Rosa bracteata root

Rosa bracteata root

(Fujian folk herbal medicine)

Another name: Houju root and Jinshi root.

[source] it is the root of Rosa bracteata.

[plant morphology] Rosa bracteata, also known as Rosa bracteata, persimmon monkey, persimmon thorn, Dahongpao, wild chestnut, seven sisters, round thorn Ling, hairy thorn head, sugar bowl, chestnut, sugar ball.

Evergreen shrubs. Stems creeping or creeping, tomentose, with stout hooked prickles. Leaflets 5-9, obovate or elliptic, 1.5-5 cm long, apex obtuse or apiculate, margin obtuse serrate, upper surface bright, lower midrib smooth or pilose. Flowers large, solitary, 5-7 cm in diameter, white, fragrant; bracts large, pilose, lobed; calyx lobes 5, spreading; petals 5; stamens numerous; style subterminal, slightly protruding from calyx tube. The fruit is globose, 3-3.5 cm in diameter, brown, covered with grayish yellow woolly hairs, persistent calyx lobes, and contains many bony berries. The flowering period is from May to June. The fruit period is from October to November.

Born in hillside grass, roadside, forest, stream. It is distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian and Hunan.

[nature and taste] Fujian folk herbal medicine: "sweet, warm. "

[Guijing] Mindong materia medica: "entering the spleen and kidney meridians. "

Indications: hernia, spermatorrhea, beriberi, lower extremity edema, rheumatic pain, irregular menstruation, uterine prolapse.

① "Fujian people serve herbal medicine": "Huaqi xiaohernia, astringent lean Yin. "

② "Zhejiang traditional Chinese medicine resources list": "Qufeng Huoxue, Tongjing Bushen. "

③ "Mindong Materia Medica": "for the treatment of lumbar and spinal weakness, limb soreness, spermatorrhea, hernia. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 3-6 yuan (2-4 Liang fresh).

[selection] ① for hernia: two pairs of Rosebud roots (cut into thin pieces), one or two orange seeds, and five yuan meat. Fried in water, twice a day. (Fujian folk herbal medicine)

② Treat menstruation not much: Dahongpao three money, to sappan three money, peach a money five. Take it by frying. (records of medicinal plants in Hangzhou)

③ Treatment of dream legacy: two pairs of Rosa bracteata roots (sliced), two pairs of yellow rice wine. Take it in water. (Fujian folk herbal medicine)

④ Treatment of rheumatic pain: bud rose root four Liang, half a Jin pig's hoof, or two fish, two liang rice wine. Take it in water. (Fujian folk herbal medicine)

⑤ Treatment of cough and asthma: bud rose root one or two, sliced, fried, take before meals. (records of yam planting in Tianmu, Zhejiang)

⑥ Treatment of uterine prolapse: Rosebud root two Liang. Take it in water. (Zhejiang folk herbs)

⑦ Treatment of appendicitis, appendiceal abscess: two two bract rose root, one or two Caulis Spatholobi, one or two thistle root. Take it in water. (Zhejiang folk herbs)

⑧ Treat long diarrhea: bud rose fresh root one or two, brown sugar one or two. Take it in water.

⑨ Treatment of anal prolapse: two fresh roots of Rosa bracteata and one large intestine of pig. Stewed in water.

⑩ For night sweats: one or two fresh roots of Rosa bracteata. Take it in water.

(11) treatment of lower limb edema: one to two stems of Rosa bracteata. Fried in water or mixed with wine. (the following formula is Fujian Chinese herbal medicine.)

[clinical application] treating beriberi

Take 3 liang of Rosa bracteata, 4 liang of garlic stem (or 2 liang of garlic petals), two and a half bowls of water, simmer into a bowl, sooner or later. 5-7 days is a course of treatment, 1-2 courses or longer. More than 5000 cases were treated, more than 90% of them were effective. Mild cases should be cured after 5-7 doses, and severe cases should be treated for 2-3 courses. After taking the medicine, the urine volume increased, the edema subsided rapidly, the lower limb heaviness was relieved, the numbness and soreness were gradually improved, and the knee reflex also recovered after 1-2 weeks. It seems that this medicine is effective for dry and wet beriberi. Some patients had dry mouth and constipation after taking the medicine because of the hot nature of the medicine. They could recover after stopping the medicine. If you need to continue taking medicine, you can use mung bean soup solution.

In addition, the method can also treat dystrophic edema, amenorrhea. The stem roots can also be used to replace the bracts.

Chinese PinYin : Bao Qiang Wei Gen