Cortex Phellodendri

Cortex Phellodendri

(Lu Chuan Ben Cao)

[synonym] wushuye and Xiaoye yuhuangpi (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine selection), Jimu Huang (Southern main poisonous plant).

[source] it is the branches and leaves of pseudowampee, a Rutaceae plant.

[plant morphology] pseudowampee

Shrubs, small trees, 1-6 m high. Branches, leaves and flower stalks are usually hairy with pungent odor. Leaflets usually 21-27, ovate, lanceolate or oblong lanceolate, 2-8 cm long and 1-2.5 cm wide, apex acute, sometimes obtuse, base obtuse oblique or suborbicular, margin crenulate or inconspicuous, both sides hairy or only veined. Cymose panicle terminal; bracts often in pairs and small; sepals 4; petals 4, white, obovate or subovate, 2.5-3 mm long, glabrous; stamens 8, unequal; ovary 3-4-locular, by straight long hair, style thick short. Berry ovate to oval, light red or scarlet; 1-2 seeds. Flowering period: March to April. The fruit period is from July to September.

Born in the wilderness. Distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Taiwan and other places.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

[nature and taste] selected Yunnan Chinese herbal medicines: "bitter, pungent, warm. "

[functions and indications] 1. Luchuan materia medica: "Jiegu, Sanyu, Qufengshi. Treatment of traumatic fracture, injury swelling and pain, rheumatic bone pain. "

② "Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine selection" says: "dispelling wind, relieving exterior, promoting Qi, relieving pain, stopping malaria, killing insects. Treat Shanggan, flu, malaria, abdominal pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang; soaking in wine or grinding powder. External use: fried with wine.

Chinese PinYin : Shan Huang Pi