Pingpeng grass root
(notes on materia medica)
Water chestnut (compendium).
[source] it is the rhizome of pingpengcao, a Nymphaeaceae plant. The plant morphology is detailed in "pingpengcaozi".
[collection] harvest in autumn.
Sweet and cold.
① "Materia medica collection": "sweet taste, non-toxic. "
② "Gangmu": "sweet, cold, non-toxic. "
Functions and indications: tonifying deficiency, strengthening stomach and regulating menstruation. After treatment, the body is weak, dyspepsia, menstrual disorders.
① Materia medica notes: "it can tonify deficiency, replenish qi and strengthen stomach. "
② Hangzhou medicine Zhi: "strong, blood purification medicine. "
③ "Guangxi botanical catalogue": "regulating menstruation, relieving pain. Treatment of irregular menstruation, lumbocrural pain. "
④ Su Yi's Handbook of Chinese herbal medicine: "nourish and strengthen the stomach, regulate menstruation. Treatment of body weakness, dyspepsia, irregular menstruation. "
[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan.
Chinese PinYin : Ping Peng Cao Gen
Pingpeng grass root