Potherb

Potherb

(Chinese herbal medicine earth method war preparation album)

Another name is Asarum tetraphyllum.

[source] it is the whole plant of Scrophularia ningpoensis.

[plant morphology] Brassica oleracea

Stem erect, 12-42 cm high, all covered with slender hairs. Leaf blade linear oblong or oblong, 3-7 cm long, 5-12 mm wide, margin irregularly serrate. Raceme terminal, calyx campanulate, lobes 5, lobes slightly longer than the sieve or equal; corolla lip shaped, lavender, twice as long as the calyx, upper lip short, 2-lobed, white, lower lip large and long, lavender, 3-lobed, the middle lobe is about 1 / 2 shorter than the two sides lobes, throat with 2 protuberances, white soft hair and yellow spots. Capsule field spherical, wrapped in calyx tube; seeds many, small. The flowering period is from April to May.

Born in roadsides, fields, grasslands, hillsides and other places. Distributed in Northeast, Hebei, Shandong, Hubei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Sichuan and other places.

[collection] it is harvested when it blooms and bears fruit, mostly for fresh use.

[flavor] slightly pungent.

[function indications] detoxify snake venom. It can cure snake bite.

[usage and dosage] external use: tamping.