The big bract leaves are plucked up in a thousand catties

The big bract leaves are plucked up in a thousand catties

(Guizhou herbal medicine)

Another name: qilinwei and shanluopo.

[source] it is the root of a leguminous plant.

[plant morphology] Euphorbia macrobracteata

Small shrubs, about 50 cm high, densely brown pilose. Leaves alternate, oblong ovate, 4-8 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, apex short, base cordate, entire; petiole short, petiole densely hairy; stipules lanceolate, with raised veins, margin hairy. Raceme; scallop bracts, oblate, 15-18 mm long, 30-42 mm wide, apex truncate or rounded, rarely acute, sometimes slightly concave, with orange red glandular dots inside, long hairs on veins, margin hairy, sparse hairs on veins outside; sepals lanceolate; corolla rose red. The flowering period is from October to December.

It is distributed in Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

The leaves of this plant are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] harvest in autumn.

It is cold in nature and slightly bitter in taste.

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and dampness, strengthening spleen and tonifying deficiency, detoxifying. For red and white dysentery.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang.