Pharmacist

Pharmacist

(medicinal plants in desert areas of China)

[synonyms] Stipa inebriate, herb, Artemisia miliaceus, derlisson hall, derliss hall, Arshan (Mongolian name).

[source] it is the whole grass and root of Poaceae.

[plant morphology] Buddleja inebripennis

Perennial herbs, 60-100 cm high. The fibrous roots are flexible. Stem erect, smooth, a few tufted, usually 3-4 nodes, attached with micro hairs under nodes, with scales at the base, leaf sheath slightly thick and astringent; ligule membranous, hard, top truncated or dentate, about 1 mm long; leaf hard, erect, usually rolled, rough above and edge, 10-30 cm long, 2-7 mm wide. Panicles linear, erect or apex declinate, closely spaced at the lower part, 10-25 cm long and 10-15 mm wide, very long at maturity; spikelets grayish green, brownish copper or purplish at maturity, 5-6 mm long; glumes of equal length, apex pointed but often ruptured, membranous. Caryopsis cylindrical, ca. 3 mm long. The flowering and fruiting period is autumn.

It grows on low hillside grassland, piedmont plain and desert area. Distributed in Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, Jilin, Qinghai, Xinjiang and other places.

[collection] harvest in summer.

[function indications] detoxification and detumescence.

[selection of prescriptions] 1. For the treatment of suppurative abscess without ulceration, the old root of fresh medicine should be smashed and applied externally.

② Treatment of mumps: drug roots, powder, water paste, apply to the affected area.

③ Treatment of joint pain: old herbs, soaking and sprinkling, several times a day.

Chinese PinYin : Yao Lao