Mandolin root

Mandolin root

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[source] it is the root of Solanaceae plant mandolina.

[plant morphology] mandolin, also known as sunflower and eggplant ginseng.

Perennial herbs, about 20-50 cm high, glabrous. The root is long conic and the outer skin is light brown. The stem leaf is larger than the basal leaf, rhomboid oblanceolate, 3-8 cm long and 1-2.5 cm wide, entire. Flowers solitary, axillary, pedunculate; calyx 5-lobed, enlarged; corolla campanulate. Stamens long; 5-lobed; stamens purple. Berry, globose. The seeds are numerous.

Born on the sunny slopes of high mountains. It is distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet.

[collection] collect in summer, wash and dry.

[flavor] sweet, slightly bitter, warm, toxic.

[function indications] warm the middle and disperse cold, relieve depression and relieve pain.

[selected prescription] for stomach pain: Three Li Mandolin root, wine delivery service, twice a day.

Chinese PinYin : Man Tuo Qie Gen