Yanjielian

Yanjielian

(Guizhou herbal medicine)

[source] it is the root of Ranunculaceae.

[plant morphology] fern leaf herringbone fruit

Perennial herbs. The rhizome is brown with many fibrous roots. The leaves are basal, bird toed, three compound, with long stalks, and the base of the stalks is expanded into sheaths; the leaves are ovoid, margin notched, obtuse serrated, and the teeth are two lobed. The flower stem is thin and weak, with 2-3 small pedicels at the top and white corolla. Follicles linear elliptic, 2, spreading nearly horizontally, dehiscent above.

Born in Qinglin rock fracture. It is distributed in Guangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, Jiangxi and Zhejiang.

[collection] all year round.

It is cold in nature and slightly bitter in taste.

[function indications] detumescence and detoxification. It can cure redness, swelling and sores.

[usage and dosage] external use: apply appropriate amount of mash on the affected area.

Chinese PinYin : Yan Jie Lian