Sonneratia variegata

Sonneratia variegata

(Honghe Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] huayeye, xiaohuacao, huahuacao.

[source] it is the whole plant of Sonneratia variegata.

[plant morphology] Sonneratia variegata

Erect herbs. Stem cylindrical, base woody, covered with brown pubescence. Leaves opposite, slightly unequal, ovate lanceolate to oblong, 3-9 cm long and 1-3 cm wide, apex acuminate and obtuse, base cuneate, margin serrate, green above, with oval white spots, purplish red below, midrib abaxially raised, lateral veins 2-3 pairs obvious; petiole 1-2.5 cm long, covered with brown short hairs. One side of raceme is Scorpion shaped, with 3 petals, red and funnel-shaped calyx tube. Capsule cup-shaped, apically 3-lobed.

It grows in the sparse forest and grass on the tropical hillside in the south of Honghe Prefecture.

[collection] collected in summer and autumn. Wash, fresh or dry.

[flavor] light, flat.

[function indications] clearing away heat and toxin. Treatment of conjunctivitis, tuberculosis, stomachache, fracture.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-5 yuan; or grind the end of stew. External use: tamping or juice dripping.