The egg is not old

The egg is not old

(commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Sichuan)

[synonym] baihuadan Bulao, Dijiao (Sichuan commonly used Chinese herbal medicine), Liuyuexue, renshacao (Guangxi Medicinal Plant List).

[source] it is the whole grass of Dioscorea kwangtungensis, a Euphorbiaceae plant.

[plant morphology] the leaves of Dioscorea kwangtungensis

Shrubs or perennial, 40-60 cm tall. Stem erect, less branched, all densely tomentose. Simple leaves alternate; ovate oblong or elliptic lanceolate, margin with sparse obtuse teeth, hairy or glabrous above, hairy below, most along veins. Flowers unisexual, monoecious; raceme terminal; male flowers in the upper part of the inflorescence, 3 in each bract; pedicel white pilose; calyx 5, lanceolate, green, hairy; petals 5, white: stamen 10; female flowers in the lower part of the inflorescence, calyx narrower; ovary 1, 3-locular, style 3, 2-lobed. Capsule, tuberculate. The flowering period is from May to July. The fruit period is from July to September.

It grows in the shade of trees, grass and ditch in low mountain area. It is distributed in southern China and Sichuan.

[collection] collected all year round and dried in the sun.

[nature and taste] common Chinese herbal medicine in Sichuan: "bitter, flat. "

[functions and indications] ① common Chinese herbal medicine in Sichuan: "dispel wind and dampness, dredge channels and collaterals, eliminate hard mass, activate blood circulation and relieve pain. Treatment of abdominal mass, lymph node tuberculosis, rheumatism, bone pain, deficiency tuberculosis, cough, sore poison tumor. "

② List of medicinal plants in Guangxi. Treatment of cold heat Sha disease, injury. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang; or stewed meat. External use: wash with boiling water.