Xihuang Herb

Xihuang Herb

(Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army)

[synonyms] xiongdancao, xuefengcao (Guangzhou army's "manual of common Chinese herbal medicine"), xigoucao, Yangmian, Taiwan yanhusuo (color atlas of common Chinese herbal medicine), Tuhuanglian (Guangxi Chinese herbal medicine), sifanghao (selected works of the whole exhibition? Infectious diseases), Xiangchacai (Jiangxi herbal medicine manual).

[source] it is the whole plant of Rabdosia lineata.

[plant morphology] Rabdosia lineata

Perennial herbs, 60-80 cm high. Stem erect, square, branched, slightly hairy. Leaves opposite, papery, with yellow juice; ovate to ovate elliptic. 3-9 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, apex short pointed, base broadly cuneate, margin coarsely serrate, covered with sparse short hairs above, glabrous below, with reddish brown glandular dots; stipitate. The flowers are small, light purple, integrated into cymes and then arranged into axillary panicles; calyx bell shaped, 5-toothed, 2-lipped, enlarged when bearing fruit, with reddish brown glandular dots and sparse short hairs outside; corolla 2-lipped, upper lip short, with lobes 4, wide and reflexed, lower lip boat shaped, entire, longer than upper lip; stamens 4, 2-long, 2-Short, extending out of corolla tube. The fruit consists of four nutlets, which are hidden in the base of calyx. The flowering period is from May to October.

It is cultivated in Guangzhou. It is distributed in the middle, South and southwest of China.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

[chemical constituents] it contains flavonoid glycosides, phenols, amino acids and organic acids.

[nature and taste] 1. The manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine published by Guangzhou Army: "sweet, bitter, cool. "

② "Common Chinese herbal medicine color atlas": "bitter, cold. "

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and dampness, cooling blood and dispersing blood stasis. Treatment of acute hepatitis, acute cholecystitis, dysentery, enteritis, dysentery, Dieda Yuzhong.

① "Qingre, Lishi, Tuihuang" is a common Chinese herbal medicine manual of Guangzhou army. Treatment of acute icteric hepatitis, acute cholecystitis. "

② Color atlas of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine: "Qinggan Lidan, Tuihuang Qushi, Liangxue Sanyu. Treat acute hepatitis, Dieda Yuzhong. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang (2-3 Liang fresh).

[selection] ① for acute icteric hepatitis: Xihuangcao, Oxalis, clematis, decoction.

② Treatment of acute cholecystitis and jaundice: Xihuangcao with Tianjihuang, Artemisia capillaris, chicken bone grass, plantain grass, water decoction.

③ Treatment of damp heat dysentery: Yixi Huangcao fresh leaves, mash juice, take: Erxi Huangcao with censer, Wild Peony, water decoction. (1) the following prescriptions are published in traditional Chinese medicine.)

④ Treatment of dysentery, enteritis: fresh Artemisia leaves. Wash, mash and take orally. Once a day, 5 ml each time, 2-3 ml for children. (selected works on infectious diseases)

⑤ Cure Sao close: fresh fragrant tea vegetable two liang, fresh stone Wei, fresh plantain each one or two. Take it in water. (Jiangxi herbal medicine manual)

Chinese PinYin : Xi Huang Cao