Wushui kudzu

Wushui kudzu

(essential preparation of raw herbs)

[synonyms] diqingsan, pyjianxiao, dougao (preparation of raw herbal medicine), Sipu Gao (Lingnan medicine collection record), Shiru (Fuzhou herbal medicine), Tianshu (Minnan folk herbal medicine), Baisu Gao, shengrouyao, nuomiteng (Guangxi medicine plant list), yunlanggen, shuimayang (Wenshan Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the whole herb or root bearing whole herb of wushuige (Urticaceae).

[plant morphology] wushuige

Perennial herbs. Stems scattered or more prostrate, sometimes as long as 90 cm, glabrous or more or less sparsely hairy. Leaves with short petiole, pancreatic, mostly alternate, or sometimes opposite, ovate to ovate lanceolate, 1.5-3.5 cm long, apex short, base rounded or obtuse, 3 main veins, margin entire, both sides rough and thinly sparse hairy. Flowers small, 4-numbered, axillary; mixed male and female flowers: male flowers pale green or purple, calyx 4-lobed, stamens white, prominent; female calyx less than 2 mm in length at fruiting time, ribbed, hairy. Achenes ovate and pointed, black, glossy. The flowering period is summer and moon.

Born in the open field, roadside. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Taiwan and other places.

[collection] it can be harvested all year round and dried in the sun.

[medicinal material] it is a whole grass with dry roots, with fine roots, short main stem, scattered branches, sparse hair and reddish brown. Leaves membranous and brittle, fragile, petiole slender. The air is weak and the taste is light.

Produced in Guangdong, Fujian and other places.

Sweet and light, cold.

① "The nature of raw herbal medicine" is sweet in taste and cold in nature. "

② Minnan folk herbal medicine: "bitter, sour, flat. "

③ Guangdong traditional Chinese Medicine II: "cool in nature, light in taste. "

Functions and indications: detoxification, detumescence, purulent discharge, clearing away heat. For sore, gangrene, mastitis, wind fire, toothache, enteritis, dysentery, urinary tract infection.

① "Raw herbal medicine nature preparation": "disperse carbuncle chancre (gangrene) big poison sores, disinfect, treat mastitis and milk rock, apply it with root Chui piece of sugar, and cool blood. "To stop toothache, use Chui juice and water. "

② "Lingnan caiyao Lu:" take stems and leaves, stir juice, apply carbuncle and fire sore, Xiaozhong powder, poison and pus. It can be used to treat dysentery. "

③ Guangdong traditional Chinese Medicine II: "detoxification, dehumidification. For wind fire, toothache, eye heat and hematemesis. "

[usage and dosage] external use: tamping or gargling. Oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang (fresh 1-2 Liang).

[prescription selection] ① urinary tract infection, enteritis, dysentery, furuncle, mastitis: fresh Wushui kudzu for one to two liang or dry Wushui kudzu for five to one or two yuan. Take it in water. (Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army)

② Treatment of traumatic fracture (reduction, after fixation), carbuncle sores: wushuigexianye tamping applied to the affected area, or used for powder mixing wine package applied to the affected area. (Wenshan Chinese herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of scleroderma: Wushui kudzu leaf, gourd tea, and salt mash external application; and with Wushui kudzu stem and gourd tea fried water wash wipe. (selected works of the whole exhibition: Dermatology)

[famous expert's discussion] folk herbal medicine in Southern Fujian: "Wushui kudzu is very effective in removing pus. Do not use it if there is no pus, so as not to increase pain. "

Chinese PinYin : Wu Shui Ge