Red car

Red car

(Zhejiang folk herbs)

[synonyms] yanxiaqing, lengkengqing, yinmengteng, baxuehong, xiaotiemu, diaoxuedan, fengyangcao, kenglan.

[source] it is the whole grass or root of Acanthaceae.

[plant morphology] red car

Perennial herbs. Stems prostrate, branched, fleshy, brownish green, up to 25 cm. Leaves alternate, with very short stalks, arranged in two rows on the stem. Leaves ovate or narrowly elliptic, oblique, 2-5 cm long, apex acuminate, base very oblique heart-shaped, margin above the middle of sparse teeth, dark green above, attached to fine hair, light green below, few hairless. Flowers small, monoecious or dioecious, male inflorescence umbelliform, pedunculate, perianth 5, obovate, angular, stamen 5; female inflorescence slightly globose, sessile. It blooms from June to August.

Born in wet forest, stream, ditch. Distributed in Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Anhui and other places.

[collection] harvest in spring and autumn, fresh or dry.

Hard work, warm.

Functions and indications: remove blood stasis and swelling, detoxify and relieve pain.

[selection] ① treatment of contusion and hematoma: fresh whole herb of Chechnya rubra, add a little salt, and mash it for external application.

② Treatment of toothache: five dollars for fresh whole grass and one egg. Fried in water, eggs and soup.

③ To cure boils (not broken): one or two roots of Cheche, fried in water; take fresh whole grass and mash it for external application, or dry whole grass powder and add water.

④ Treatment of snakebite: also car fresh whole grass mashed topical.