Huang miangui

Huang miangui

(selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)

[synonym] Dahuang GUI (selection of Yunnan Simao Chinese herbal medicine), maizhongha (Dai name).

The root of Magnoliaceae is from Magnoliaceae.

[plant morphology] Huanglan

Evergreen tree, up to 20 meters high, twigs and petioles covered with yellowish flat pubescence, alternate leaves, thin leathery, lanceolate ovate or lanceolate oblong, 10-20 cm long and 5-7 cm wide, apex long acuminate or nearly caudate, base cuneate; petiole 2-4 cm long; Stipule scar above middle of petiole. Flowers solitary, leaves false, orange yellow, very fragrant; perianth segments 15-20, lanceolate; apex of stamen connective protruding long pointed; petiole of pistil group about 3 mm long. The aggregate fruit is 7-16 cm long, very obovate oblong, with white spots outside. The seeds have red aril.

Often cultivated in the village, garden. Distributed in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places.

The fruit of this plant (Osmanthus fragrans L.) is also used for medicine. See special section for details.

[collection] all year round. Slice and dry in the sun.

[chemical constituents] the root contains 0.3% parthenolide. The bark contains yellow heart alkaloid, liriodendrine, Magnolia alkaloid and β - sitosterol.

[pharmacological action] huangxinshuning has significant antibacterial effect on Staphylococcus, Salmonella, Mycobacterium and Bacillus subtilis.

It is cool in nature and bitter in taste.

Functions and indications: dispel wind and dampness, and benefit the throat.

[prescription selection] 1. Treatment of rheumatism and bone pain: huangmianguigen five money to one or two. Wine making clothes.

② Treatment of bone thorn throat: cut the root of Osmanthus cinnamomi into thin slices, each containing one or two pieces, swallow the liquid slowly, spit out the dregs after half an hour, and then change. (the following is a selection of Yunnan Simao Chinese herbal medicine.)

Chinese PinYin : Huang Mian Gui