Salix psammophila

Salix psammophila

(manual of plateau Chinese herbal medicine treatment)

[synonym] jiangma (Tibetan name).

[source] the branches, leaves and bark of Salix psammophila.

Salix psammophila

Shrubs or small trees. Branchlets purplish, with adnexal silky hairs at the beginning and glabrous at the end. Leaf strip or strip oblanceolate, 1.5-5 cm long, 3-7 mm wide, margin involute, upper part sparsely glandular denticulate, lower part nearly entire, upper part with silky hair, latter few glabrous, lower part gray, silky hair; petiole 1-3 mm long, villous. Inflorescence axis densely pubescent; bracts obovate oblong, base with sparse pubescence, ventral with a gland; male inflorescence 1.5-2.3 cm long; stamens 2, filaments connate; female inflorescence 1.5-2 cm long; ovary densely short filaments. Capsule 3 mm long, sessile, dehiscent into 2 valves. Seeds with long white hairs. The flowering period is March. The fruiting period is May.

Born in the river valley wetland. Distributed in Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and other places.

[collection] collect as you use.

[nature and taste] Manual of plateau Chinese herbal medicine treatment: "Xin Gan, Wen. "

[functions and indications] ① the manual of plateau Chinese herbal medicine treatment: "relieving exterior and dispelling wind". In the early stage of measles treatment, macular rash is impenetrable, skin itching and chronic rheumatism. "

② Medicinal plants in desert areas of China. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan. External use: tamping.

Chinese PinYin : Sha Liu