Sunflower

Sunflower

(Qianjin Shizhi)

[synonyms] lateral Calendula (eryayi), chessboard flower (classified herbal medicine), shuqihua (materia medica recommendation), shuifurong (medicinal records of Hunan), planting seedling flower (Guizhou herbal medicine), cymbal flower and rolling pin flower (Shaanxi herbal medicine).

[source] it is the flower of Malvaceae.

[plant morphology] marshmallow (Qianjin? Shizhi), also known as Reye and Rongkui (Erya), Wukui (bielu), hukui (Qianjin Fang), and yizhanghong (caowemuji).

Herbs biennial, up to 2.5 m tall. Stem erect with stellate tufts. Leaves alternate, round to ovate, 6-10 cm long and 5-10 cm wide, apex obtuse, base cordate, usually with 3-7 lobes, margin with irregular obtuse teeth, stellate hairs on both sides; petiole about 4-8 cm long, stellate tufts. Flowers solitary in leaf axils, petiole about 2.5 cm long, bracteoles 7-8, base united, shorter than calyx; calyx round cup-shaped, 5-lobed, lobes triangular, densely covered with stellate villi: corolla about 7 cm in diameter, purplish red, light red or white, petals 5, obovate, apex edge with irregular teeth, stamens many, filaments combined into a cylinder, anthers dense on it; ovary many The carpels are arranged in whorls, and the upper part of style is divided. Fruit oblate, about 3 cm in diameter. Seeds obliquely kidney shaped, dorsal margin erect as cockscomb, lateral striate. The flowering period is from May to October.

It is cultivated all over the country.

The roots (roots), stems and leaves (seedlings) and seeds (seeds) of this plant are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn and dry in the sun.

[chemical composition] petals contain a yellow pigment with melting point of 261 ℃ (decomposition), which may be related to kaempferol. Two glycosides which may be dihydrokaempferol were isolated from the white flower. One is colorless crystal with decomposition point 235 ℃; the other is light yellow crystal with decomposition point 261 ℃; the former is aglycone with decomposition point 232 ℃, and the sugar is glucose. A glucoside, known as helianthin, was isolated from the dark yellow one, which hydrolyzed to produce glucose and helianthin. The red pigment of the flower is red when it is acidic and brown when it is alkaline. It can be used as an indicator of neutralization.

Sweet and cold.

① Bielu: "it tastes salty and nontoxic. "

② Qianjin? Shizhi: "it tastes sweet, slightly cold and smooth, non-toxic. "

[function indications] He Xue run Zao, Tong Li Er Bian. For dysentery, hematemesis, HAEMORRHEA, diarrhea, diarrhea, infantile rubella.

① Bielu: "the mind of the master is not strong enough. "

② Qian Jin Shi Zhi: "calm down. "

③ "The treatment of infantile rubella. Flowers have five colors, white treatment dysentery, to evil, Yin dry at the end of the food. "

④ Erya Yi: "the sores are swollen when applied. "

⑤ "The Pearl bag" says: "the rule leads down. Red to red (belt), white to white (belt). "

⑥ "Gangmu": "treat and bring down, slide fire in the eyes, moisten dryness with blood, dredge orifices, benefit large intestine and small intestine. "

⑦ "Classification of herbal medicine nature": "treatment of red collapse, hematemesis. Red, white, light three, white treatment with disease. "

⑧ Chongqing herbal medicine: "harmonizing blood, moistening intestines, eliminating pathogenic heat. It is used to treat menstruation inversion, heat, toxin and dryness. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 1-2 yuan; or grind powder. External use: grind and apply. "

[taboo] Sichuan records of traditional Chinese medicine: "pregnant women should not use it. "

[prescription selection] ① for women with leucorrhea, cold pain in umbilicus and abdomen, flaccid and yellow complexion, and increasing deficiency: white sunflower 52. Yingan, pound fine Luo for powder, every time before eating, to warm wine under two money. If the red belt, also use red flowers. (Sheng Hui Fang)

② Cure two then close grid, pus stuffy want to die: Shu sunflower one or two (MASH), musk half money. A large plate of water, fried, root can also be used. (compendium)

③ Treatment of malaria and pathogenic heat: white sunflower. Yin dry, for the end of the service. (Ben Cao Tu Jing)

④ Treat nose and face wine? And anhydrite: combine sunflower, grind fine, and apply it with wax moon fat every night. (Ren Cun Tang experience prescription)

⑤ Treatment of scorpion sting: sunflower, pomegranate, Artemisia, etc. And take dry in the shade, together with ramming, and water on the sting. (behind the elbow)

⑥ Treatment of scald: three chessboard flowers, soaking sesame oil two liang, rub the affected area. (Guizhou herbal medicine)

Chinese PinYin : Shu Kui Hua