Guizhou sheep hoof beetle

Guizhou sheep hoof beetle

(Guizhou herbal medicine)

Horseshoe leaf.

[source] it is the leaf and root of the leguminous plant.

[plant morphology] Guizhou sheep hoof beetle

shrub. Leaf blade ovate, 5-9 cm long, 3-6.5 cm wide, apex obtuse or apiculate, base cordate, entire, basal veins 5-7. Calyx or axillary lobed; 5 racemes terminal. Pods.

It grows in the shade of grass slope. It is distributed in Guizhou, etc.

[collection] all year round.

[flavor] sweet, slightly bitter, warm.

Functions and indications: regulating qi and relieving pain, diuresis and removing blood stasis.

[selection of prescriptions] 1. Adverse effect on urination: one or two leaves of horseshoe. Simmer water clothes.

② Treatment of low back pain: Horseshoe leaf root three money. Steamed pork kidney.

③ Treatment of injury: appropriate amount of horseshoe leaf. Pound down and apply to the affected area.

④ No less than: Horseshoe leaf root, three money each. Simmer water clothes.

Chinese PinYin : Qian Yang Ti Jia