Hibiscus root

Hibiscus root

(compendium)

[synonym] fence grass root.

[source] the root of Hibiscus syriacus, a Malvaceae plant, is described in the "Hibiscus skin" strip.

[nature and taste] ① rihuazi materia medica: "cool. "

② "Gangmu": "sweet, smooth, non-toxic. "

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and toxin, removing dampness and detumescence. Treatment of cough, lung carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle, intestinal wind diarrhea blood, hemorrhoids swelling, leucorrhea, scabies.

① In the collection of Materia Medica, it is said that "it can stop the wind of intestines, reduce blood flow, heat and thirst after dysentery. It can be used for drinking and drinking, making people sleep and stir frying. "

② "Diannan Materia Medica": "branches and roots: treating sores and pains. "

③ "Compendium": "treatment also leucorrhea, swelling, pain and scabies, washing eyes to make clear, Runzao Huoxue. "

④ Yilin zuanyao: "in the treatment of lung carbuncle and intestinal carbuncle, it can go down. "

⑤ "Collection of commonly used folk herbal medicines": "treatment of tuberculosis. "

⑥ "Nanning medical records": "rhizome: clearing away heat and relieving cough. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, fresh 1-2 Liang. External use: smoked and washed with boiling water.

[selection] 1. Treatment of diabetes: Hibiscus syriacus root 1, 2 liang. Fried in water and served as tea substitute. (Fujian folk herbal medicine)

② Treatment of hemorrhoids swelling and pain: fence grass root decoction, first smoked and then washed. (ren Zhai Zhi Zhi Fang)

③ Treatment of edema: fresh Hibiscus root one or two, Juncus one or two. Fried in water, take before eating, twice a day. (Fujian folk herbal medicine)

④ For women's leucorrhea: put one or two fresh Hibiscus roots into the belly of about one kilogram of rooster (remove the intestines and wash them), drink and add boiling water to stew for two hours, and finish the chicken and juice two or three times before meals. (Fujian folk herbal medicine)

Chinese PinYin : Mu Jin Gen