Wood white

Wood white

(Zhejiang folk herbal medicine)

[source] the phloem of the bark of Acanthopanax senticosus.

[plant morphology]? Wood (materia medica Collection), also known as quebuta (compendium), cilaobao, xianrenzhang, cichuntou, quebutang, poliangsan, huyangci, cibaotou, tongci, huanglongbao, niaobuqicao, laohuci, niaosu, hongtongci, baicichun, cizhang, baicisangchai, laohudiao, maoerci, bainiabuqi, honghuci, Erythrina, hongcimengtong Tiger pepper thorn, white tower thorn, yellow wolf tail, flying centipede, sky centipede, sparrow does not stand.

Deciduous shrubs or trees, up to 8 m in height. Stem erect, usually needled. 2 or 3 odd pinnate compound leaves, 40-80 cm long, pinnae with 5-11 leaflets, another pair of leaflets at the base, ovate to broadly ovate, 5-12 cm long or longer, 3-8 cm wide, apex pointed or acuminate, margin serrulate, base asymmetric, round or heart-shaped, coarser above, villous below, densely covered with light brown long hairs along veins. Inflorescence large, paniculate, composed of many umbels, 50 cm long, densely covered with brown short hairs; pedicel thin, hairy, with membranous lanceolate bracteoles at the base; calyx campanulate, apex 5-toothed; petals 5, white, triangular ovate; stamens 5; ovary inferior, 5-locular, style 5, free. Berry shaped drupe, subglobose. 5-ribbed, persistent style, purple black when ripe. The flowering period is from July to August. The fruit period is from September to October.

Born in the valley, forest edge, hillside. It is distributed in Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Fujian, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, etc.

The tender leaves, roots or root bark of this plant are also used for medicine. See the special section for details. Branches are used in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province as "birds do not stay".

The root bark and stem bark of its variety huanghuamu (also known as langyabang and wulangtou) are also used as medicine in Ningxia, with the same efficacy. The differences are as follows: there are few spines on the stem; the leaves are grayish white; the leaf surface is only sparsely pilose on the midrib; the main axis of the rachis is nearly smooth; the flowers are yellow.

[collection] all year round.

[herbal medicine] the dry bark is flaking, rough and uneven, with longitudinal and transverse wrinkles, and scattered with hard needles. It is grayish white to grayish brown on the outside, yellowish white and smooth on the inside, fibrous in section, and densely needled on the branches. It is slightly fragrant and mucinous when chewed.

[chemical constituents] stem bark and root bark contain triterpene saponins, tannins, choline and volatile oil.

[nature and taste] Mindong materia medica: "warm in nature, slightly salty in taste. "

[Guijing] Mindong materia medica: "entering the liver, heart and kidney. "

[function indications] it is used to treat rheumatic arthralgia and traumatic injury.

① "The bark and root bark have the functions of strengthening stomach, astringency, diuresis and sugar making. Treat diabetes, kidney disease, gastric ulcer. "

② "Mindong Materia Medica" says: "tonifying waist and kidney, strengthening muscles and bones, relaxing tendons and activating blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan. External use: tamping.

[selection] 1. Gout: one or two cases of mubaipi. With pork Shaoshi, or with other gout medicine with Jianfu. (Zhejiang folk herbal medicine)

② Treatment of traumatic injury: fresh skin, mash and apply to the affected area. (Mindong materia medica)

Chinese PinYin : Mu Bai Pi