Five Herbs

Five Herbs

(Zhejiang folk herbal medicine)

[synonym] Elsholtzia splendens, Sha herb, Elsholtzia microphylla, Tianxiang oil and wild herb (Zhejiang folk commonly used herbs).

[source] it is the whole herb of Camellia soochowensis.

[plant morphology] Camellia soochowensis

Annual aromatic herbs, 30-40 cm high, many branched. Stem square, sparsely pubescent. Leaves opposite, lanceolate, 2-3 cm long, 5-8 mm wide, apex acuminate, base subcuneate, sparsely serrate, smooth, densely glandular below; petiole 5 mm long. Inflorescence terminal sparsely; bracts very small, suborbicular, apex mucronate; flowers ca. 6 mm long; calyx campanulate, 5-lobed, perianth short hairy; corolla pale red, 2 times as long as calyx, upper lip erect, concave, lower lip 3-lobed, central lobe largest; stamens 4, stamens posterior or upper developed, slightly protruding out of corolla, anther 2, widely divergent, stamens anterior or lower Pistil 1, ovary deeply 4-lobed, style slightly protruding, 2-lobed, stigma unequal. Nutlets are brown, round, reticulate, with small glandular dots and obvious hilum at the base. The flowering period is from September to October. The fruit period is from October to November.

On the fertile soil under the shade of hillside or tree. It is distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places.

[collection] harvest from July to October and dry in the shade.

The stem is square, brown in appearance, sparsely white pilose, uniaxial and multi branched. The leaves are opposite and curly. After stretching, the complete leaves are lanceolate with serrated edges. Inflorescence racemose at the top, corolla lip shaped. The air is fresh and fragrant.

Produced in Zhejiang.

[flavor] Zhejiang folk herbal medicine: "warm in nature, slightly pungent. "

Functions and indications: relieving exterior symptoms, regulating qi and relieving pain. Treatment of cold, tonsillitis, Sha gas abdominal pain, stomach gas pain.

① Zhejiang folk herbal medicine: "opening diaphragm and regulating qi. Treat stomach qi pain, Sha Qi. "

② Hangzhou medicine Zhi: "it can cure cold and hematemesis. "

③ Zhejiang folk commonly used herbs: "detoxification, anti inflammation, diuresis and analgesia. Heat stroke, cold, stomachache. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 2-5 yuan.

[prescription selection] ① ulcer treatment: Five Herbs, three bucks of mahogany, one or two dandelions, two bucks of xuchangqing. Take it in water.

② Treatment of tonsillitis: Five Herbs one two five money, add the right amount of honey. Take it in water.

③ Cure boil: Five Herbs, wild chrysanthemum each three money, Viola, dandelion each one or two. Take it in water.

④ Treatment of centipede bite: external application of spiced grass juice. (selected out "Zhejiang folk commonly used herbs")

Chinese PinYin : Wu Xiang Cao