Big fish swim bladder flower

Big fish swim bladder flower

(Emei medicine plant)

[source] it is the root or flower of Hosta farinacea.

[plant morphology] Hosta farinacea

Perennial herbs, 1.3-1.7 m high. The rhizome is stout. The leaf roots emerge in clumps. It has a long stalk. The leaf blade is large, broadly ovate, and the apex is sharp. The base is heart-shaped, green, with white powder and wax on it. The veins are 12-13 pairs, and the lateral veins are obvious. The stem is drawn from the leaves, 30-60 cm long; the inflorescence is raceme; the bracts are purplish green; the flowers are white, some with lavender; the perianth is funnel-shaped, bell shaped, with 6 lobes; the stamens are 6; the filaments are free, curved, and the anthers are T-shaped. Capsule linear. Seeds black, flat, margin winged. It blooms in spring and summer.

Most of them are cultivated in gardens and some are wild.

[chemical constituents] it contains diosgenin.

[function and indications] "e Mao Yao Zhi": "root breaking and application for treating sore poison. The flower and pig's hoof are cooked together, which can cure headache. "