Goblet Magpie

Goblet Magpie

(commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Sichuan)

[synonym] turtledove nest, March yellow flower, sour rice seed, small flower vine (commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Sichuan).

[source] it is the whole grass and flower of the leguminous plant lotus. For plant morphology, please refer to "lotus root".

[collection] collect flowers in early summer and whole grass in summer and autumn.

[chemical constituents] the plant contains 5,7,3 ′, 4 ′ - tetrahydroxy-8-methoxy-flavonol, 3-O - β d-galactoside, concanavalic acid, oleanolic acid, saponin, galactose with mannan, thiamine and riboflavin.

The flowers contain quercetin-3-galactoside and gossypol-7-methyl ether. The seeds contain γ - l-glutamyl-l-tyrosine and γ - l-glutamyl-l-phenylalanine, the former is more than the latter.

[nature and taste] common Chinese herbal medicine in Sichuan: "it is mild in nature and pungent in taste. "

[functions and indications] common Chinese herbal medicine in Sichuan: "clearing heat, relieving cough, relieving asthma, eliminating fullness. The whole herb is used to treat wind heat, cough without phlegm, stomach fullness, pain, hemorrhoids, lower milk, steamed pig liver and chicken liver, and eye fog. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 3-6 yuan.