Daphne odora

Daphne odora

(a textual research on the names and facts of plants)

[synonyms] Osmanthus fragrans aituotuo, Huangshan pipiao, goupiyantuo, evergreen aituotuo (Yunnan herbal medicine selection), Osmanthus fragrans yantuo, wild Daphne odorifera (Yunnan Economic Plant).

[source] it is the whole plant of Daphne odorifera.

[plant morphology] Daphne odorifera

Evergreen shrub, 1-2m high. Branches yellowish gray, young branches glabrous or almost glabrous, sheath fibers long and tough. Leaves alternate, oblong to oblanceolate, 6-12 cm long, 1-3 cm wide, apex acuminate, base narrowly cuneate, entire, glabrous on both sides. Flowers 8-12 clustered, apical; bracts abaxially filiform puberulent, usually caducous; flowers white, fragrant; perianth tubular, 12-15 mm long, densely pubescent, 4-lobed, lobes often 1 / 3 of tube length, outside usually glabrous or very sparsely puberulent along midvein. Drupe orange red, globose, 4.5 mm in diam., with 1-2 seeds.

It grows under sparse forest and shrub on hillside. It is distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.

[collection] harvest in late autumn. Dry in the sun.

[flavor] pungent and astringent, warm, with little poison.

Functions and indications: dispelling wind, removing dampness and relieving pain.

[selected formula] for traumatic injury and rheumatoid arthritis: Daphne odorifera L. and Daphne odorifera L. Fried; or with three to five money, a jin of wine. Soak for five to seven days, 10 ml each time, three times a day. (the nature and taste are listed in the selection of Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

Chinese PinYin : Dian Rui Xiang