Chicken bone vegetable
(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)
[source] it is the root of loniceraceae.
[plant morphology] Diptera pendulata
Deciduous shrub, up to 6 m high. Young branches pubescent. Single leaf opposite, elliptic or lanceolate, 4-7 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide, apex short, tail pointed, base round or slightly pointed, margin sparsely glandular denticulate or entire, sparsely white hair above, densely white hair on veins below; petiole short. Flowers 1-4 axillary or terminal; sepals chiseled, 8 mm long; corolla trumpet shaped, outer surface deep rose, inner surface pale white, throat orange; stamens 4, 2 strong; ovary elongated, 4-locular, 2 of which have 1 fertile ovule, the other 2 have several infertile ovules. Bracts large, up to 18 mm in diameter, enveloping fruit. Capsule. The flowering period is July.
Born in the forest of mountain area. It is distributed in Sichuan and other places.
[nature and taste] it is flat in nature, bitter in taste and non-toxic.
[function indications] dispel cold and sweat. It can cure measles, pox, itching and ankle wear.
[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan.
[selection] 1. The first treatment for measles: chicken bone vegetables, Xihe willow, red cowhide vegetables. Take it in water.
② Treatment of dampness, warm-up and itching: chicken bone vegetable, Artemisia capillaris, honeysuckle, Tuling, Xanthium sibiricum, pugongjiao, lateral ear root. Take it in water.
Chinese PinYin : Ji Gu Cai
Chicken bone vegetable