Yantuo

Yantuo

(selected Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan)

[synonym] maoqinghong, Hongjiang (Yunnan herbal medicine selection), yehuangjiang (Guizhou herbal medicine).

[source] it is the rhizome of Saxifragae.

[plant morphology] guidengyu

Perennial herbs, 30-88 cm high. The rhizome is stout and purple brown. Stem glabrous, unbranched. The leaves are basal and cauline, pinnate compound, sometimes the uppermost cauline leaves are simple; the leaflets (3 ~) 5 ~ 9, lateral leaflets are opposite, narrowly obovate or oblong oblanceolate, 6.5 ~ 18 cm long and 2.4 ~ 6.5 cm wide, with irregular teeth on the edge, few glabrous on the top and sparsely pubescent on the bottom. Panicle 20 cm long; pedicel 2.5-4.5 mm long, densely pubescent; flower diameter 6-9 mm; calyx lobes 5, pink residual white, triangular ovate; apetalous; stamens 10, carpels 2, lower part connate, ovary half inferior. Capsule purplish red. The seeds are small and numerous.

Born in the high mountain forest in the wet place. It is distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.

It is also used for medicine.

[collection] collect in autumn and winter, wash, slice and dry.

[flavor] bitter and slightly astringent. Cool.

"Selection of Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine": "bitter and astringent, cool. "

It has the function of activating dampness and regulating wind. It is used to treat traumatic injuries, fracture, irregular menstruation, rheumatoid arthritis, knife wound and bleeding.

① Guizhou herbal medicine: "promoting Qi, promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation. Treatment of cough, pain, traumatic pain, irregular menstruation. "

② "Selection of Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine": antiphlogistic, astringent, dispelling wind, relieving pain. It is used to treat wound, bleeding, traumatic injury, rheumatoid arthritis, dysentery and diarrhea. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang; or soaking in wine. External use: Sprinkle at the end of grinding or apply at the end of grinding.

[prescription selection] 1. For the treatment of labor pain: wild ginger and Zijinlian each have five coins, jianxuefei and sanjiaofeng each have two coins, dahurian vine has one hundred and twenty-five coins, xiaoxueteng and aituotuo each have two coins. Soak three jin of wine, one time in the morning and one or two in the evening. (Guizhou herbal medicine)

② Irregular menstruation: wild ginger, motherwort each five money, simmer water service. (Guizhou herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of wound bleeding: yantuo, grind fine powder, sprinkle wound. (selected Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan)

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