Clematis

Clematis

(a textual research on the names and facts of plants)

[source] it is the whole plant of Clematis Rubiaceae.

[plant morphology] clematis, also known as Saxifraga.

Annual, scattered, delicate herbs, 15-50 cm high, glabrous or powdery pubescence. Stem much branched, glabrous or sparsely pilose. Leaves opposite, sessile or shortly stipitate; leaf blade linear lanceolate, or linear, 1.5-3 cm long, 1.5-3.5 mm wide, margin rough, often curled to the back; stipules small, membranous, united into sheath, 1-1.5 mm long, truncated, apex with short bristles. Inflorescence axillary, mostly 2-5 arranged into corymbs, rare and solitary; peduncle linear, 0.6-2 cm long; calyx broadly ovate, about 2.5 mm long, apex 4-toothed, outer pubescent; corolla funnel-shaped, white or light red, 2.5 mm long, lobes 4; stamens 4; ovary 2-locular, style linear, slightly extended, stigma 2-lobed. Capsule globose, ca. 2. 5 mm in diam., apically truncate, loculicidal, calyx persistent. The seeds are small and numerous. The flowering period is from July to September. The fruit period is from September to October.

Born on roadsides, streams, open fields, gardens. It is distributed in the southeast and southwest of China.

This product is used as Hedyotis diffusa in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places, see "Hedyotis diffusa".

[collection] harvested in summer and autumn, fresh or dried.

[chemical constituents] it contains triterpenoids (ursolic acid, oleanolic acid), sterols (β - sitosterol, y-sitosterol, stigmasterol), lactones, phenolic components, flavonoids, fatty acids (stearic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, linolenic acid)

[function indications] clearing away heat and toxin. Treatment of malaria, intestinal carbuncle, swelling, scald.

① "Wash nameless and swollen poison" in the textual research of plant names and facts. "

② "Identification of common confused Chinese herbal medicine": "treat high fever, malaria, cancer, appendicitis. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang. External use: wash with boiling water.

[formula selection] 1. To treat malaria: Clematis, Changshan and verbena. Mix and fry. (Chinese medicine and plant records)

② Treatment of scald: Decoction and washing of Clematis. (Chinese medicine and plant records)

Chinese PinYin : Shui Xian Cao