Rag leaf

Rag leaf

Preparation of raw herbs

[synonym] Bu Zha ye (seeking the source of Materia Medica) and Su Baoye (rhyme mansion in Chinese and English).

[source] it is the leaf of Tiliaceae.

[plant morphology] rag leaf, also known as cloth dregs, wrapped wood, bubble cloth, rag tree, cloth wrapped wood, dog with wood.

Shrubs or small trees, 3-10m high. The bark is gray black. Leaves alternate, papery, with short petiole; leaf blade ovate or ovate oblong, 10-15 cm long, 4-8 cm wide; apex acuminate, base rounded, margin indistinctly serrate, glabrous or stellate pilose on petiole and main vein; stipules opposite, linear lanceolate. Panicle terminal or in upper leaf axils, stellate pilose; 2-3 flowers clustered in bracts; sepals 5, oblong, about 5 mm long, stellate pilose; petals 5, yellow, oblong, about 1 / 3-1 / 2 of calyx; stamens many; ovary 3-locular, style conical. Drupe subobovate, ca. 7 mm in diam., glabrous, entire; nucleus hairy. The flowering period is from July to September and the fruiting period is from October to December.

Born in the jungle of valleys, plains and slopes. Distributed in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[collection] the leaves with young branches were collected in summer and autumn and dried in the sun.

Dry leaves or leaves with young branches. The leaves are mostly broken, withered yellow or light green brown, with short petioles, ovate or ovate oblong, apex pointed, base rounded, margin serrate, main veins 3, lateral veins pinnate, small veins reticulate, petioles and main veins stellate pilose. Paper, easy to break. It is fragrant and tasteless. It is better to have clean leaves and no impurity.

It is produced in Guangxi and Guangdong.

Sour and smooth.

① "Raw herbal medicine nature preparation": sour taste, flat nature, non-toxic. "

② "Ben Cao Qiu yuan": "sour and sweet, flat. "

③ "Lingnan herbal medicine annals:" slightly sour and astringent in taste, flat in nature. "

[function indications] it can eliminate heat, toxin and food accumulation. Treatment of cold, indigestion, abdominal distension, jaundice, centipede bite.

① "Seeking the source of Materia Medica" says: "it can remove all poisonous drugs, clear away heat, eliminate accumulated food and jaundice. "

② Lu Chuan's materia medica: "restrain and eliminate corruption. Treatment of children night sweats; ulcer, decoction wash. "

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

[selection] 1. Treatment of cold, dyspepsia and abdominal distension: five yuan to one or two yuan for buzheye. Take it in water. (Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army)

② Treatment of jaundice: two pieces of rag leaves and four pieces of pig blood. Take it in boiling water once a day for six days. (Lingnan herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of centipede bite: cloth residue leaf five money to one or two. Take it in water. (Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army)

Chinese PinYin : Po Bu Ye