Sagittaria japonica

Sagittaria japonica

(notes on materia medica)

[synonyms] Qigu (Tao Hongjing), Zhenzhucao (Diannan materia medica), guachucao (guachucao), niumaonian (a textual research on the name and reality of plants), DISONG (dipong) and Yinbi (Guizhou folk medicine Collection), dalongye (Guizhou herbal medicine), yangercao (Nanchuan Manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the whole plant of Sagittaria japonica.

[plant morphology] Sagittaria japonica

Small herbs annual or biennial. Stem tufted, 2.6-15 cm high. The leaves are opposite, linear, 0.5-0.9 cm in length, and connected with a membrane at the base to form a short sheath. Flowers terminal and axillary, white and small, about 2 mm in diameter; calyx 5, ovate, 2-3 mm in length, 1 mm in width, green, margin membranous, glabrous, separated directly to the base; petals alternate with sepals in the same number, ovate, 2.5 mm in length, 1 mm in width; stamens 5; ovary superior, ovate, style 5, spreading into a star, stigma with hairy processes. Capsule ovate, ca. 3 mm long, 5-valved at maturity. The seed is minute, many, testa is brown, have protuberance on. The flowering period is between spring and summer.

Born in the mountains, gardens, roadsides and other wet places. It is distributed in Jiangsu, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

[collection] collected from April to may, dried or fresh.

Bitter, pungent and cool.

① "Sichuan Zhi Liang, non toxic. "

② "Sour and sweet" in Hunan medical records. "

[function indications] it is used to treat lacquer sores, alopecia sores, carbuncle, scrofula, dental caries, milk accumulation in children, internal injuries caused by falls.

① Tao Hongjing: "cure lacquer sores. "

② "Diannan Materia Medica": "treating cold pain on the face. New tile baking for the end, hot wine clothing. "

③ A textual research on the names, facts and pictures of plants. Treatment of infantile mastitis. "

④ Pharmacology of traditional Chinese medicine: "wring its juice can cure acne, alopecia and lacquer sores, as well as dental caries. "

⑤ Guizhou folk medicine collection: "external treatment of carbuncle, sore poison; oral treatment of insects and teeth; nasal plug treatment of nasal occult.". "

⑥ "Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals": "extract pus and extract poison; treat scrofula and tuberculosis. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-5 yuan or grind powder. External use: apply or tamp juice.

[selection] 1. To cure lacquer sores: Sagittaria japonica. Mash, add towel gourd leaf juice, mix vegetable oil.

② Treatment of insect teeth: Sagittaria japonica Leaves. Smash it and stuff it into your teeth.

③ Treatment of internal injuries caused by injuries: five coins of Qigu grass. Take it in water.

④ Treatment of snake bite: Qigu grass, realgar mash application. (1) the following prescriptions are published in the medical records of Hunan Province.)

⑤ Treatment of tuberculosis: sheep grass five money to one or two. Take it by frying. Use fresh grass to tamp down for external use. (Nanchuan Handbook of common Chinese herbal medicine)

⑥ Treatment of Hypohidrosis and night sweats: one or two dragon leaves. Stewed pork. (Guizhou herbal medicine)

⑦ Bad for cough or urination: one or two dragon leaves. Simmer water clothes. (Guizhou herbal medicine)

Chinese PinYin : Qi Gu Cao