Single wood

Single wood

(Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army)

[synonyms] zhentianlei, aijiaoqing (Guangzhou army's "manual of common Chinese herbal medicine"), Shanjiaoshu, duguanmu (Guangzhou Air Force's "manual of common Chinese herbal medicine").

[source] it is the root of Cynodon hainanensis.

[plant morphology] Cynodon hainanensis

Shrub, 1-3m high, smooth. The root is straight and thick, with few branches. The young branches are angular and contain a lot of milk. Leaves opposite, each pair unequal in size, long ovate, 5-10 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, apex acute, base cuneate; stipitate. Cymes axillary; calyx 5-lobed, with glands inside; flowers white, corolla high pedunculate, tube cylindrical, middle or above slightly expanded, lobes 5, expanded; stamens inserted in the middle or above of corolla tube, embedded, anthers separated from stigma; carpels 2, separated. Two follicles are in the shape of divergent horn with curved beak and red when ripe. It blooms in summer.

It grows in the bush of hillside and hill. It is distributed in Guangdong and other places.

The leaves of this plant (single woody leaf) are also used for medicine. See special section for details.

[collection] it can be collected all year round, washed, sliced and dried in the sun.

[nature and taste] the manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine published by Guangzhou Army: "slightly bitter, pungent, warm, with little poison. "

[functions and indications] ① the manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army: "Jiedu Sanjie, Qufeng Zhitong. Treatment of sore throat, mastitis, rheumatic pain, traumatic injury, stomach cold pain, hypertension. "

② Guangzhou Air Force's "manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine": "clearing away heat and toxin, dispersing stagnation and promoting diuresis. Treatment of hypertension, headache, dysentery. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan.