Dragon Ball

Dragon Ball

(on the nature of Medicine)

[synonym] Chizhu (medicinal herb) and hongzhucao (Fujian folk herbal medicine).

[source] it is the whole plant of Solanaceae Longzhu.

[plant morphology] Longzhu

Herbs perennial, glabrous or almost glabrous, 90 cm tall. Stem branched, obliquely open, green. Leaf blade long elliptic or elliptic, 8-18 cm long, 4-10 cm wide, both ends acute, entire, or with indistinct thick undulate teeth. The flowers are small, axillary, with 5 clusters; the pedicel is thin, drooping, and the upper end is thick when fruiting, 15-25 mm long; the calyx is 5-lobed, the cutting edge is glabrous; the Corolla is pale yellow, bell shaped, about 8 mm in diameter, the lobes are 5, lanceolate triangle, the apex is truncated, involute; the stamens are 5, medicinal yellow, 2-locular, the filaments are slender; the pistils are 1, the style is shorter than the filaments, and the stigmas are capitate. The fruit is spherical, 7-10 mm in diameter and red when ripe. The flowering period is from June to July.

It grows in the wild and is also cultivated for viewing. It is distributed in most areas of China.

The root (root) and fruit (fruit) of this plant are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] harvest from July to August.

[nature and taste] notes on materia medica: "it tastes bitter, cold and nontoxic. "

[function indications] for gonorrhea and sores.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 Liang. External use: tamping.

"Don't eat with scallion and Allium macrostemon. "

[prescription selection] ① for the treatment of urination pain: one to two pairs of Longzhu herbs. Wash, add water and fry, take three times a day. (Fujian folk herbal medicine)

② Treatment of sores and inflammations: hold the leaves of Longzhu (fruit can also be used), mash and smear the affected area with dongmi, and change it twice a day. (Fujian folk herbal medicine)

Chinese PinYin : Long Zhu