Kidney seed grass

Kidney seed grass

(Guizhou folk medicine)

[synonym] Nepenthes (Guizhou folk medicine).

[source] it is the whole grass of poyna persica, a Scrophulariaceae plant.

[plant morphology] Veronica persica, also known as Ixeris persica.

Herbs Biennial. All covered with white pubescence. Stem from the base part of the branch, the lower part of the ground, oblique, 15-45 cm high, soft. Basal leaves opposite, upper leaves alternate, ovate or ovate oblong, 1-2 cm long and wide, margin obtuse serrate, base rounded; sessile or upper leaves short petiole. Flowers solitary in bract axils, bracts leaflike; petiole 1.5-2.5 cm long, far beyond bracts; calyx 4-lobed, lobes narrowly ovate, 6-8 mm long; corolla pale blue, with radial dark blue stripes; stamens 2; ovary superior, stigma capitate. Capsule 2-lobed, oblate cordate, wider than long, reticulate. Seeds navicular or oblong, ventral concave, rugose. The flowering period is from March to April.

Born on the roadside, in the wilderness. It is distributed in East China and southwest China.

[collection] harvest in summer.

[nature and taste] Guizhou folk medicine: "the nature is flat, the taste is hard and salty. "

[functions and indications] ① Guizhou folk medicine: "detoxify heat toxin, treat kidney deficiency, and treat rheumatism. "

② Guizhou herbal medicine: malaria control. "

[selection] ① to treat lumbago due to kidney deficiency: one or two Nepenthes. Stewed meat.

② Cure scabies: decoct and wash with water.

③ Treatment of rheumatic pain: Nepenthes one or two. Cook wine and warm clothes.

④ Long term treatment of malaria: one or two Nepenthes stink Changshan money. Take it in boiling water.

⑤ Treatment of children with scrotal swelling: Nepenthes three Liang. Wash the affected area with boiling water. (Guizhou folk medicine was selected)

Chinese PinYin : Shen Zi Cao