Root pulling of Euphorbia macrophylla

Root pulling of Euphorbia macrophylla

(Guizhou folk medicine)

[synonym] Tian Gen Bu Dao (Guizhou folk medicine), Qian Jin Hong (Guangzhou army's Manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the root of the leguminous plant Euphorbia macrophylla.

[plant morphology] big leaf qianjinba, also known as pseudoaconitum and rhynchophyllum.

Erect subshrub, 1-3 m high, with dense yellow pubescence. Leaflet 3, terminal leaflet broadly lanceolate, 6-20 cm long, 2.5-9 cm wide, apex pointed, with short tip, base round cuneate, few hairless above, yellow pilose below, 3 basal veins, lateral leaflet smaller, oblique, 2 basal veins; petiole narrow winged, short chestnut hair. Raceme axillary, many and dense flowers, rachis and pedicel are dense, light yellow pubescent; calyx campanulate, calyx teeth 5, lanceolate, the lowest tooth longer, outside hairy; corolla purplish red, about 1 cm long; ovary silky. Pods elliptic, ca. 1. 5 cm long, brown, pubescent. Seeds 1-2, globose, black. The flowering period is from July to September.

In open grass or shrubs. Distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Fujian and other places.

[collection] harvest in autumn.

[nature and taste] Guizhou folk medicine: "warm in nature, sweet in taste. "

Functions and indications: dispel wind and dampness, activate blood vessels and strengthen muscles and bones. Treatment of rheumatism, bone pain, lumbar muscle strain, hemiplegia, impotence.

① Guizhou folk medicine: "for impotence due to kidney deficiency, take it with wine.". "

② "List of Guangxi Medicinal Plants": "Qufeng Huoxue. Treatment of rheumatism, bone pain, scabies. "

③ Guangzhou army's "manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine": "Shujin Huoluo, strong waist and strong bone. It is used to treat lumbar muscle strain, hemiplegia, flaccidity, Qi deficiency, swollen feet, long cough, sore throat. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 Liang; or soaking in wine.