Ophiopogon bicolor

Ophiopogon bicolor

(Gansu Chinese herbal medicine manual)

[source] it is the whole plant of Gymnema bicolor (Liliaceae).

[plant morphology] Parthenocissus bicolor

Perennial herbs, 10-25 cm high. The rhizome is slender, creeping, with nodes. Fibrous roots grow on the lower nodes, and scales and petioles remain on the upper nodes, which are fibrous and brown. The scales of current year are 2, enclosed at the base of stem, membranous, with purple spots. Stem erect, longitudinally sulcate, usually with dark purple spots below. Leaves usually 2, on the upper part of stem, petiole 6-10 cm long, heart-shaped or ovate heart-shaped, semi leathery, apex acuminate or acute, base heart-shaped, margin microwavy, with very short fine eyelashes, coarsely hairy along veins below; veins pinnate arc. Raceme terminal, each 2-3 flowers from the axillary bract; pedicel slender; flowers small, white, perianth 4; stamens 4, opposite to perianth; ovary 2-locular. Berry globose, red, with 1-2 seeds. The flowering period is from June to July. The fruit period is from July to August.

He was born in the mountains. Distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu and other places.

[collection] harvest from July to August.

[nature and taste] Gansu Chinese herbal medicine manual: "sour and astringent, slightly cold. "

[function indications] Manual of Gansu Chinese herbal medicine: "cool blood, stop bleeding. It can also be used for hematemesis, hematuria and menorrhagia. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang. External use: grind and sprinkle.

Methods: external application of Wuye herb for bleeding. (Gansu Chinese herbal medicine manual)

② Treatment of hematemesis: two leaf crane grass five money to one or two, fried in water. (Gansu Chinese herbal medicine manual)

③ Treatment of menorrhagia: two leaf crane grass five money, Sanguisorba charcoal four money, Rubia three money, Eclipta three money. Take it in water. (selected Chinese herbal medicines from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai)