Rehmannia root

Rehmannia root

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonyms] pseudomelia azedarach, aitoutu, Qiannianai (Guangxi Traditional Chinese medicine records), jixuesan, xiaoluosan (Guangxi Medicinal Plant List), baihuaaituotuo, qipisan, jinsiyantuo, Tuhuanglian (Yunnan Traditional Chinese Medicine), diandihuanglian, tiedongqing, simaodihuanglian (Wenshan traditional Chinese Medicine), jinsiaituo (Yunnan Simao traditional Chinese medicine selection), yahuhei (Dai name).

[source] the whole plant of Rhizoma Coptidis from Yunnan and Guizhou of Meliaceae.

[plant morphology] Coptis chinensis from Yunnan and Guizhou

Dwarf shrub, height about 20 cm. Stem erect, less branched. The lateral leaflets are sessile, the basal pair of the smallest, obovate or suborbicular, 0.5-1 cm long, entire. Cymes axillary; bracts triangular, pubescent; petioles short, with fleshy spines on them; calyx campanulate, 5-lobed, lanceolate, ca. 2 mm long; corolla white, 2 cm long, inner surface sparsely villous, 5-lobed, lobes ovate, apex short pointed, purplish red; tip of stamen filament tube lacerated; ovary superior, 5-locular, villous, stigma capitate. Capsule oblate, 5-obtuse, pilose. Base with persistent calyx; seeds flat. The flowering period is from May to September. The fruit period is from June to October.

Born in the valley forest. Distributed in Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi and other places.

[collection] all year round.

Bitter. Cool, toxic.

① Wenshan Chinese herbal medicine: "bitter, cold. "

② "The root: slightly bitter, flat, with little poison. "

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and toxin, promoting qi and blood circulation. Treatment of cold, high fever, malaria, pneumonia, cough and asthma, hematemesis, stomachache, rheumatic arthralgia, traumatic injury.

① "Guangxi Traditional Chinese medicine annals": "Ye: dispersing blood stasis, detumescence and connecting bones. Treatment of traumatic fracture. "

② "Guangxi medicine plant directory": "promoting blood circulation, weakness after treatment, rheumatism, bone pain, internal injury, cough, hematemesis, asthma, pneumonia. "

③ Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "promoting qi to relieve pain, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, and stopping malaria. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 0.5 ~ 2 yuan; or soak in wine. External use: tamping.

[taboo] Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "this product has small toxicity, so the dosage should not be too much. "

[selected formula] ① stomach pain: Baihua aituotuo 5 points. Take it in water. (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

② Treatment of bloating abdominal pain, falciparum malaria: Baihua aituotuogen Wufen, caokuo as a guide, decoction. (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of cold, high fever, stomachache, rheumatoid joint pain: gold short Tuo two to three money. Take it in water. (selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)