Black goose feet

Black goose feet

(commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Sichuan)

[source] it is the whole plant of the Umbelliferae.

[plant morphology] Zhici biandoucai, also known as Zhici mountain celery.

Herbs perennial, glabrous, 8-50 cm high. Rhizome short, black. Stem erect, 1-6, upper branch. The basal leaves are round heart-shaped or heart-shaped, 2-7 cm long and 3.5-10 cm wide, palmately 3-lobed, middle lobe wedge-shaped obovate or rhombic wedge-shaped, lateral lobes oblique wedge-shaped obovate, all lobes are 2-3-lobed at the apex, with irregular serrated or short spiny awn teeth at the edge; petiole is 5-26 cm long; stem leaves are similar to basal leaves, but petiole is shorter; leaves under inflorescence are only 3-deeply lobed. Umbel, with 2-3 branches, terminal; involucral bracts 3-5, narrowly elliptic or narrowly lanceolate; umbrella width 3-8; involucral bracts about 5, linear lanceolate; pedicel 6-7; flowers white, light blue or purplish red; female flower 1 in the center, without pedicel, sepals 5, elliptic lanceolate when flowering, spiny when fruiting, petals 5, ovary inferior, 2-locular, style 2; Male flowers several, around the female flowers, pedicel. Suspensory fruit, elliptic, 2.5-3 mm long, with distinct edges; prickles short and straight, apex uncinate, sometimes base connected into a membrane.

Born in hillside forest, stream. It is distributed in northwest, East, central, South and southwest of China.

[collection] harvest in spring and summer and dry in the sun.

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

[functions and indications] common Chinese herbal medicine in Sichuan: "clearing heat and detoxifying. After the treatment of measles, the heat toxin is not enough, the ear is hot and itchy, and the injury is caused by injuries. "