Dianthus tomentosa

Dianthus tomentosa

(Guizhou herbal medicine)

[synonyms] touguxiao (Guangxi medical plant directory), Bosia (Guizhou herbal medicine), Xueyao (Sichuan commonly used Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the whole plant of Poaceae.

[plant morphology] Dianthus tomentosa

Perennial, tufted herbs, 15-30 cm high. The stem is weak, the upper part is much branched, with inverted pubescence. Leaves alternate, with long stalks; leaves triangular broadly ovate or fan-shaped, 6-18 mm long and 8-20 mm wide, apex obtuse, base broadly cuneate or truncate, margin with thick obtuse teeth, scattered white hairs on both sides, with white punctate protuberances on top. The flowers are white, unisexual, with male inflorescences in the axils of branches and leaves and female inflorescences in the axils of upper leaves. Achenes oblate elliptic, punctate. The flowering period is April. The fruiting period is July.

Born in the mountains and wet grass. Distributed in Guizhou, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui and other places.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

[nature and taste] common Chinese herbal medicine in Sichuan: "it is cool in nature, bitter and pungent in taste. "

[functions and indications] ① in the list of Guangxi Medicinal Plants: "Tongjing Huoxue". Lung disease cough. "

② Guizhou herbal medicine: "clearing heat and detoxifying. It can cure sore poison and rash. "

③ "Sichuan commonly used Chinese herbal medicine": "treat soup injury, fire injury. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang. External application: tamping or soaking vegetable oil for external application.

[clinical application] treating burn

Wash and dry the whole grass collected in that year, and soak it in the proportion of 1 jin of whole grass and 10 jin of vegetable oil at room temperature for more than 1 week. Exposure therapy was mainly used. The oil was evenly applied to the wound to keep the injured surface moist. If bandaging therapy is used, the gauze can be soaked with medicinal oil to cover the wound; or the wound surface can be coated with medicinal oil before covering the gauze. The dressing was changed once a day or two. A total of 100 cases were treated, 87 cases were cured and improved (most of the injured surface healed and the dressing was changed after discharge), the average hospitalization time was 18.5 days; 6 cases were not cured, 7 cases died of shock. Among them, 53 cases were mild (burn area less than 20%, degree I-II), 47 cases were cured and improved, 5 cases were not cured, 1 case died (deep degree II of 1-year-old infant reached 15%); 32 cases were moderate (burn area 20-40%, degree II), all cured or improved; 15 cases were severe (burn area between 40-95%, degree II, degree III), 8 cases were cured and improved, 1 case was not cured, 6 cases died of shock. It is suggested that the medicinal oil has the functions of moistening skin, relieving pain, anti inflammation and promoting epithelial growth. The bacteriostatic test showed that the bacteriostatic effect was not strong, but the clinical observation did have the effect of anti infection. There are still some problems in the application, which need to be solved.

Chinese PinYin : Mao Hua Dian Cao