Qingmuxiang 2

Qingmuxiang 2

(selected Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan)

[synonym] Aucklandia (Yunnan herbal medicine selection), limuxiang (traditional Chinese Medicine Identification Manual).

[source] the roots of Compositae Plants Aucklandia crassifolia, Aucklandia membranacea and Aucklandia Dali.

[plant morphology] 1

Perennial herbs, 10-15 cm high. Roots stout, cylindrical, usually unbranched, skin pale brown. The stem is very short. The basal leaves are thick papery, broad elliptic, 9-11 cm long and 7-9 cm wide, apex rounded or acute, base rounded or slightly obtuse, margin irregularly undulate toothed or indistinctly lobed, both sides covered with pubescence and glandular dots below; petiole 7-8 cm long, densely pubescent, base inflated; upper leaves are smaller, with short petiole. Inflorescence terminal, 4-5 cm in diameter; involucre campanulate, 3.5-4 cm in diameter, involucre leathery, margin with short bristles, apex with small spines; flowers all tubular, purple, about 3.5 cm long, tube slender, crown hair 3 layers, all erect. Achenes glabrous, ribbed. It blooms in summer.

It grows in grass, shrub or sparse forest on hillside. It is distributed in Northwest Yunnan.

② Aucklandia membranaceus

Perennial herbs. The taproot is cylindrical and slender. The stem is very short. The leaf is oval or oblong, 10-15 cm long, 8-13 cm wide, apex obtuse or pointed, base gradually narrowed into petiole, pinnatifid, lobes with irregular wavy teeth on the edge, teeth with small spiny tips, both sides covered with strigose; upper bract leaflike, smaller, pinnatifid. Inflorescence numerous, diameter 2.5-3.5 cm; total pedicel less than 1 cm; involucre campanulate, diameter 2-2.5 cm; involucre 4-layer, lanceolate, sub leathery, margin membranous, entire, apex with cartilaginous spines; flowers all tubular, purple, about 3 cm long, tube slender, corolla all erect. Achene, upper part with nodules or wrinkles.

It grows in hillside grass or stone crevice. It is distributed in Northwest Yunnan and southwest Sichuan.

③ Dali Muxiang, also known as: Cai Muxiang.

It is similar to Aucklandia bodinieri, but the leaves are thin and pinnate. Involucral bracts leathery with brown membranous margin, apex obtuse or pointed. The corolla tube is 2-3 times longer than the eaves, and the receptacle has short subulate spines.

Born on hillside grassland. It is distributed in Northwest Yunnan and South Sichuan.

[collection] dig roots in autumn and winter, remove stems and leaves, fibrous roots and soil, and dry them in the sun.

[medicinal material] the dry roots are long cylindrical, 4-9 cm long and 1 cm in diameter. The surface is yellowish brown or dark brown with longitudinal wrinkles and fibrous roots. It is easy to break. When it breaks, dust flies out. The wood section is yellow, and the skin is brown yellow, showing radial texture, scattered in most oil chambers. It is fragrant, sweet and slightly pungent.

It is produced in Yunnan.

[nature and taste] selected Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan: "hard work, warm. "

[functions and indications] ① selected Yunnan Chinese herbal medicines: "soothing the liver, regulating qi, strengthening stomach and relieving pain. Treatment of abdominal pain, chronic gastroenteritis, dyspepsia, bronchitis. "

② "The manual of treating diarrhea with traditional Chinese medicine". "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 2-3 Qian; or Yan Wei San, 0.5-1 Qian.

Chinese PinYin : Qing Mu Xiang