Forsythia suspensa 2

Forsythia suspensa 2

(selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)

[alias] meisongge (Dai name).

[source] it is the bark of Forsythia suspensa.

[plant morphology] Forsythia suspensa

tree. The bark is gray brown and thick. Single leaf opposite, often gathered at the top of the branch, broad oval, 10-20 cm long, 6-10 cm wide, petiole reddish, flowers small, arranged in panicles, born in the axils, bracts 1-2, leaflike, reticulate, calyx 5-lobed, sparse 6-lobed; corolla funnel-shaped, lobes 5; stamens 5, hidden; ovary inferior, 2-locular, style long prominent, stigma rod-shaped. Capsule cylindrical or oblong, 2-grooved, dehiscent at maturity. Seeds numerous, broad winged.

Born in the village, wasteland, Bush. It is distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi and other places.

The leaves of this plant (Forsythia suspensa) are also used for medicine.

[collection] all year round. Slice and dry in the sun.

[nature and taste] selection of Chinese herbal medicine in Yunnan Simao: "bitter, cool. "

[functions and indications] selected Chinese herbal medicines of Simao in Yunnan: "clearing away heat and toxin, relieving cough and anti malaria. Treatment of vivax malaria, falciparum malaria, cold, high fever, phlegm cough. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang.

Chinese PinYin : Tu Lian Qiao