitter or numb.

It is mainly produced in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province and Yunnan Province.

[nature and taste] Sichuan records of traditional Chinese medicine: "the nature is flat, the taste is sweet and slightly bitter, and it is non-toxic. "

[Guijing] records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine: "entering the liver and kidney meridians. "

Functions and indications: dispelling wind, removing dampness, dredging meridians and promoting blood circulation. It is used to treat rheumatism, lumbago and knee pain, foot flaccidity, tendon contracture, blood drenching, hematuria, amenorrhea and Baihuang. It can be used in the treatment of amenorrhea, retention of tunic, arthralgia, foot flaccidity, muscle contracture, blood drenching in urine, and falling injury.

① "Collection of medicinal materials:" it has the effect of relieving pain in treating stab wounds. "

② Chinese medicine annals: "the blood breaking rate is decreasing. "

③ "Manual of Chinese herbal medicine": "the most effective way is to dispel wind and dampness, the others are the same as those of Achyranthes bidentata. "

④ Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "dispelling wind and dampness, dredging meridians and dispersing blood. It is used to treat cold dampness, lumbago and leg pain, foot flaccidity and tendon contracture, women's amenorrhea and Baihuang, gonorrhea, urine blood, Yin flaccidity and drowning. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 1.5 ~ 3 yuan; soak in wine or into pills or powder.

[taboo] Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "women with excessive menstruation, pregnancy, dreamy spermatorrhea should not use it. "Not for pregnant women.

[storage] store in a cool and dry place to prevent moisture.

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