Tuluxiang

Tuluxiang

(Ben Cao Tu Jing)

[alias] qingmuxiang (Bencao Yanyi), qimuxiang (Hebei medicinal materials), Manu (Tibetan name).

[source] it is the root of Compositae.

[plant morphology] Tuxiang, also known as daylily.

Herbs perennial, up to 1.8 m tall, densely pubescent throughout. The basal leaves are petiolate, broad, broadly elliptic, 25n-50cm long, with sharp apex and irregular teeth on the edge; the stem leaves are large, sessile, semi amplexicaul, long elliptic, heart-shaped at the base, sharp apex and irregular teeth on the edge. Inflorescence axillary, yellow, 5-10 cm in diameter; arranged in corymbs, peduncle 6-12 cm long; involucre hemispherical, 2.5-5 cm in diameter, involucre imbricate, about 9-10 layers, outer bract leafy, ovate, surface densely short hairy; inner bract dry membranous, apex slightly pointed, margin purplish; receptacle bare, with nest; margin ligulate, female, apex 3 Teeth cleft; central tubular flower bisexual, apex 5-lobed. Achene about 4 mm long, surface 4-5-ribbed, crown hair more. The flowering period is from June to July.

It is cultivated in different places.

[collection] when the leaves are dry after frost, they are dug to remove the stems, leaves, fibrous roots and soil, cut into sections, and the thicker ones are cut into petals and dried in the sun.

[medicinal materials] the dry roots are cylindrical or long conical, slightly curved or twisted, and a few are irregular pieces, 10-20 cm long and 0.5-2 cm thick. The surface is dark brown, with longitudinal wrinkles and inconspicuous transverse pores, and the top has slightly concave stem marks and reddish brown petiole residues. The head of the root is slightly inflated, mostly cut longitudinally or obliquely into truncate or cuneate, and the edge is slightly reflexive. It is hard and not easy to break. The section is not flat, slightly horny, milky white to yellowish brown. The cambium is ring-shaped, dark colored, with scattered dark brown secretory tubes, and the xylem is slightly radial in texture. The gas is slightly fragrant, the taste is slightly bitter and hot. It is better to be strong, solid and fragrant.

It is mainly produced in Hebei Province. In addition, it is also produced in Shanxi, Gansu, Shanxi, Shanxi and other places.

The roots of the same genus, Blumea racemosa, are also used as medicine in Xinjiang and Tibet. The morphology of the original plant is similar to that of this species. The difference is that the stem is often branched, and the head is sessile or 0.5-4 cm long, arranged in racemes. The head of the root is enlarged.

[processing] remove impurities, moisten slices and dry them in the sun. Or mixed with wheat bran and simmered yellow.

Hard work, warm.

① Hebei medicinal materials: "it's hard to taste and cold in nature. "

② It is bitter, warm and nontoxic. "

③ "Northeast commonly used Chinese herbal medicine manual": "hard, slightly warm. "

[Guijing] records of Shaanxi traditional Chinese medicine: "entering lung, liver and spleen meridians. "

Functions and indications: Invigorating Spleen and stomach, promoting qi and relieving pain. Treatment of chest and abdominal distension, pain, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, malaria.

① Qi Zhou Yao Zhi: "invigorating the stomach, diuresis, expectorant, insect repellent. "

② "Scientific folk herbs": "oral treatment of bronchitis, pertussis: external use can be used as preservatives. "

③ "Modern Practical Traditional Chinese medicine": "treatment of cholera, diarrhea, malaria, tuberculous diarrhea, chronic enteritis. "

④ Hebei herbal medicine: "dispersing rheumatism, reducing evil Qi and detoxifying. "

⑤ "Shaanxi traditional Chinese medicine annals:" qi stagnation, spleen and stomach. Treatment of chest fullness, abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery and other diseases. "

⑥ "Northeast commonly used Chinese herbal medicine manual": "strengthening stomach, promoting Qi, relieving pain, treating stomachache, qi stagnation, chest and abdomen fullness, pain. "

⑦ "Tibet commonly used Chinese herbal medicine": "invigorate the spleen and stomach, regulate qi, relieve depression, relieve pain, and stabilize the fetus. Treatment of chronic gastritis, gastrointestinal dysfunction, intercostal neuralgia, chest wall contusion and fork pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan; or into pills, powder.

[taboo] according to the records of Shaanxi traditional Chinese medicine, it is forbidden to use it when the internal heat is hot, the mouth is dry, the throat is dry and the tongue is crimson. "

Chinese PinYin : Tu Mu Xiang