Shuigui banana leaf

Shuigui banana leaf

(Fujian Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] shuishuijiao and Yujiao.

[source] it is the leaf of Lycoris spp.

[plant morphology] shuiguijiao

Perennial herbs. There are bulbs. It is sword shaped, 45-75 cm long, 2.5-6 cm wide, dark green, multi veined. The stem is flat, solid, 30-80 cm high, the outer bract is 5-7 cm long, and the base is very broad; the flowers are white, sessile, 3-8 at the top of the stem; the perianth tube is cylindrical, slender, about 10 cm long, and the lobes are linear, often shorter than the tube; the stamen is at the throat of the tube, the base of the filament is cup-shaped, the upper part is separated, and the anthers are T-shaped; the ovary is inferior, and the style is capitate. The flowering period is late summer and early autumn.

Plant the garden. It is distributed in Guangdong, Fujian and other places.

[collection] all year round.

[chemical constituents] the bulbs of many plants of the same genus, such as Musa mirabilis, contain many alkaloids, such as lycorine and polyanthine.

[flavor] pungent, warm.

[function indications] Shujin Huoxue.

[prescription selection] ① treatment of traumatic swelling and pain: mash the fresh leaves of yishuiguijiao, add a little wine, stir fry and apply hot on the affected area. The fresh leaves of ershuiguijiao are needled to count the small holes, and then heat the rice soup to soften and wrap the affected area.

② Early stage of carbuncle treatment: fresh leaves of shuiguijiao, stir fried with red lees and hot compress the affected area.

③ Treatment of rheumatic arthritis pain: Water Ghost banana fresh leaves and flour mashed topical. (Fujian Chinese herbal medicine comes from nature and taste)

Chinese PinYin : Shui Gui Jiao Ye