Shimangcao

Shimangcao

(records of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[synonyms] Polygonum hydropiper (records of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine), Polygonum capitatum and small red vine (list of Guangxi plants), taiyangcao (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine), mandihong, Sijihong, huoliucao (Wenshan Chinese herbal medicine), Hedyotis, hydrangea, jingfengcao, xiaotongcao, xiaohongcao (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine selection).

[source] it is the whole plant of Polygonum capitatum.

[plant morphology] Polygonum capitatum

Perennial herbs. Stem spreading, apex obliquely upward, surface red, nodes pilose. Leaves alternate, elliptic, 2.5-5 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, apex acute, base cuneate, entire, ciliate, margin and leaf back often reddish; petiole reddish, about 1-3 mm long, base auricular, phimosis; stipules sheathed, apex flat, villous. Raceme erect, subglobose; perianth pale red, 5-lobed, lobes elliptic, apex slightly obtuse, ca. 2 mm long; stamens 8, filaments white, transparent, glands yellowish green, oblong, located at the base of filaments, anthers pale blue; ovary superior, greenish yellow, surface smooth, style upper 3-lobed, stigma spherical. Achenes enclosed in persistent flowers, ovate, 3-ribbed, smooth, glabrous. The flowering period is from August to October. The fruit period is from September to November.

Born on rocks. It is distributed in the southwest of China.

[collection] it can be harvested all year round, dried or fresh.

Bitter, pungent and warm.

① "Guangxi Traditional Chinese medicine annals": "the taste is pungent and slightly astringent, and the nature is warm. "

② Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine: "bitter and pungent in taste, flat in nature, non-toxic. "

③ Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "sour, cool. "

It is mainly used for diuresis and diuresis. For dysentery, pyelitis, cystitis, urinary calculi, rheumatic pain, traumatic injury, sore, eczema.

① Guangxi Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "dispel wind and dampness, disperse blood stasis and relieve pain. Treating rheumatism, Dieda. "

② Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine: "detoxification and anti inflammation. Treat dysentery, skin ulcer, nameless swelling and toxin. "

③ Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "clearing away heat, diuresis, and clearing away drenching.". "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang. External use: tamping, frying, washing, or boiling cream.

[taboo] "should not be used in pregnant women and those with excess heat. "

[selection] 1. Treatment of rheumatic pain: steaming and washing with shimangcao decoction. (records of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine)

② Treatment of dysentery: shimangcao two liang, fried in water, twice a day. (Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of hematuria, cystitis: fresh sun grass one or two, decoction. If Xuezhi still has pain in urination, add 1.5% back snake powder and take it in water. (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

④ Cure sore, leprosy ulcers: shimangcao 1 jin, jiuliming 5 Liang, Parthenocissus 5 Liang, eucalyptus leaf 5 Liang. Decoct into paste, add plum slices and stir well. Apply to the affected area once a day. (Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine)

⑤ Treatment of pyelonephritis, urethral stones, traumatic injury: Polygonum capitatum five money to one or two, decoction. (selected Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan)

⑥ Treatment of Dieda Yuzhong: Stone mangcao broken, wine fried topical. (records of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine)

⑦ Treatment of diaper rash, yellow water sores: fresh sun grass fried water, wash the affected area. (Wenshan Chinese herbal medicine)

⑧ Treatment of ulcers: shimangcao, Parthenocissus tricuspidata and jiuliming, decoct in water and wash the affected area. (Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine)

Chinese PinYin : Shi Mang Cao