Acanthopanax

Acanthopanax

(Journal of new medicine (9): 311973)

[synonym] Apostichopus japonicus (commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet) and jiangla (therapeutic Manual of plateau Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is a tender whole plant of Dipsacus asperata.

[plant morphology] Polyporus umbellatus

Herbaceous perennial, 30-90 cm high. Roots cylindrical, branched, brown outside. Stem erect, unbranched, longitudinally striated. Leaf blade irregularly serrate, lanceolate, margin 1-20 cm wide, lanceolate. Flowers in whorls form spikes; bracts 3 whorls, sessile, margin spiny serrate; flowers lilac, lip shaped. Achene with tuberculate processes and black spots on the surface.

Born on hillsides and fields. Distributed in Tibet and other places.

The tender whole grass of the same plant, Stachys umbellata, is also used as medicine.

[collection] harvest from June to July.

[chemical constituents] it contains alcohol saponins and glycosides

[nature and taste] 1. In Tibetan Common Chinese herbal medicine, it is warm in nature, sweet and slightly bitter in taste. "

② "Plateau Chinese herbal medicine treatment manual": "gentle in nature, sweet in taste. "

[functions and indications] ① common Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet: "invigorate the stomach, induce vomiting and detumescence. For stomachache and other diseases; external treatment of sore carbuncle swelling pain. "

② "Plateau Chinese herbal medicine treatment manual": "single use decocting to induce vomiting; crushing and spreading stems and leaves to treat purulent trauma. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 yuan; large dose induce vomiting. External use: grind and sprinkle.

Chinese PinYin : Ci Ling Cao